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PRESS RELEASE – Gŵyl Tawe 2024
The first names have been announced for Gŵyl Tawe 2024 at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea on Saturday the 8th of June. Following a successful first year at its new home in 2023, the festival will once again see performances by a whole host of alternative,...
Prosiect WYTH – A project to celebrate Welsh Dance
WYTH is a two year project to promote traditional Welsh dance. The aim of the scheme, which is a partnership formed of Menter Maldwyn, Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, Cwlwm Celtaidd and a number of freelance artists, is to celebrate folk dancing and clogging, creating...
*Jobs for young people* – Join TwmpDaith 2024
Do you play an instrument, are a clog or a Welsh folk dancer? Are you 16 – 25 years old and looking for a summer job? Applications for TwmpDaith 2024 are now OPEN! What is TwmpDaith? TwmpDaith is a paid summer job touring Wales in a mini-bus hosting twmpaths (Welsh...
Celebrating Dydd Gŵyl Dewi / Saint David’s Day
There are loads of events and activities by the Mentrau Iaith again this year to celebraete Gŵyl Dewi/Saint David's Day, the holyday to celebrate the patron saint of Wales. From gigs and concerts (gotta have them in the land of song!) to social evenings with cawl...
Native daffodil – cennin Pedr brodorol (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
From the start of the year, we see them raise their heads on verges and in parks: the flowers of the daffodil. The narrow leaves pushing through the grass in a bundle of grey-green fingers, and some weeks later, buds fattening and finally opening those yellow...
Gŵyl Croeso Abertawe
Swansea Council's St David's Day Croeso celebrations take place over four days from February 29, featuring live music, cookery demonstrations, family entertainment and a street parade. Venues range from the city centre - featuring free-entry fun for all - to the...
Corryn rafft y ffen – fen raft spider
To celebrate International Wetlands Day this month, we had a chance to highlight some very rare wildlife… the fen raft spider! Did you know that the Tennant Canal in Pant-y-Sais, Jersey Marine, is the Welsh home of the fen raft spider? A special unique spider that can...
Rhaglen Mawrth Gwreiddiau Gwyllt
We are looking forward to a varied programme of nature activities over the coming year, and here you can see what is happening this March!
Aderyn y to (‘roof bird’) – House sparrow
Big Garden Birdwatch weekend has just been, and many of you will have spent your hour counting how many birds, and of which species, came to visit your gardens. I too had refilled the feeders with seeds a few days before and was sitting in my living room hide with...
Dyblu’r Defnydd campaign launches at Mentrau Iaith Cymru’s annual conference
Mentrau Iaith Cymru (MIC) is delighted to announce today a new campaign for 2024 called ‘Dyblu’r Defnydd’ (Doubling the use). The campaign aims to open a channel of communication with the public to gather ideas of ways to increase the use of Welsh in the community.