Welsh youth movement Urdd Gobaith Cymru announces major plans to develop and renovate two of its centres

Urdd Gobaith Cymru (Urdd) is the largest organisation for children and young people in Wales, with 30% of all Welsh speakers in Wales aged between 8-25 being members. Since it was established in 1922 it has played a significant role in promoting a Welsh and Welsh-speaking citizenship amongst Welsh youth.  They organise a range of activities and develop projects that increase the use of the Welsh language  by children and young people. This includes 150 sports clubs that meet weekly and the Urdd Theatre Company. They also organise the annual Urdd National Eisteddfod (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru) which is a Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts.

Another important area of their work is the Urdd Residential Centres, which offer a range of activities for families, schools and young people in a unique Welsh atmosphere. Now Urdd Gobaith Cymru has announced £5.5m plans to develop and renovate two of its centres in Ceredigion and Gwynedd . The main work will take place at  in the centre at Llangrannog, Ceredigion, where £3.5m will be used to revamp the site to cater for a wider range of groups who visit and stay. In Gwynedd, £2m will be spent at the Glan-llyn educational centre, near Bala, to improve facilities at the water activities and educational centres. The funding will also ensure new employment opportunities and be used to create new apprenticeship