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Annual Report 2018 - 2019

1 Chairman’s Message

It is a hard task for a Chairman to decide which of all the different activities and events undertaken within communities all across the counties of Flintshire and Wrexham during the financial year 2018-19 to bring to your attention in an Annual Report.

It was a privilege to welcome Ras yr Iaith to Wrexham in July 2018 when it had the honour of starting the growing Ras as it began it’s visit to 17 towns across Wales. There is something quite significant about the language baton being passed from one generation to another across the country’s communities. Such activities play an important part in raising awareness about the Welsh language in communities across the length and breadth of Wales. This is also why the Menter has for some years now been working in partnership with Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council to arrange a procession and celebrations on St. David’s Day in both counties. These events have increased in size and popularity each year and the ability of the staff of the Menter to work across both counties to arrange and to celebrate St. David’s Day is something to be proud of.

It would be hard for the Chairman of this Menter not to mention our treasure, Magi Ann! Again this year, Magi Ann has entertained and charmed young children and families across the length and breadth of the counties of Flintshire and Wrexham and across Wales. Magi Ann is a very special envoy for the Menter and for the Welsh language.

One of this year’s activities that we can be proudest of is the innovative work undertaken in partnership with Berwyn Prison, to arrange activities for Welsh speaking prisoners or those who have an interest in the language. This work allows prisoners to feel more comfortable using Welsh from day to day in the prison. I strongly believe that the Welsh language belongs to everyone, regardless of who they are or their situation in life.

In an industrious year of activity and partnership working, not everything is sweetness and light. We live in a world where increasingly more needs to be done with less. Our budget and the increasing costs of running a Menter bring regular challenges in terms of financial decisions that require careful consideration by the Directors.

As a parent of two young boys, I’m increasingly aware that it is one thing to learn a language but another to have the confidence to speak that language and to use it daily. And this is the great challenge for the work of the Menter, to normalise the language, to make it a language we can feel comfortable using in our day to day lives. We are fortunate to have committed and enthusiastic staff who work diligently to this end and within this report you will get a taste of the work undertaken during the financial year. My thanks to the staff of the Menter for their diligent work. My thanks to the Directors for giving of their time to oversee the work of the Menter and thanks to our partners in both counties.

Gareth Hughes

2 Mission Statement

“The Menter exists in order to increase, promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language within the Counties of Flintshire and Wrexham.”

We do this by:

• planning and delivering a range of innovative activities to promote the use of the Welsh language, responding to the demands of the local community; • working to strengthen the economic base of the Welsh language within the county by encouraging employers to create jobs which require spoken Welsh as an essential skill; • ensuring that our services are of a high standard, and are available to all the region’s inhabitants; • working with everybody in the community, Welsh speaking and non-Welsh speaking, to promote a healthy attitude and respect towards the Welsh language.

Values

We believe that:

 promoting and supporting the Welsh language is the responsibility of each and every one of us;  everybody has the right to use the Welsh language in every aspect of their everyday lives;  every child has the right to a bilingual education;  the Welsh language belongs to every person in Wales;  the use of the Welsh language enriches life experiences  the Welsh language is a skill and everyone had the ability to learn the language;  the Welsh language has economic value;  the community has power and people need to be empowered;  there is value in co-operation.

The Menter’s Areas of Work

We see our work as supporting Theme 2 of the Welsh 2050: A Million Speakers i.e. ‘Increasing the use of Welsh’ strategy and key to it’s success, and therefore Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s main audience are the Welsh speakers of the two counties. According to the 2011 Census, there are 19,343 Welsh speakers in Flintshire (13.2% of the population) and 16,659 Welsh speakers in the county of Wrexham (12.9% of the population). There are now 6 Welsh medium primary schools in Flintshire and one high school (Ysgol Maes Garmon) where 500 pupils currently receive Welsh education. There are now 8 Welsh medium primary schools in the county of Wrexham and one high school (Ysgol Morgan Llwyd) where 743 pupils currently receive Welsh education.

