Matt Spry
mattdspry.bsky.social
Matt Spry
@mattdspry.bsky.social
Cymraeg/Kernewek yn Aberplym (Plymouth). Enillydd Dysgwr y Flwyddyn 2018.
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

Here's a list of ways to get involved with volunteering on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period
Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Here's a list of opportunities if you're looking to volunteer on Christmas Day and help people during the festive period.
www.bigissue.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Koffi ha kows rag dyskoryon #Kernewek ha Kernewegoryon yn #Aberplymm dy'Gwener 5es a vis Kevardhu 5.30-7.30pm yn Caffeine Club. Pubonan yw wolkom!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reposted by Matt Spry
The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a ‘historic milestone’ as people across Scotland mark St Andrew’s Day
Gaelic and Scots gain official status on St Andrew’s Day
The Gaelic and Scots languages have gained official status in a “historic milestone” as people across Scotland mark St Andrew’s Day. It is one of a range of measures which come into force on November ...
wp.me
November 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
'Dyfodol llewyrchus i'r Gymraeg' - cadeirydd newydd Mentrau Iaith
'Hyderus' am ddyfodol yr iaith - cadeirydd newydd y Mentrau Iaith
Ffion Gruffudd yw cadeirydd newydd Mentrau Iaith Cymru a dywed ei bod yn hyderus am ddyfodol y Gymraeg.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Yr iaith Gernyweg 'ar drothwy llwyddiant o'r diwedd' - prifardd

Mi fydd y Gernyweg yn cael ei hamddiffyn yn yr un modd â'r Gymraeg, Gwyddeleg a Gaeleg yr Alban
Yr iaith Gernyweg 'ar drothwy llwyddiant o'r diwedd' - prifardd
Mae un o brifeyrdd y Gernyweg wrth ei fodd â chyhoeddiad gan Lywodraeth y DU ynghylch statws yr iaith Gernyweg.
www.bbc.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Reposted by Matt Spry
Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status - the highest level of protection under European treaty
Cornish gains equal language status with Welsh
Stephen Price Kernewek, the Cornish language, will be recognised alongside Welsh, Irish Gaelic and Scots Gaelic after the UK Government recommended it for Part III status – the highest level of protec...
nation.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Cofio Jimmy Cliff – ‘y dyn wnaeth gyflwyno reggae i’r byd’

Bu farw Jimmy Cliff, un o sêr mwyaf byd reggae Jamaica, yr wythnos yma, yn 81 oed
Cofio Jimmy Cliff – ‘y dyn wnaeth gyflwyno reggae i’r byd’
Roedd Jimmy Cliff yn adnabyddus am ei gân fawr o 1969, ‘Many Rivers to Cross’, ac am ei berfformiad yn y ffilm The Harder They Come yn y 1970au. Mae Siôn Dafis yn ymddiddori mewn cerddoriaeth reggae a...
golwg.360.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Cofio Jimmy Cliff – ‘y dyn wnaeth gyflwyno reggae i’r byd’

Bu farw Jimmy Cliff, un o sêr mwyaf byd reggae Jamaica, yr wythnos yma, yn 81 oed
Cofio Jimmy Cliff – ‘y dyn wnaeth gyflwyno reggae i’r byd’
Roedd Jimmy Cliff yn adnabyddus am ei gân fawr o 1969, ‘Many Rivers to Cross’, ac am ei berfformiad yn y ffilm The Harder They Come yn y 1970au. Mae Siôn Dafis yn ymddiddori mewn cerddoriaeth reggae a...
golwg.360.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Newyddion yr Wythnos (Tachwedd 29)

Straeon mawr yr wythnos gyda geirfa i siaradwyr newydd
Newyddion yr Wythnos (Tachwedd 29)
Dyma’r penawdau wythnos yma: Y Canghellor yn cyhoeddi ei Chyllideb Newidiadau i alwadau 999 yng Nghymru Ailagor tafarn hanesyddol Ty’n Llan Lansio archif yn dathlu gyrfa Geraint Jarman Y Canghellor yn...
lingo.360.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Cyrsiau Cymraeg yn codi hyder gweithwyr iechyd a gofal ledled Cymru

Rhwng 2023 a 2025, fe gofrestrodd tua 1,500 o staff ar gyrsiau Codi Hyder a 6,000 yn manteisio ar y rhaglen Dysgu Cymraeg cyffredinol i’r sector
Cyrsiau Cymraeg yn codi hyder gweithwyr iechyd a gofal ledled Cymru
Mae gweithwyr iechyd a gofal ledled Cymru yn magu hyder i ddefnyddio’r Gymraeg gyda chleifion a chydweithwyr yn sgil rhaglen gan Lywodraeth Cymru i gryfhau’r dewis iaith yn y gwasanaeth iechyd. Rhwng ...
golwg.360.cymru
November 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Reposted by Matt Spry
Health and social care staff are boosting their confidence to use Welsh with patients and colleagues, thanks to a Welsh Government programme
Health and Social Care workers helped to find their Welsh voice
Health and social care staff are boosting their confidence to use Welsh with patients and colleagues, thanks to a Welsh Government programme aimed at strengthening language choice across the NHS and c...
wp.me
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
UK wants to seize asylum seekers' possessions to pay for support. It's an old British tradition

