Adroddiad Menter Caerdydd English 2011-2012(FV)

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mentercaerdydd.org029 2068 9888

MENTER CAERDYDDANNUAL REPORT 2012

MissiONsTATEMENT

To promote and extend the use of

Welsh on a community level in the

Capital City, ensuring that the language

becomes a central part of life inCardiff and that each citizen shares

the responsibility for its future and

prosperity.

iNTRODUCTiON

The past year has been another successful one for Menter

Caerdydd as we continued to develop our services across

the city. Funding was received from numerous departments

in Cardiff Council including Play Services, CommunityEducation Department and Corporate Support Department.

A new Service Level Agreement was also agreed upon to

develop training services for people over 16 years old. Over

220,000 of additional funding was also received from the

Welsh Government, National Lottery, Welsh Arts Council,

Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs, Welsh Language Board and Cymorth. Menter has a team of 8 staff 5

full time and 3 part time and we employ 96 occasional staff.

TAFWYLOur 7th annual Tafwyl festival took place on

June 2012 and was our most successful to date.

By working in partnership with Cardiff Council,

Welsh Arts Council and the Welsh Government,

we attracted 8,500 festival goers to the event

at Cardiff Castle, and a further 1,500 to the

other activities during the festival week. Menter

Caerdydd succeeded in working effectively

with numerous partners across the city and

nationally, 56 in total, to provide a memorableand successful week. For the rst time Tafwyl

2012 was part of Cardiff Councils Summer

Events calendar. The event was also attended

by the Minister for Education and Skills,

Leighton Andrews and Councillor Huw Thomas,

cabinet member for sports, leisure and culture.

97.9% of the adults who attended Tafwyl 2012

had enjoyed the experience, 58% stated that

attending Tafwyl had made them more proud

of the Welsh language and 13.8% felt morecondent in using Welsh in Cardiff. These gures

prove that the long term impact of the Tafwyl

festival is positive and benecial towards the

Welsh language in the capital city.


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TAFWYL 2012

Congratulaton Tafwyl - what a

fantatc event and a htorc day for

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our captal - Ymlaen!Male 25 - 40

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made me feel proud to be WelhFemale 18 - 24

NEW FUNDiNG FORTRAiNiNG

This year there has been an increase in the services which

Menter Caerdydd can offer as part of the service level

agreement with Cardiff Council Community Education

Department. In addition to the funding we receive to run 20

weekly evening classes for adults, we have received funding

to offer 18 training courses through the medium of Welsh

specically for young people between 16-25. From January

2013 we will be offering accredited courses in subjects suchas Child Care, First Aid, Health and Safety, Food Hygiene,

Working with Disabilities, CV and Interview skills and

Language Awareness. This new service will be in partnership

with UWIC students, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan Further

Education College, Ysgol Plasmawr and Ysgol Glantaf Sixth

Form and the headteachers and staff of Cardiff primary

schools and the residents of Cardiff.

The day and evening classes for adults still attract a high

number with an average of 13 on each course. Annually we

attract over 274 adults to register on courses which includeGuitar, Italian, Keep Fit 50+, Poetry (Beginners and developing

the art), Zumba, History, Cooking, Spanish, Photography,

Sewing and Technology.


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PROVisiON FORFAMiLiEs

Menters provision for families has developed during

the past year. A comprehensive package of services

for families is available now, including:

Miri Meithrin softplay, singing and craft sessions

for young children and parents in Pentwyn Leisure

Centre during the holidays

Sblish Sblash weekly swimming clubs for babies

and parents in Fairwater Leisure Centre

Fi a Fy Mabi courses for new mothers in Chapter

Amser Stori weekly sessions in Penylan, Canton,

Whitchurch and Radyr libraries

Miri Dolig celebration in Western Leisure Centre

Family Weekend in Llangrannog

On average over 2,470 children and parents attendfamily activities during the year. We are very pleased

to be working in partnership with Cardiff Libraries,

Mudiad Meithrin and the Urdd Sports Section to

provide a comprehensive service.

CLUBs FOR CHiLDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Weekly out of school clubs are essential in giving children and young people the opportunity to usetheir Welsh on a social level and to develop new skills. This year again the partnership between Menter

Caerdydd and Urdd Gobaith Cymrus Sports Section continues to grow as we organise 17 weekly clubs

(28 individual sessions) including 2 Swimming clubs, 2 Gymnastic clubs, (Beginners and Advanced

Level), 3 Community Drama clubs, Hockey, Netball, Rugby, Cricket, Athletics, 2 Street Dancing clubs,

Ffwrnais Awen Junior Drama Club and Youth Theatre. This year for the rst time 3 Community Drama

Clubs were established in Ysgol Bro Eirwg, Ysgol Mynydd Bychan and Ysgol Pen y Pil and an Infant

Swimming Club in Western Leisure Centre. Cardiff Youth Theatre is run in a new partnership with

Sherman Cymru. Over 445 children and young people attend Menter Caerdydd/Urdd Gobaith Cymru

weekly clubs.

The successful partnership with the Urdd has enabled us to co-operate with the Governing Bodies of

individual sports as well as attracting volunteers from UWIC and 6th form students from Ysgol Plasmawr

and Ysgol Glantaf to assist with the sports clubs.


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CARE AND PLAY sERViCEs DURiNGsCHOOL HOLiDAYs

Our Care service during holidays is going from strength to strength. Additional

funding was received from Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs to establish a third

Care Scheme location in the northern area of the city for children between

4-11. The new provision will start in 2013. On average over 650 children attend

the care schemes each week.

Menter also organises a comprehensive schedule of workshops for children

and young people during the holidays including cooking, lm, art and

craft, fashion, dance, riding, surng, animation, drama, music, information

technology and sports (in partnership with the Urdd).

We also provide 6 sessions of Bwrlwm offering free play opportunities during

school holidays in Llanedeyrn, Rumney, Caerau, Fairwater, Splott and Gabalfa.

Over 900 children attend these sessions every week and a number of them

experience activities in Welsh for the rst time. The Bwrlwm sessions are an

opportunity for the children to use Welsh during the holidays in a social andinformal environment. Both our current Care services are located at Canton and

Whitchurch, we employ on average over 24 staff per year to run our service.

Menter Caerdydd,

42 Lambourne Cre, Llanen,Cardff, CF14 5GG

029 2068 [email protected] Limited by guarantee 4576565, Registered Charity 1098606

OTHER sERViCEs:

CLWB a drop in youth service during the

holidays for year 7,8 and 9 pupils, CLWB is free

and on average over 35 young people attend eachsession

YouthTheatre in partnership with Sherman

Cymru - The course which started in September

2012 is full

Coffeemorning every week for learners in the

Mochyn Du and over 30 regularly attend.

New CloncynyCwtsh sessions for learners

in the evening in partnership with Chapter Arts

Centre, started in October 2012

e@chlysur - Over 5,000 subscribers registered by

now for a free e-mail service by Menter promotingWelsh activities in Cardiff.

Volunteers Nearly 100 volunteers are involved in

the work of Menter during the year including Tafwyl

and Learners sessions. Remember to contact us if

you would like to volunteer.

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Adroddiad Menter Caerdydd English 2011-2012(FV)