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Y Prif Weinidog yn cyhoeddi teilyngwyr

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Enwebeion ar gyfer gwobrau

GWOBRAU Dewi Sant yw’r gwobrau cenedlaethol Cymru. Maent yn cydnabod llwyddiannau anhygoel bobl i mewn neu o Gymru ac yn cydnabod gorchestion a chyfraniadau gwych pobl o bob cefndir.

Wrth gyhoeddi’r teilyngwyr, dywedodd y Prif Weinidog, Carwyn Jones: “Nod Gwobrau Dewi Sant, sydd bellach yn eu pedwaredd flwyddyn, yw dathlu pobl sydd wedi mynd yr ail filltir i wneud gwahaniaeth i fywyd rhywun arall, sydd wedi goresgyn anawsterau neu wedi cyflawni rhywbeth ysbrydoledig.

“Unwaith eto, mae teilyngwyr Gwobrau Dewi Sant yn grŵp eithriadol o bobl. Mae pob un ohonynt yn gaffaeliad i Gymru – mae hi’n mynd i fod yn anodd dewis yr enillwyr! Rwy’n edrych ymlaen at ddathlu yr hyn y maen nhw wedi’i wneud yn y seremoni wobrwyo ar 23 Mawrth.”

Dyma’r rhestr o deilyngwyr yn y categorïau gwobrwyo canlynol: Dewrder; Dinasyddiaeth; Diwylliant; Menter; Arloesedd a Thechnoleg; Rhyngwladol; Chwaraeon; a Pherson ifanc.

DEWRDER

Diffoddwyr Tân, Gary Slack a Billy Connor. Ym mis Awst 2016, gwnaeth y diffoddwyr tân, Gary Slack a Billy Connor, herio cerrynt cryf ar Draeth y Castell, Dinbych-y-pysgod, i achub dau blentyn rhag boddi.

PC Christopher Bluck a PC Rhys Edwards, Heddlu De Cymru. Ym mis Mawrth 2016, gwnaeth y cwnstabliaid Christopher Bluck a Rhys Edwards beryglu eu hunain i achub bywyd menyw a oedd wedi rhoi ei hun ar dân ac a oedd â gwn yn ei llaw.

Diffoddwyr Tân Pontardawe. Ym mis Gorffennaf 2016, galwyd y diffoddwyr tân i dŷ oedd ar dân gyda dau fachgen bach yn methu dianc ohono. Gwnaeth y diffoddwyr frwydro yn erbyn amodau peryglus ac 800 gradd o wres i achub un o’r plant, bachgen tair blwydd oed, o’r tân. Achubwyd ail blentyn o’r tŷ hefyd, ond yn anffodus, bu farw.

DINASYDDIAETH

Cwnstabl Arbennig Cairn Newton- Evans, Heddlu Dyfed-Powys. Ar ôl dioddef trosedd casineb homoffobig, ymunodd Cairn â’r Heddlu er mwyn ceisio rhoi stop ar y math hwn o ymosodiadau rhag digwydd i eraill. Mae Cairn yn wirfoddolwr rheolaidd ac yn eiriolwr brwdfrydig dros hawliau LGBT.

21 Plus, elusen i gefnogi pobl â syndrom Down. Mae’r elusen, sy’n cael ei rhedeg gan dair mam sydd â phlant sydd â syndrom Down, wedi mynd o nerth i nerth dros y deng mlynedd diwethaf.

Anthony Evans, ymgyrchydd addysg i fyfyrwyr anabl. Wedi’i sbarduno wrth geisio gwella addysg ei fab sydd ag anabledd difrifol, mae Anthony wedi ymgyrchu dros addysg ôl-19 i oedolion sydd ag anableddau difrifol. O ganlyniad i ymdrechion Anthony, sefydlwyd coleg dydd i oedolion ifanc anabl yng Nghymru ym mis Medi 2016.

DIWYLLIANT

Elfed Roberts, Prif Weithredwr yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol. Mae Elfed, sydd wedi bod wrth lyw’r ŵyl am bron 25 mlynedd, wedi sicrhau bod yr Eisteddfod yn parhau i dyfu a datblygu, gan aros yn gyfoes a chroesawgar i bawb.

Yr Athro Jen Wilso, cerddor ac archifydd jazz. Am dros 50 mlynedd, mae Jen wedi chwarae rôl ganolog yn hyrwyddo cerddoriaeth jazz yng Nghymru ac yn dogfennu ei hanes a’i heffaith gymdeithasol – ac yn benodol rôl menywod mewn jazz.