3 Despite this, following consultation with the community and consideration of our unique situation as a ‘front-line’ county on the border with England, we feel that the linguistic nature of our area must be recognised and that we target our support in a way that acknowledges the different needs of different people. New Welsh speakers or parents/carers without Welsh language skills that send their children to Welsh schools have different needs to confident, fluent Welsh speakers, and we have a very high percentage of such people in our area. As a result, we also have a target under Theme 1, ‘Increasing the Number of Welsh Speakers’.

Therefore, in addition to Welsh speakers, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam is keen to work together to offer services and information to people who are learning Welsh, and to non- Welsh speaking parents in order to emphasise the benefits of Welsh education and the importance of transferring language within the family. We also target businesses to emphasise the benefits and value to the local economy of using the Welsh language and also work with the Welsh in Business Project Officer in order to encourage small and medium sized businesses to increase their use of Welsh.

This document is a report on the work of the Menter and covers the period between April 2018 and March 2019.

4 During this period, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam delivered or worked in partnership to deliver over 180 activities and events

for over 9,000

people

and through the Welsh in Business project, worked closely with 19 businesses and raised awareness in 68 other businesses of the benefits of using Welsh in business.

5 Key Results 2018 - 2019

Theme 1: Increasing the Number of Welsh Speakers - Families

Aim: Increase the number of families where at least one adult uses Welsh as the primary language with the children.

A Snapshot of our Activities Agreed Target: In conjunction with Education Department teams in Flintshire and the county of Wrexham, raise awareness of the opportunities for Welsh Medium Education across the both counties by holding 20 campaigns/activities to raise awareness amongst parents and prospective parents of the benefits of bilingual skills for their children. By March 2019. Achieved Target: During the year the Menter succeeded in hosting 25 campaigns/ activities to raise awareness amongst parents and prospective parents of the benefits of bilingual skills for their children. By March 2019.

Messy Play, Acton Community Resource Centre 26.05.18

The Menter arranged a very different event to the norm for local families. 21 babies and 27 parents, including 5 fathers came to Acton Community Resource Centre to make a big mess! In conjunction with the Splat Messy Play company, 8 islands of different activities were arranged around the hall, including painting, craft, colourful spaghetti, a bucket of yogurt, a bucket of jelly, clothes and dressing-up materials. The morning’s theme was a rainbow of colours and everyone had fun learning simple Welsh words such as squeeze, push, pour, discover, mix and smell.

6 Agreed Target: Offer 4, 6-week courses of activities for parents and prospective- parents and their under school-aged children to raise awareness of transferring the Welsh language with the family, and working closely with 24 families.

Achieved Target: To date we have held 4, 6-week courses of activities for parents and prospective-parents and their under school-aged children to raise awareness of transferring the Welsh language with the family, and working closely with 56 families.

Jimmy Bear Courses - Wrexham Library and Bethesda Chapel, Mold

During September and November 2018, the Menter offered two Jimmy Bear courses, one in Wrexham Library and the other in Bethesda Chapel, Mold. The children learnt physical skills and simple gymnastics inspired by a specific story book. 16 families attended the sessions in Wrexham Library and 25 families attended the sessions in Bethesda Chapel.

Wrexham Library Bethesda Chapel, Mold 18/09/19 - 3 families (3 adults, 3 children) 28/09/19 - 18 families (16 adults, 18 children) 25/09/19 - 5 families (6 adults, 6 children) 05/10/19 - 16 families (17 adults, 20 children) 09/10/19 - 5 families (5 adults, 6 children) 12/10/19 - 15 families (16 adults, 18 children) 16/10/19 - 3 families (3 adults, 6 children) 19/10/19 - 13 families (14 adults, 14 children) 23/10/19 - 5 families (5 adults, 6 children) 26/10/19 - 10 families (14 adults, 13 children) 06/11/19 - 5 families (5 adults, 6 children)

7 Key Results 2018 - 2019

Theme 2: Increasing the Use of Welsh - Children and Young People

Aim: Increase the provision of Welsh activities for children and young people and increase their awareness of the value of the language.

