It is essential that Welsh is kept as a strong community language in the Welsh heartlands such as Gwynedd and Anglesey. It is important to halt the decline or increase the use of Welsh in other areas but it is crucial that we will always have areas in Wales where you can live your life through the medium of Welsh eg do your shopping , go to see the doctor , get your car fixed .
I think it is important that Welsh speakers always address people in Cymraeg before Saesneg and particular importance should be given to address children who are fluent Welsh speakers having learned Welsh in school but tend not to use it outside of school. My daughter and all of her friends for example are all fluent Welsh speakers but once they leave the school gates they always play in English. It is so important that children play together in Welsh ( which I know they still do in strong Welsh areas ) as they are the future of the language.
Next on to education. The best way to produce Welsh speakers apart from transmitting it as a first language at home is through Welsh medium education . I have seen first hand how well this works and believe that Welsh medium primary education should be expanded to lots more schools across Wales, particularly on the fringes of Welsh speaking areas such as Llanfairfechan for example which is right on the border with Gwynedd but has two English medium primary schools ! It would be great to see the day when all primary education in Wales is Welsh medium although there would be way too much opposition to that unfortunately.
Lastly I believe there needs to be more funding to create more opportunities for learners to go and practice their Welsh . Saith Seren in Wrecsam sounds like a great place to go and there should definitely be more places like that around Wales
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