Newyddion da

Bydd grŵp sgwrsio Cymraeg yn gyfarfod wythnosol yn ystod y tymhorau yn Queen Mary’s College o’r seithfed ar hugain o Fedi 2011 ymlaen. Amcan y grŵp bydd i ddarparu ymarfer siarad â chyfleoedd dysgu anffurfiol i’w aelodau. Fel arfer bydd y sesiynau yn gynnwys:

• Amser darllen – Modrybedd Afradlon gan Mihangel Morgan
• Gwylio a thrafod clipiau fidio
• Cerdd a chan
• Sgwrs amserol
• Cymru Heddiw – eitem o’r newyddion Cymreig
• Fy ngeiriadur - pawb yn cyfranu 5 geiriau newydd
• Atebion i broblemau gramadegol

Bellach, bydd y grŵp yn gynnig gymorth cilyddol i rain sy’n dewis i weithio yn annibynnol tuag at ei safon nesaf o arholiad CBAC.

Efallai, bydd y grŵp yn trefnu mynychiad â chyrsiau penwythnos yng Ngwent, yn Llundain neu gwneud ymgais yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol nesaf ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn 2012

Swyddogion 2011/2012


Arweinydd : Anwen Foy
Bydd Anwen yn cyfarwyddo'r gweithgareddau’r iaith. Hi fydd y beirniad uchaf mewn unrhyw ddadl ynglŷn â gramadeg Cymraeg neu ynganu .

Ysgrifennyddes: Joyce Phillips
Bydd Joyce yn cyfathrebu a QMC ynglŷn dyddiadau a hi bydd cysylltiad y Coleg mewn unrhyw argyfwng. Bydd Joyce yn cadw rhestr o aelodau a'u manylion cyswllt.

Ysgrifenyddes gynorthwyol: Julia Towsend Rose
Bydd Julia yn helpu Joyce a chymryd drosodd petai hi’n absennol.


Meistr y wefan Malcolm Chappell
Bydd Malcolm yn gynnal a chadw'r wefan Cymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke fel cyfrwng cyfathrebu a chyhoeddusrwydd y grŵp. Bydd Malcolm yn trafod unrhyw gwestiwn sy’n ymddangos ar y safle.


Ysgrifennydd Cymdeithasol : Mervyn Czarnecki
Pwrpas i’w cael ei diffinio


Ymgynhorydd Tafodiath Cwmaman: Ryland Lee
Does dim pwrpas o gwbl i’r swydd hon

Good News

There will be a Welsh Conversation Group meeting weekly in term times at Queen Mary’s College from 27th  September 2011. The aim of the group will be to provide conversation practice and informal learning opportunities for its members. Typically sessions will include

• Amser darllen – Group reading of Modrybedd Afradlon by Mihangel Morgan

• Gwylio a thrafod clipiau fidio - watching and discussing video clips

• Cerdd a chan - Poetry and music

• Sgwrs amserol - Occassional discussions

• Cymru Heddiw – eitem o’r newyddion Cymreig

• Fy ngeiriadur - everyone contributes 5 new words

• Atebion i broblemau gramadegol - Answers to grammatical questions

In addition the group will be a mutual support for those choosing to work independently towards the next level of WJEC examination work.

The Group might also organise small group attendance at weekend courses in Gwent or London or provide an entry for the 2012 Eisteddfod in Pen-y-Bont

Officers 2011/2012

Leader: Anwen Foy

Anwen will direct the language activities of the group and be the final voice on all disputes concerning Welsh grammar or pronunciation.

Secretary: Joyce Phillips

Joyce will liaise with QMC over all booking dates and act as their point of contact for any emergencies or queries. Joyce will also maintain a list of attendees and their contact details

Assistant Secretary: Julia Towsend Rose

To assist Joyce and deputise in her absence

Web Master: Malcolm Chappell

To maintain the Cymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke blog as a communication channel and publicity outlet for the group. Malcolm will also deal will any queries that come in via the blog.

Social Secretary: Mervyn Czarnecki

Role to be defined

Aman Valley Dialect Advisor: Ryland Lee

No function

Newyddion Drwg (neu gymysg?)

Bydd y holl Adran Addysg ar Gyfer Oedolion yng Ngholeg Brenhines Fair (Queen Mary’s College) yn cau ar ddiwedd y tymor presennol oherwydd y toriadau yn y drefn addysg Lloegr. Felly bydd y pum mlynedd o gyrsiau CBAC Cymraeg yn Basingstoke yn dod i ben ar yr un pryd.