A Snapshot of our Activities Agreed Target: Increase the opportunities for children and young people to engender pride in their Welsh identity by offering 8 activities for 125 children and young people, raising awareness of the history, industry and heritage of Wales, by March 2019.

Achieved Target: During the year, opportunities were increased for children and young people to use the Welsh language through 10 activites for 163 children.

Gwilym Bowen Rhys Workshop, Ysgol Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog - 18.05.18

As part of the Siarter Iaith endeavours of Ysgol Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, pupils were keen to learn more about traditional tunes and Welsh folk music. A visit to the school by Gwilym Bowen Rhys to hold a workshop with the children was therefore arranged. The children had a most enjoyable time learning about the history of a range of Welsh folk tunes. The pupils learnt some of the songs and Gwilym showed them a range of different instruments and gave them the opportunity to play some. 23 children attended the workshop.

8 First Leg of Ras yr Iaith, Wrexham -

04.07.19

The Menter had the privilege of welcoming Ras yr Iaith to Wrexham in July 2018. It is a race that is held every-other-year to promote and celebrate the Welsh language as the language baton is passed from generation to generate across the country’s communities. The Ras was bigger than ever in 2018, and visited 17 towns across Wales, but it was Wrexham that had the honour of beginning the Ras. The Menter worked closely with Wrexham County Borough Council to arrange the event and the primary and secondary schools of both counties were invited to take part. Three schools took part in the Ras (Gwenfro Primary School, Wrexham; Ysgol Glanrafon, Mold; Ysgol Croes Atti, Flint) along with members of the public and representatives of businesses and other organisations. 52 children took part in the Ras.

9 Wrexham Welsh Primary Schools’ Quiz, Capel y Groes, Wrexham - 24.10.18

In partnership with Wrexham Libraries, a quiz, based on the two Welsh legends of Cantre’r Gwaelod and Rhys a Meinir, was held for Welsh primary schools of Wrexham Council. The schools of Bodhyfryd, Bryn Tabor, I.D. Hooson and Plas Coch were represented and 19 children took part in this fun cwis. Ysgol Bodhyfryd was victorious for the second year running.

Coleg Cambria Students Trip to Glan Llyn, Llanuwchllyn 21 - 23.11.18

The Menter arranged for Welsh Second-Language students from Coleg Cambria to go to Gwersyllt yr Urdd at Glan Llyn. There they experienced activities that not only helped with their course but also developed their pride in and raised awareness of the history and culture of the language. The activities were very varied e.g. workshops by Bangor University tutors to help with their ‘A’ Level and AS Level course: a drama workshop by Gwennan Mair, Theatr Clwyd; a visit to Llyn Celyn; enjoying some of the outdoor activities offered by the Gwersyllt and an evening acoustic gig by Candelas around a bonfire. 7 Coleg Cambria students took part in the trip and the feedback received regarding the trip was very positive.

10 Agreed Target: Using gweiaith data to target ‘weak areas’, organise 20 relevant social events for 1000 children and young people, e.g. discos, gigs, film showings, by March 2019.

Achieved Target: The Menter successfully offered 21 social events for 1083 children and young people.

Autumn Fun Treasure Hunts, Wepre Park and Alyn Waters Country Park - 01.11.18 Two Magi Ann treasure hunts were held at Wepre Park, Connah’s Quay and Alyn Waters Country Park, Gwersyllt. In addition, a photo hunt was held for the older children, where they had to use a camera to take photos of various items around the parks. At the end of the hunts the children had the opportunity to do various crafts and meet Magi Ann. A total of 48 children (40 families) came to the two events.

Dwynwen Disco for Flintshire Welsh Primary Schools, Theatr Clwyd - 25.01.19 A disco was arranged for years 1,2,3 and 4 of the Flintshire Welsh Primary Schools an Saint Dwynwen’s day and provided the opportunity for them to listen and enjoy contemporary Welsh music whilst socialising in Welsh with their friends outside of school. 78 were present and 12 parents.