Britain has a long history of seizing people's possessions to pay for welfare support. Now it wants to use that in asylum policy
UK set to seize asylum seekers' belongings. It's a British tradition
Britain has a long history of seizing people's possessions to pay for welfare support. Now it wants to use that in asylum policy.
www.bigissue.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Reposted by Matt Spry
Koffi ha kows rag dyskoryon #Kernewek ha Kernewegoryon yn #Aberplymm dy'Gwener 28ves a vis Du 5.30-7.30pm yn Caffeine Club. Pubonan yw wolkom!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Government boost for the Cornish language

And to celebrate the latest step in the ongoing resurrection, we've included the whole article in Cornish as well
Cornish language once declared 'extinct' gets further new life
And to celebrate the latest step in the ongoing resurrection, we've included the whole article in Cornish as well
www.cornwalllive.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Koffi ha kows rag dyskoryon #Kernewek ha Kernewegoryon yn #Aberplymm dy'Gwener 28ves a vis Du 5.30-7.30pm yn Caffeine Club. Pubonan yw wolkom!

@kowethas.bsky.social @saykernewek.bsky.social @plymouthherald.co.uk @cornwalllive.com @speakcornish.bsky.social @cornishlanguage.bsky.social

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November 27, 2025 at 7:09 PM
MP pushes to bring Cornish language to Duolingo
MP pushes to bring Cornish language to Duolingo
Anna Gelderd has begun exploring how the Cornish language could be brought onto global learning platform
www.cornish-times.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reposted by Matt Spry
#NEWS: The #Cornish language, #Kernewek, will be recognised alongside #Welsh, #Irish Gaelic and #Scots Gaelic after the government recommended it for Part III status - the highest level of protection under European treaty.

🔗 www.cornwall.gov.uk/council-news...
Milestone for Cornish language after securing Part III status alongside Welsh and Gaelic
It officially recognises the importance of Cornish as a living language and a core part of Cornwall’s cultural identity
www.cornwall.gov.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Nathan Fake New Album ‘Evaporator’

Out on February 20th...
Nathan Fake - Evaporator | Rough Trade - (CD, LP - Clear) | Rough Trade
Discover Evaporator by Nathan Fake on Infine Music. Dive into a daytime album of ambient electronica and trance uplift. Vinyl records exclusive for music lovers.
www.roughtrade.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds

The Footnote x Counterpoints prize is intended to uncover new literary voices whose work reflects the experiences of migration
£15,000 prize launched for writers from refugee and migrant backgrounds
The Footnote x Counterpoints prize is intended to uncover new literary voices whose work reflects the experiences of migration
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Labour's choice to freeze local housing allowance will 'condemn thousands to another grim winter'

There was no mention of local housing allowance in the autumn budget despite pleas to help renters on housing benefit to keep up with sky-high rents
Labour keeps local housing allowance freeze at autumn budget
Local housing allowance rates remain frozen despite pleas for Rachel Reeves to help renters on housing benefit ahead of the autumn budget.
www.bigissue.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:29 AM
More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals

Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future

What does it mean to lose a language? And what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently
‘We’re a bit jealous of Kneecap’: how Europe’s minority tongues are facing the digital future | Stephen Burgen
What does it mean to lose a language, and what does it take to save it? Those were the big questions being asked in Barcelona recently, says freelance writer Stephen Burgen
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani

One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63
‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
De La Soul: Cabin in the Sky review – a full-colour celebration of Trugoy the Dove that never feels heavy

The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny sound
De La Soul: Cabin in the Sky review – a full-colour celebration of Trugoy the Dove that never feels heavy
The first release since the death of their founding member dwells on the afterlife, yet doesn’t forsake their perpetually sunny sound
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Cyd-gynhyrchu ffilm Nadolig newydd yn y Gymraeg a’r Wyddeleg

Mae Nolig / Nollai yn gyd-gynhyrchiad rhwng S4C, TG4, a BBC Northern Ireland ac fe fydd yn cael ei darlledu ar y dair sianel ar 14 Rhagfyr
Cyd-gynhyrchu ffilm Nadolig newydd yn y Gymraeg a’r Wyddeleg
Mae darlledwyr yn Iwerddon a Chymru wedi cydweithio ar y ffilm Nadoligaidd animeiddiedig gyntaf a fydd yn cael ei darlledu ar yr un diwrnod yn y Gymraeg a’r Wyd
newyddion.s4c.cymru
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM