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News From Kernow Matters To Us:

KMTU members with other organisations have battled those who wish to concrete over Kernow.

With our membership growing on a daily basis as a sense of unease grips the people of Cornwall over so many issues, we pay tribute to those members who have fought hard to slow the concreting over of Cornwall.

Not much can be added to this article lifted intact from the always excellent website "An Sionnach Fionn", written by  Seamus O’ Sionnaigh. God bless this man, a true champion of Celtic culture:

Government Rejects Secular Irish-Medium School Despite Record Popularity

In September 2013 Glasgow City Council announced a "Four Year Gaelic Language Plan". That plan, in compliance with the Gaelic Language Act of 2005 under which local Councils are required to prepare a plan for promoting and preserving the tongue, seems to be having an impact.

Congratulations to Wales, who beat Russia 3 - 0 at the Euro Championship in France last night. They qualified top of their group to reach the last 16 in the tournament. The 2016 UEFA European Championship (the international men's football championship of Europe) started on 10 June and ends on 10 July 2016.

It has been quite a week for a cat from Leverburgh (Scottish Gaelic: An Tòb). The cat managed to stowaway on a yacht which had stopped at his island home in Harris (Scottish Gaelic: Na Hearadh) in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. He then travelled nearly 200 nautical miles all the way to Oban.

News from Mannin Branch of the Celtic League:

‘Something stinks about the Jones case and the smell doesn’t come from Mr Jones’s home it comes from the HQ of NW Police and RAF Valley!’

There is a bizarre case unfolding in North Wales at the moment surrounding the alleged activities of a man, John Arthur Jones, said at the start of his case last year to have become obsessed with the activities of military training aircraft over his home.

The summer solstice is the longest day of the year and in the northern hemisphere, it can fall on different dates from year to year, between 20 and 22 June. In the southern hemisphere it is between December 20 and December 23. In the Celtic nations in 2016, it falls on Monday 20 June. The winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year falls between 20 and 22 December.  In the Celtic homelands in 2016, this will fall on 21 December .

The Round Ireland Yacht Race began yesterday. The 63 yachts taking part set out on the 1,130 km 704 nautical mile journey from Wicklow (Irish: Cill Mhantáin) harbour. The Round Ireland Race is held every two years. The first boats are due back at Wicklow Head early on Moday morning. Progress of the race can be followed at: http://yb.tl/wicklowroundireland2016

By 2021 there will be an additional 180 highly paid professional positions within the EU bureaucracy for fluent Gaelic speakers.  This has come about as a result of the European Council policy for the upgrading of the Irish Language to “Fully Official EU Status”.

The Swansea chapter of RhAG (Parents for Welsh Medium Education) are submitting a demand to the local Council for two additional Welsh Medium schools to meet surging demand.  There are presently 11 Wesh Medium schools in Swansea but in some districts the number of pupils enrolled in Welsh Medium classes has caused over crowding.