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Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham - 09.02.19

As part of the celebrations of Welsh Music Day in Tŷ Pawb, Wrexham, the Menter arranged a craft and singing sesion in the company of Magi Ann. The theme of the session was a CD by the band Plu “All the Animals of the Forest”. The children had the opportunity to make animal masks before coming together to sing some of the songs from the CD. The session was very popular with approximately 60 children and 50 parents present.

Memory Lane Cinemas: Theatr Clwyd, Mold and Tŷ Pawb, Wrecsam - 01.03.19

As part of the St. David’s Day celebrations, the Menter offered two Memory Lane Cinemas, one at Theatr Clwyd and the other at Tŷ Pawb. Both events were very popular and an opportunity for parents to go back to their childhood with their own children by watching some of Wales’s favourite cartoons - Superted and Wil Cwac Cwac. Before the film showing, there was an opportunity for a craft session for children to design and create their own special box to hold the popcorn. This was a brilliant way to introduce Welsh cartoons to children and the hope is that this will encourage families to watch more Welsh cartoons rather than English ones. At Theatr Clwyd there were 109 present (71 children and 38 adults) and at Tŷ Pawb there were 41 present (24 children and 17 adults).

12 Key Results 2018 - 2019

Theme 2: Increase the use of Welsh – The Community Aim: Strengthen the status of the Welsh language within the community.

A Snapshot of our Activities

Agreed Target: Offer 30 events/social, literary or arts workshops for the local community with 500 attendees, by 31 March 2019.

Achieved Target: By 31 March 2019, the Menter successfully offered 33 events/ social, literary or arts workshops for the local community with 1,139 attendees.

Brecshît, Theatr Bara Caws Club Show, Dolywern Hall - 08.05.18

With support from ‘Night Out’, the Menter arranged for Theatr Bara Caws’s Clubs Show Brecshît to be performed at the Oliver Jones Memorial Hall, Dolywern. A humorous satirical show about the trials and tribulations of the family of Doris Morus, Bryn Cwd yr Arian following the outcome of the Brexit vote. Tickets for the night sold quickly and it was good to see the hall full. It was a night full of fun and laugher in the company of colourful characters and the audience clearly enjoyed the evening very much. 88 attended the event.

13 Gwilym Bowen Rhys Gig, Berwyn Prison - 22.08.19

The Menter worked with an officer at Berwyn Prison to help arrange events for Welsh- speaking prisoners or those who have an interest in the language, so that they can feel more comfortable using the Welsh language day to day in the prison. One of the events was a gig by Gwilym Bowen Rhys and the Band. The band performed a variety of songs from their album and a few old favourites. To close the session, the prisoners took part in congregational singing. Those who attended the event were a mixture of Welsh-speaking Welshmen, learners of all levels ac a few that were non-Welsh-speaker who had an interest in learning or a general interest in music. During the afternoon a number expressed their interest in learning more about the Welsh language and culture and gave a very positive response. 33 prisoners and 5 members of the prison staff attended.

Carol Crawl, Flintshire - 22.12.18 Over the Christmas period 33 carollers came together to sing Welsh carols around the rural pubs of Flintshire. There was a very warm-hearted welcome and plenty of mince pies at: the Delyn Wine Bar, Mold; Y Dderwen, Hendre; The Crown, Pant-y-Mwyn; The Miners, Maeshafn and the Owain Glyndŵr, Gwernymynydd and it was good to see many of the pub-goers joining in with the singing. During the evening £200.03 was successfully raised towards the Flintshire Food Bank whilst sharing and enjoying the festive fun through the Welsh language.

14 Agreed Target: Continue to work closely to influence 4 community festivals in order to ensure that the Welsh language is a visible and audible element of established festivals that are held in the area.