The Cory Band. Wedi’i sefydlu yn Nhreorci yn 1884, mae gan y band pres enw da am ragoriaeth. Fe wnaethant greu hanes yn 2016 drwy fod y band cyntaf i fod yn bencampwyr y cystadlaethau Cenedlaethol, Agored, Ewrop a Brass in Concert a hynny i gyd yr un pryd.

MENTER

Llaeth y Llan – The Village Dairy, cynhyrchwyr iogwrt. Mae Llaeth y Llan, busnes teuluol a ddatblygwyd drwy arallgyfeirio fferm yng Nghonwy, yn cynhyrchu iogyrtiau a werthir ledled Cymru a’r DU. Maent yn credu bod eu busnes dim ond mor dda â’u 43 aelod o staff ac maent yn rhoi pwyslais ar hyfforddi a buddsoddi yn y gymuned.

David Banner, cyfarwyddwr gemau fideo. Yn ogystal â bod yn gyfarwyddwr gemau llwyddiannus ac yn Rheolwr Gyfarwyddwr Wales Interactive, mae Dai wedi bod yn rhan bwysig o dwf y diwydiant gemau yng Nghymru. Sefydlodd Sioe Gemau flynyddol Cymru yn 2012 a chreodd y prosiect GamesLab, menter datblygu ddigidol i Brifysgol De Cymru. Mae wedi helpu cannoedd o fyfyrwyr ac mae’n rhoi platfform byd-eang i gwmnïau digidol Cymru.

Halen Môn. Mae’r perchnogion, Alison a David Lea-Wilson, wedi llwyddo i ddechrau busnes cynaliadwy a llwyddiannus sy’n cyflogi pobl leol sydd ag egwyddorion amgylcheddol ac addysgol. Maent hefyd yn denu twristiaid i Ynys Môn.

ARLOESEDD, GWYDDONIAETH A THECHNOLEG

Jessica Leigh Jones, astroffisegwr a pheiriannydd. Mae gan Jessica radd mewn astroffiseg ac a enillodd wobr Peiriannydd Ifanc y Flwyddyn yn y DU. Mae hefyd wedi ennill Gwobr Entrepreneuriaeth Intel Inspiration am ddatblygu cyfres o droswyr ffibr optig newydd. Mae’n eiriolwr ar gyfer y gwyddorau technoleg, ac mae hefyd yn gyfarwyddwr Cynllun Addysg Beirianneg Cymru ac yn noddi Gwyddoniaeth a Pheirianneg yn Ysgol Alton Convent.

Yr Athro Meena Upadhyaya OBE, genetegydd. Mae gyrfa Meena, y fenyw Brydeinig gyntaf o dras Indiaidd i fynd yn Athro Prifysgol mewn geneteg feddygol yn y DU, gan ganolbwyntio ar anhwylderau genetig. Mae Meena wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl drwy ei hymchwil feddygol a’i gwaith cymunedol ac elusennol. Derbyniodd OBE yn 2016 am ei gwaith ar eneteg feddygol a thros y gymuned Asiaidd yng Nghymru.

Genesis Biosciences. Mewn marchnad sy’n cael ei dominyddu gan ddeunydd glanhau cemegol caled a pheryglus ar adegau, mae Genesis yn datblygu cynnyrch sy’n ceisio diogelu cwsmeriaid a’r amgylchedd. Mae’r diwydiant wedi’u gwobrwyo droeon am eu gwaith gan gynnwys Gwobrau Arweinwyr Cynaliadwyedd EDIE 2015 a chategori Busnes Technoleg ac Arloesi’r Flwyddyn yng Ngwobrau Busnes Caerdydd 2015.

RHYNGWLADOL

Dr David Nott OBE, llawfeddyg rhyfel. Bob blwyddyn ers 23 mlynedd, mae David wedi cymryd gwyliau heb dâl o’i swydd fel llawfeddyg ymgynghorol yn Ysbyty Chelsea a San Steffan i weithio i asiantaethau cymorth a darparu triniaeth lawfeddygol i ddioddefwyr rhyfel a thrychinebau. Mae David a’i wraig, Elly, hefyd wedi sefydlu’r “davidnottfoundation”, gan godi cannoedd a miloedd o bunnoedd i elusen a rhoi hyfforddiant llawfeddygol i feddygon ar y rheng flaen.

Nizar Dahan, gwirfoddolwr rhyngwladol. Mae Nizar yn gweithio i’r Human Relief Foundation. Mae wedi cael ei enwebu am ei waith dyngarol rhyngwladol helaeth mewn ymateb i argyfwng y ffoaduriaid ac am sefydlu Prosiect Ymateb Cymorth Dyngarol Abertawe, sy’n cefnogi pobl sy’n agored i niwed ac sydd wedi gorfod gadael eu cartrefi.

