WELSH-LANGUAGE campaigners have called on Ceredigion County Council to make Welsh its language of administration, after the Isle of Anglesey County Council confirmed its intention to do so last week.

Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Ceredigion have called on the council to follow Anglesey’s example after calling for the move for several years.

Talat Chaudhri, chair of Cymdeithas yr Iaith in Ceredigion, said: “We have been calling on Ceredigion County Council for many years now to make Welsh the language of work.

“Back in 2011 the current council leader, Ellen ap Gwynn, signed a statement promising that the council would move to make Welsh the main language of work.

“Despite creating new strategies and plans over recent years, there has been no announcement of a firm intention to make Welsh the language of administration.

“There is an opportunity for Ceredigion council to follow the example of Anglesey council, and an opportunity for the new chief executive, Eifion Evans, to make a significant change if the council announces a plan and implementation schedule to move to making Welsh the main language of work.”

Ceredigion County Council said it “is committed to supporting the Welsh language and culture, and to ensuring that its services and activities serve to promote and facilitate the use of the Welsh language across the county” but did not say it would follow Anglesey council’s example.

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