Llon-dain - The Touring London Meet Up

I do this walk every Friday and, up to about a year ago, until she died, we used to take our springer spaniel (or she took us) so, yes, your dog would have been welcome (the pub also welcomes dogs in a big way too).

Looking forward to speaking to you in Welsh in the near future.

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There are about five of us who will definitely be there tomorrow. I did think about wearing my Welsh dragon onesie or bring along my life size Mr Urdd cushion to help identify us but decided instead to print out an A4 welsh flag which I will put on the middle of the table we are sitting at. If no table, I will post a picture on this forum of where we are located.

Diolch Peter!

Hi Peter
Hope you’ve all had a lovely walk and chat. I cross London most weeks, coming in at Euston. Any chance that we could have a meet up near there sometime please?
Are you going to be at the one day course at the Welsh centre on 22nd June perchance?

Thanks to everyone for making me welcome and thoroughly putting my welsh speaking and listening to the test. I genuinely can’t think of one other day since I’ve beem learning welsh, where I’ve learnt and practiced speaking so much. Reccomend this to people of all levels. See you again.

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The next Llon-dain is planned for Wimbledon but I know we will be moving north of the Thames at some point.

I have done a few one day courses at the LWC but not doing the next one - good luck to you though.

Great to see you today, hope you can make the others. Hwyl.

We started at a café, walked through a wood and ended up in a pub. Great crowd and lots of Welsh though my attempt at using Welsh in the English pub didn’t quite go as well as I had scripted it with my son who works there!!



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Thanks, Peter. We met at the last one day course; hopefully there will be a familiar face at the next one :slight_smile:
I’ll keep an eye out for the next meet up.

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It was great and lovely to meet some new faces! Thanks again Peter for organising. I’m looking forward to the next one, I will have a look at the calendar and suggest some dates in late June/July.

I would like to join you for this. I’m free most Sundays except the third Sunday of the month from now until September.

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The next Llon-dain will be in Wimbledon on Sunday 23rd June. The timetable worked well last week, so we will follow the same pattern - meet in a cafe in Wimbledon village (which cafe tbc) at 2pm followed by a walk across Wimbledon common and/or Cannizaro Park, finishing with a drink (or three) in a pub (again tbc nearer the time). Last time we were finished around 5.15 but end time flexible (and I’ll be nearer home next time :slight_smile: ). All levels welcome.

After that we’ll probably skip July and August as so many people have holidays (but if anyone is keen to arrange a date feel free to make a suggestion) and perhaps we’ll go a bit more central/northwards in September.

@Deborah-SSi can you add it to the newsletter, maybe under the monthly meetups too? I’m sure @peterallen would be happy to be the contact as it was his brilliant idea :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Hi, I live north west of London, at the end of the Met line. I would definitely be interested in meeting up in September especially if you are coming north of the river. I will be coming to then end of the 6 month intensive course by ten so hopefully will have something to say in Welsh!

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Continuing the discussion from Llon-dain - The Touring London Meet Up:

Hi there, I’ve just joined and noticed this thread.
I started learning welsh at the beginning of the year and live in Wimbledon so am keen to join anything going on. I’m around over the summer so do let me know if anyone fancies meeting up. Currently I don’t know any welsh speakers in London or anyone learning welsh so I don’t get much (translates as any) opportunity to the my pigeon-welsh I’ve learnt so far.
Best
Az

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Hi. I started the SSiW Level 1 a couple of months ago and really need to try out speaking Welsh with someone (anyone) so I’d be keen to come to this if I can. I am in Bromley so not a million miles away (although shame I missed the Dulwich meet-up as that’s even nearer). What is the best way to keep tabs on developments on this? David

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If you set the thread to '‘watching’ (an option on the bottom of the thread) then you will be alerted on every post.

I can’t see the ‘watching’ icon. Sorry, but can you clarify for me where it is?
I would like to be at the Wimbledon meet up. I am not sure I can be there by 2 though and don’t know Wimbledon at all. So, a bit scary
I am from Swansea but living in Newchapel Surrey at the moment. I have been doing the SSiWelsh six month course and really need people to speak to and listen to.

If anyone saw the first series of ‘Keeping Faith’ , the second series, in Welsh and called ‘Un Bore Mercher’ is on BBC iPlayer on S4C at the moment and has english sub titles

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We don’t know the details yet but @KateM will let us all know. We have been at the SSiW party and bwtcamp so only really back today.
There should be a grey rectangle below each message which, if touched, gives options such as following, watching, normal etc. Hopefully yours is the same so that you can follow tis post.

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Unfortunately, I’m doing the narration for a Words and Music concert on Sunday 23rd, so I won’t be able to make it. Fingers crossed there will be one soon that I will be able to make.

Do you guys ever meet up at the Welsh Centre in London? I’d love to go there sometime, and it would be good to see a friendly face, especially the first time I dip a toe in the dwr.

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We do the Thursday Welsh class so are always in the bar after 8.30pm and there is a cylch siarad at 7.00pm(ish). Let us know if you intend to pop in.