Yr Athro Carl G. Jones MBE, biolegydd cadwraeth. Mae’r Athro Jones wedi treulio’u holl fywyd yn adfer poblogaethau a chynefinoedd anifeiliaid mewn perygl, ac mae’n cael ei ystyried yn un o’r cadwraethwyr mwyaf llwyddiannus yn y byd. Mae’n gyfrifol am achub cudyllod cochion Mauritius, tair rhywogaeth o ymlusgiaid, ystlumod ffrwythau a sawl math o blanhigyn rhag diflannu.

CHWARAEON

Tîm Pêl-droed Rhyngwladol Cymru, UEFA Euro 2016. Gwnaeth tîm pêl-droed rhyngwladol Cymru, dan arweiniad Chris Coleman, gyrraedd y rownd gyn-derfynol yn Euros 2016. Roedd y tîm yn gynrychiolwyr o’r radd flaenaf i Gymru, ar y cae ac oddi arno, ac mae eu slogan, “Gorau Chwarae Cyd Chwarae”, wedi ysbrydoli’r genedl ac wedi denu diddordeb byd-eang.

Aelodau o Gymru oedd yn rhan o TeamGB yn y Gemau Olympaidd a Pharalympaidd, Rio 2016. Y 24 athletwr o Gymru a ddewiswyd gan TeamGB oedd y garfan fwyaf o athletwyr o Gymru i fynd i Gemau Olympaidd dramor erioed, tra roedd y 26 o athletwyr Paralympaidd o Gymru yn cynrychioli 10% o dîm Prydain Fawr. Roedd 2016 yn flwyddyn lwyddiannus iawn i athletwyr Cymru. Gwnaethant gynrychioli’r wlad gydag urddas a dewrder.

Anne Ellis OBE, Llysgennad Chwaraeon. Ym mis Gorffennaf 2016, penderfynodd Anne Ellis roi’r gorau i fod yn Llywydd Hoci Cymru ar ôl ugain mlynedd wrth y llyw. Yn ystod y dau ddegawd, mae Hoci Cymru wedi gweld newidiadau sylweddol ac mae Anne wedi bod yn rhan o bob cam.

PERSON IFANC

Brittany Davies, gwirfoddolwr gyda phlant sy’n derbyn gofal. Dechreuodd Brittany dderbyn gofal pan oedd yn 16 oed ac er gwaethaf nifer o heriau arwyddocaol a thruenus, mae bellach yn astudio ar gyfer ei harholiadau Lefel Uwch ac yn gwirfoddoli’n rheolaidd i helpu eraill mewn sefyllfaoedd tebyg.

Savannah Lloyd, gwirfoddolwr iechyd meddwl. Ar ôl brwydro problemau iechyd meddwl ers pan oedd yn 11 mlwydd oed, mae Savannah yn defnyddio ei phrofiadau i estyn llaw a help i eraill mewn sefyllfaoedd tebyg.

Elan Môn Gilford, gwirfoddolwr chwaraeon. Er bod gan Elan, sy’n 18 oed, nam ar ei chlyw, mae’n gwirfoddoli am 8-10 awr yr wythnos i hyfforddi mewn sesiynau chwaraeon, karate i blant a phêl-rwyd. Mae Elan hefyd yn cynnal cwrs iaith arwyddion yn y gymuned.

 

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Everyday spaces key to future of Welsh language

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EVERYDAY use of the Welsh language must extend beyond classrooms into workplaces, communities and online spaces if it is to thrive, according to a new report.

The study, published by the Commission for Welsh-speaking Communities, highlights the need for greater investment in the social, cultural and digital environments where people live their daily lives.

The report, Cymraeg in every community: strengthening the Welsh language, focuses on areas where fewer than 40% of people speak Welsh. It examines how the language can become a more natural part of everyday life in these communities.

The Commission says that while education remains vital, it cannot carry the responsibility alone. Young people must have opportunities to use Welsh outside school, particularly in activities they enjoy such as sport, youth groups and cultural events.

Among its recommendations is the creation of a dedicated fund to boost Welsh-language content online, including support for young people producing digital media in Welsh.

The report builds on earlier work published in August 2024, which focused on areas with higher numbers of Welsh speakers.

Commission co-chair Dr Simon Brooks said: “To ensure Welsh is a national language that belongs to us all, its future as a community language must be secured in every part of Wales. We urge the next Welsh Government to act on these recommendations with ambition.”

Co-chair Professor Elin Haf Gruffydd Jones added that there is strong appetite to use Welsh, but a lack of spaces to do so.

She said: “More than half of Welsh speakers live in areas where fewer than 40% of people speak the language. Public policy must create the right conditions for Welsh to flourish in everyday settings, with real investment in the spaces where people spend their time.”

She also pointed to international examples, including the Basque Country, where communities have actively created environments for their language to be used naturally.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford, said the Welsh Government remained committed to its target of one million Welsh speakers by 2050.

He said: “Significant progress has already been made, with 17 recommendations from the Commission’s first report implemented during this Senedd term. This latest report provides a strong foundation to build on that momentum.”

 

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National Eisteddfod unveils legacy framework to boost Welsh language and communities

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A NEW national framework aimed at securing a lasting legacy from the National Eisteddfod has been published jointly by the festival’s organisers and the Welsh Government.

The plan sets out how the Eisteddfod’s impact will be strengthened before, during and after each annual event, bringing together partners from across education, community development, culture, the economy and the Welsh language sector.

While each Eisteddfod reflects the identity of its host community, the framework aims to ensure long-term benefits are consistently delivered nationwide, rather than limited to the festival period.

The legacy programme will cover a wide range of areas including education, inclusion, digital innovation, volunteering and economic development, with new national and local structures designed to coordinate delivery more effectively.

A national project board will oversee the strategy, setting direction and sharing best practice year-on-year. At a local level, a steering group will drive community-based work, helping turn the Eisteddfod into a catalyst for lasting change.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Welsh Language, Mark Drakeford said the festival’s impact goes far beyond a single week.

“The Eisteddfod is far more than a week-long festival. It is a multi-year project that leaves a lasting legacy for the Welsh language and culture in the area,” he said.

“By bringing together partners from across key sectors, this framework will help deliver real and lasting change for our communities and support our ambition of reaching a million Welsh speakers by 2050.”

Nic Parry, President of the Eisteddfod Court and Chair of its Management Board, said the framework strengthens collaboration at both local and national level.

“It allows us to deliver on a long-held ambition to drive language planning through the lens of the National Eisteddfod,” he said.

“It also positions the Eisteddfod as a powerful tool for boosting local economies and supporting sustainable communities for future generations.”

Further details are expected later this year, with membership of the national project board due to be confirmed by mid-June.

A dedicated session at this year’s Eisteddfod will also gather evidence from the 2026 host area to help shape future plans for 2027 and 2028.

More information is available via the Eisteddfod’s legacy framework online.

 

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Pembrokeshire tutors part of Welsh learning boom as numbers hit record high

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Local success stories highlight surge as more than 20,000 people learn Welsh across Wales

A PEMBROKESHIRE-BASED Welsh tutor who once learned the language as an adult is now helping others follow in his footsteps — as new figures reveal a record number of people learning Welsh across Wales.

David Thomas, who teaches with Learn Welsh Pembrokeshire, began learning the language in 2016 after returning to Wales from London. He went on to win Welsh Learner of the Year at the AmGen Eisteddfod in 2021 and now teaches beginner courses locally.

Welsh teacher David Thomas (Pic: Huw John)

He is joined by fellow tutor Gwilym Morgan, a Cardiff University student who teaches online courses while running his own business.

Their journeys come as new data shows that 20,445 people completed Welsh courses in 2024–2025 — the highest number ever recorded.

Figures released on Monday (Mar 17) by the National Centre for Learning Welsh show a 12% rise on the previous year, and a 61% increase since records began in 2017–2018.

The growth is being driven in part by flexible learning options and targeted programmes, including a major expansion in workplace training.

Nearly four in ten learners (39%) are now learning Welsh through their jobs — a total of 8,370 people — particularly in sectors such as health, social care and education.

Education watchdog Estyn has described the Centre as “one of the cornerstones of linguistic planning initiatives in the workplace.”

There has also been a sharp rise in younger learners. In 2024–2025, 4,110 people aged sixteen to twenty-four took part — a 56% increase on the previous year and a 483% rise since 2018–2019.

Overall, 17,350 learners were aged between sixteen and sixty-four.

Learners are also engaging more deeply, completing 34,960 learning activities over the year — up 12% on 2023–2024.

Dona Lewis, Chief Executive of the National Centre for Learning Welsh, said: “We’re delighted with these latest figures, which show consistent, steady growth in the number of people learning Welsh.

“The figures reflect the Centre’s strategic planning and the way it uses its expertise to reach new audiences — particularly in workplaces — supporting our aim of creating more Welsh speakers.”

Speaking about his own journey, David said learning Welsh had been life-changing.

“As someone who learned Welsh as an adult, I see it as a gateway to the whole culture of Wales,” he said.

“I know what it feels like to be in the classroom, so being able to introduce others to the language — and hopefully give them a positive experience — is really special.”

The National Centre for Learning Welsh leads the adult Welsh learning sector, working with providers across Wales to deliver courses ranging from beginner to advanced level, both in person and online.

 

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