Achieved Target: The Menter succeeded in working with 5 community festivals in order to ensure that the Welsh language is a visible and audible element of established festivals that are held in the area.

The Goodlife Experience, Hawarden - 15 - 16.09.18

For the first time, the Menter worked in close partnership with the organisers of ‘The Goodlife Experience' which is held in Hawarden. This was the fifth year of what had been an English festival. However, the singer and one of the joint arrangers, Cerys Matthews was keen to bring a Welsh element to the festival. As a result a Welsh corner was secured on the festival field and named ‘Penbarlag'. In this tent there was a bar selling Welsh craft beer ‘Flintshire Beer’ and those attending were encouraged to order their pint in Welsh. With the aid of Rhys Mwyn, the Menter succeeded in compiling a programme full of Welsh language and Welsh activities throughout the weekend for the whole family, such as: Amser Babi Cymraeg, Professor Llusern’s magic shows, Silent Disco, Magi Ann sessions, clog dancing workshops and a folk gig. The tent was overflowing throughout the weekend and it was pleasing to hear that many thought that Penbarlag was the highpoint of the festival!

15 Agreed Target: Continue with discussions with Wrexham Football Club aiming to increase the use of the Welsh language and raising awareness of the opportunities to increase the Welsh language with the team’s supporters in The Racecourse, by March 2019. Through partnership working hold 1 event at the stadium by 31 March 2019.

Achieved Target: By 31 March the Menter succeeded to arrange 1 event at The Racecourse stadium.

Camu 'Mlaen, 'Stafell 1864, Cae Ras, Wrecsam - 08.06.18

Through working closely with staff of The Racecourse, the Menter organised a Family Fun Evening in the 1864 Room at the stadium. The purpose of the evening was to promote the provision of Welsh language lessons by Coleg Cambria and the Urdd club for children between 5-11 yrs old. The catering was provided by The Racecourse and the Menter organised a range of activities for familes, such as: crafts, face painting, balloon modelling, circus workshop, Magi Ann treasure hunt and bow and arrow activities. DJ Bustach was also present to sing and Dewin, Magi Ann and Mr Urdd joined in with the fun. A successful evening with 76 children and 70 adults present.

16 Agreed Target: Work closely with local councils to hold 2 community celebrations to promote a sense of pride in Welsh identity and culture for 500 people, by 31

March 2019. Achieved Target: By the end of the year, the Menter worked with local councils to hold 2 community celebrations to promote a sense of pride in Welsh identity and culture for 2,080 people, by 31 March 2019. Flint St. David’s Day Celebrations and a Celebration of Welsh Culture, Youth and Identity - 22.02.19

As St. David’s Day fell during the half term week, it was decided to hold the celebration a week earlier. The Menter worked with Flintshire County Council and Flint Town Council to arrange the celebrations and all of the town’s schools were invited to take part. Representatives from Ysgol Gwynedd, Ysgol Croes Atti, Ysgol Cornist Park, Maes Hyfryd Special School and Pen Coch Special School joined in the celebrations performing items on the theme of ‘Wales’. It is pleasing to see the celebrations going form strength to strength and approximately 500 children came together and some 80 members of the public watched the schools’ performances.

17 St. David’s Day Parade and Celebrations,

Wrexham - 01.03.18

For a number of years now, the Menter has been working in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council to arrange the St. David’s Day parade – an event that has increased annually in size and popularity. Because of the half term, a few changes were made to last year’s arrangement with the parade being part of a fun day for families at Tŷ Pawb. People of all ages and background came together to celebrate and to take pride in their Welsh identity, lead at the head of the parade by Band Cambria. The crowd at Tŷ Pawb were entertained by Andy Hickie and Côr DAW and to close the celebrations everyone joined together to sing Calon Lân and the Anthem. An estimated 1,500 people attended.

18 Agreed Target: Continue to hold the St. David’s Day ‘Window Dressing’ competitions and make the Welsh language more visible and establish positive practices in terms of future use of the language. Work with 60 locations across both counties by 31 March 2019. Achieved Target: By the end of the year, the Menter worked with at least 130 local businesses in order to and make the Welsh language more visible and establish positive practices in terms of future use of the language.

