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<h1>Town Council set to adopt new Welsh language policy</h1>
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<p><strong><img alt="" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/qZsen6Pmh1zQbCPNFHwwxdruat5a0mXb8D4409pYsfyQnOIv4F6PlKK84EGnBLjDnpiFTZSRM7rfISQaBfiDitz1RMeVV8g6MIyGTXzlcXXVnfKeI2fsMYmQoAyhQHKydsWLEKXpeyI=w460-h276-no" style="width: 241px; height: 181px; float: right;">Welsh
speakers have welcomed Welshpool Town Council’s (WTC) admission that it
needs to improve its Welsh language policy, following an error-strewn
Transport Festival translation at the weekend.</strong></p>
<p>Town Clerk Robert Robertson made an immediate apology for the poster
error and said it will be put right in future, but the bigger picture is
that the Town Council has conceded that they have not done enough to
promote the Welsh language and has proposed a new Policy.</p>
<p>It goes before full council on Tuesday night and is expected to be adopted.</p>
<p>This has been roundly welcomed by local Welsh speakers with one
publishing on Facebook: “WTC are making a positive move to respect the
Welsh language by proposing a new Welsh Language Policy and Action Plan
in the next meeting. This is a huge step forward.</p>
<p>“I will be there in the public gallery, if you also feel strongly about this issue please come along.”</p>
<p>Another one has written: “I attended a council meeting where the Town
Council discussed the revision of their Language Policy. From the
public viewing area, it was clear that the Council had understood that
the time for development had come and that their strategy for future
policy execution was positive and far-reaching.</p>
<p>“Mistakes are bound to be made along the way but the intended
direction of travel is the right one. The council are in dialogue with
interested parties and if you care about this issue - give the Council
some support with their new approach.”</p>
<p>Town Councillor David Senior responded to the recent criticism by
saying: “We know an error has been made, but we need to remain positive.
We need to applaud the progress the Town Council are making. Hopefully
we will soon have a new progressive policy. Mistakes are made, but let’s
not leave those making an effort wonder why they bothered.”</p></div>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+<br><br> Harold F. Schiffman<br><br>Professor Emeritus of <br> Dravidian Linguistics and Culture <br>Dept. of South Asia Studies <br>University of Pennsylvania<br>Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305<br><br>Phone: (215) 898-7475<br>Fax: (215) 573-2138 <br><br>Email: <a href="mailto:haroldfs@gmail.com" target="_blank">haroldfs@gmail.com</a><br><a href="http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/" target="_blank">http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/</a> <br><br>-------------------------------------------------</div>
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