St. David’s Day Window Dressing Competition for Businesses This year the St. David’s Day window dressing competition was extended with shops and businesses in the towns of Wrexham, Flint, Mold, Holywell, and for the first time this year, Shotton, taking part. At least 130 letters sharing information about the competition were distributed and between the five towns, 35 businesses took part in the competition. The service and support available to businesses to increase their use of the Welsh language by the Welsh in Business project, was highlighted.

Holywell Wrexham 1st: Tower Crafts Holywell 1st: Gerrards, Lord Street 2nd: The Flower Bowl 2nd: Wales Air Ambulance 3rd: Hughes Parry Solicitors 3rd: Jane Smellie Opticians

Flint Mold Shotton 1st: Nightingale House 1st: Salvation Army 1st: Al's Toy Barn 2nd: Crefftau Cariad 2nd: Cancer Research 2nd: Dawnsio Dance 3rd: The Old Court House 3rd: Kk's Hair & Beauty 3rd: Siop Y Siswrn Café

19 Theme 3 - Infrastructure and Context

Aim: That there should be more resources and tools available to facilitate the use of the Welsh language including the digital environment.

During this period, the Fenter continued to develop our website (www.menterfflintwrecsam.cymru). The website is updated regularly with news and the Menter’s latest events. By the end of the year, 2,977 people visited the website. We also make considerable use of social media (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, You tube) and via these platforms we feel we reach a significant number of people with our messages sharing information and promoting our event more effectively.

At the end of the fourth quarter (31/03/19), 1,743 people liked the Menter’s Facebook page. An increase from 1,572 to 1,743 equating to a growth of 11% during the year.

We also manage Magi Ann’s Facebook page and Twitter. At the end of the fourth quarter (31/3/19), 1,159 liked Magi Ann on Facebook. An increase from 1,031 to 1,159 equating to a growth of 13% during the year.

At the end of the fourth quarter (31/03/19), 569 people followed Ap Magi Ann on Twitter. An increase from 473 to 569 equating to a growth of 20% during the year.

By the end of the fourth quarter, 8,800 had subscribed to receive our newsletter and throughout the year we sent the newsletter to let our followers know about Welsh and bilingual events in the two counties and to share developments and news about the Menter.

Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam Magi Ann

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Welsh in Business Project

Aim: Supporting small business in Wales to increase their use of the Welsh language and by doing so increase the opportunities for people to use Welsh in their communities.

In 2017 the Welsh Government launched the ‘Welsh in Business’ project that offers free advice tailored to using the Welsh language in business.

By offering this service, the Welsh Government hopes more business owners will begin to consider how the Welsh language can become more prominent in their business and give people the opportunity to use the Welsh language in their communities, which in turn supports the Cymraeg 2050 strategy which aims to ensure that there are one million Welsh-speakers by the year 2050. During this period the project financed 10 Welsh in Business Officers across Wales, one for each two counties here in the north.

During the year in question, the Welsh in Business Officer for Flint and Wrexham worked with 68 businesses, raising awareness of the project and the advantages of using the Welsh language in business.

Further close work was undertaken with 19 businesses in order to develop and increase their use of the Welsh language.

Here are examples of the type of support that is available to businesses:

 Advice on how to use more of the Welsh language in business;  Language Awareness Sessions and presentation by staff on the benefits of using the Welsh language;  Translation service;  Bilingual marketing goods;  Working Welsh badges;  Operational plan to increase the use of the Welsh language within the business;  Advice on methods of recruiting Welsh-speakers;  Advice on sourcing Welsh language training provision.

21 Income and Expenditure

The financial year 2018-19 saw no increase in the funding received from Welsh Government however Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam engaged in a number of Service Level Agreements (SLA) with partners in both counties which brought in income of £47,119. The partners were Mentrau Iaith Cymru, for the Welsh in Business project; Flintshire County Council for policy support and Welsh Language targets and, in conjunction with Flint Town Council, for facilitating and managing the St. David’s Day celebrations in Flint for both Councils; Coleg Cambria for facilitating a promotional event at The Racecourse, Wrecsam and Wrexham County Borough Council for facilitating and managing the St. David’s Day Parade and celebrations. This partnership working is an important element of the work of Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam and provides additional opportunities to promote, facilitate and increase the use of the Welsh language across the communities and businesses of both counties. The £3,735 grant funding received from the National Lottery Community Fund was put to use in 2018-19 to complete the re-branding of Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam.

Expenditure on salaries increased on the previous year because of the SLA for the Welsh in Business Officer. Expenditure on activities was some 10% lower than in 2017-18 however, all set targets were met. Essential computer hardware purchases were made during 2018-19 and administrative costs increased by 2% on the previous year.

Disregarding the income that resulted from the union of Menter Iaith Sir y Fflint and Menter Iaith Maelor in 2017-18, the surplus figure, before adjustments for 2018-19 is in line with that of 2017-18, showing a consistent trend in the management of the Menter’s funds. At the close of 2018-19, Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s funds totalled £67,142.

Income 2018-19 £ Welsh Government 132,043 Flintshire County Council SLA 11,080 National Lottery Grant - Awards for All 3,735 Mentrau Iaith Cymru - Welsh in Business (WIB) SLA 29,901 Income from Events 2,639 Income from Partners 2,083 Other Income 420 Other Income - WIB Reimbursements 3,376 Iaith ar Daith 215 Coleg Cambria - Camu ‘Mlaen SLA 2,638 Wrexham C.B. Council - St. David's Day SLA 2,000 Flintshire C.Council - St. David's Day SLA 1,000 Flint Town Council- St. David's Day SLA 500 Total Income £ 191,630

Expenditure 2018-19 Salaries 127,811 Activities 16,105 Administrative 40,979 Total Expenditure £ 184,895

Total surplus / (deficit) £ 6,735 22

0.11% Income 2018-19 Welsh Government 1.76% 1.38% Flintshire County Council SLA 0.22% 1.04% 1.09% 0 National Lottery Grant - Awards for All 0.26% 1.38% Mentrau Iaith Cymru - Welsh in Business (WIB) SLA Income from Events

Income from Partners

15.60% Other Income

Other Income - WIB Reimbursements 1.95% 5.78% Iaith ar Daith Coleg Cambria - Camu ‘Mlaen SLA 68.91% Wrexham C.B. Council - St. David's Day SLA

Flintshire C.C. - St. David's Day SLA

Flint Town Council- St. David's Day SLA

Expenditure 2018-19

22.16% Salaries

Activities 8.71% Administrative 69.13%

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Board of Directors

Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam Directors during the period in question:

Gareth Hughes - Chairman Nia Wyn Jones - Company Secretary Huw Alun Roberts - Treasurer (retired 31/3/019) Harri Bryn Jones Alun Evans Trefor Jones-Morris Emma Lloyd Gareth Lloyd Phil Lovell Siôn Aled Owen Llinos Roberts Stephen Rule Bethan Williams Gareth Williams (retired 12/2/2019) A Ll Hughes (retired 24/4/18) Marian Jones (appointed 16/10/2018) Elgan Davies-Jones (appointed 16/10/2018)

Officers:

Prif Swyddog: Gill Stephen Swyddog Busnes (rhan amser): Gwen Smith Swyddog Cyfathrebu (rhan amser): Rhian Davies Swyddogion Datblygu: Anna Jones / Maiwenn Berry Swyddogion Datblygu (rhan amser): Rebecca Roberts / Chris Baglin

If you are dedicated to the promotion and development of the use of the Welsh language in Wrexham and would like the opportunity to be a member of Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam’s Board of Directors, contact [email protected]

For the latest news and to learn more about Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam, go to our website: www.menterfflintwrecsam.cymru

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