Mae hynny yn newyddion trist iawn. Roedd QMC yr unig ganolfan tu hwnt i Gymru, ag eithriad Llundain a Threlew, i gynnal cyrsiau CBAC Cymraeg ar Gyfer Oedolion. Rydyn ni’n ffynnu ers pum mlynedd ac mae dros saith deg o oedolion lleol wedi cael blas - neu rywbeth mwy - ar Y Gymraeg. Tybed, profwyd yr awch am yr iaith, hyd yn oed mewn llefydd mor Seisnig â Hampshire. Dyddiau ‘ma mae’r Gymru ym mhobman! Yr uchelgais oedd gosod patrwm gallai cael ei gopïo mewn colegau addysg bellach eraill. Ond, death tro ar fyd ac mae rhaid i’r datblygiad hwnna aros tan ddyddiau gwell yn y byd addysg Seisnig

Coleg y chweched Dosbarth yw QMC. Gwnaeth y Pennaeth y penderfyniad difrifol ‘ma er mwyn warchod ei ddarpariaeth 16-19 rhag effeithiai'r gostyngiad yn ei gyllid. Mae’n anodd ei feirniadu. I roi rhywfaint o gysur i’r Gymru ( a’r nifer fawr o Saeson sy’n gwerthfawrogi’r gweithgareddau Cymraeg) mae’r coleg wedi cynnig cyfleusterau yn rhad ac am ddim am flwyddyn gron i rai syth eisiau arnynt sefydlu cylch siaradwyr a dysgwyr Cymraeg yn yr ardal.

Mae dwsin o’r grŵp wedi derbyn yr her ac yn ail drefnu pethau ar hyn o bryd i adeiladu ar sil yn pum mlynedd gynt. Mae Anwen Foy yn athrawes brofiadol gyda gradd yn y Gymraeg o Brifysgol Abertawe. Bydd hi’n arwain gweithgareddau’r iaith. Bydd y safle we hwn yn trawsnewid i hybi’r grŵp newydd.

Wyliwch am manylion pellachfan hyn yn fuan.

Bad News (or mixed?)
The Queen Mary’s College Adult Education Department will close at the end of the current term as a result of the cuts in the English Education budgets.
 This is very sad news. Basingstoke was the only centre outside Wales, apart from London and Trelew, to act as a centre for the WJEC Welsh for Adults courses. We thrived for five years and over 70 local adults have in that time attended Welsh Language courses. Maybe we proved that there is demand for Welsh even in places as “English” as Hampshire. These days the Welsh get everywhere! The ambition was to establish a pattern which could be duplicated in other FE and Sixth Form Colleges in England. But - the world changed, and that ambition will have to wait for better times in English education.
 Queen Mary’s College is a sixth form college The Principal made this decision in order to safeguard his 16-19 provision from the effects of reductions in the College budget. It’s hard to blame him. To give some consolation to the Welsh (and the many English who value the Welsh Language activities) the College has offered free facilities for a full academic year to those who wish to form a Welsh Speakers and Learners Circle for the area.

A dozen of the group have accepted the challenge and arrangements are now being made to re-organise and build on the foundations of the last five years. Anwen Foy is an experienced teacher with a degree in Welsh from Swansea University. She will be leading the language work. This site will also be reformed to support the new group’s activities.

More details here soon.

Newyddion da!

Safodd naw o ymgeiswyr arholiadau CBAC Cymraeg ar gyfer Oedolion yn Basingstoke eleni.

Safon Sylfaen
Claire Gaddy
Emma Loveridge
Michael Rogers
Karen Rogers
Bryan Smith
Julia Towsend Rose
Barbara Wells

Safon Mynediad
Anita Roderick
Sarah Rose

Nawr rhaid aros am y canlyniadau tan ganol Mis Awst. Cwblheuodd deuddeg eraill cyrsiau Trafod yr Iaith neu Ddechreuwyr eleni

Trafod yr Iaith
Malcolm Chappell
Mervyn Czarnecki
Ryland Lee
Joyce Phillips
David Rhydderch

Dechreuwyr
David Ball
Sarah Denly
Mike Hale
Lauren Muncey
Mick Price
Karen Rutland

Llongyfarchiadau i bob un ohonynt!

Mae'r flwyddyn newydd wedi dechrau a dw i'n falch cael dweud bydd chwech ar hugain o aelodau yn y tri dosbarth Cymraeg. Mae digon o resymau i edrych ymlaen gyda disgwyliadau mawr eleni. Sef,

• Llawer o “lyfli”aelodau newydd
• Roedd y marciau yn yr arholiadau 2010 yn uchel a phasiodd pawb.
• Bydd yr Anwen Foy hyfryd yn ymuno a’r tîm tiwtoriaid
• Bydd dau siaradwr Cymraeg eu mam iaith yn dod i roi her i'r dysgwyr yn ystod y tymor.
• Mae’r staff derbynfa wedi cael eu hyfforddi sut i gyfarch pawb yn y Gymraeg

Felly - gawn ni hwyl! Os ydych chi am ymuno nawr yw'r amser! Ffoniwch 01256 417517 a gofyn am Angie new Sharon. Neu os ydych chi am sgwrs dros ddysgu Cymraeg yn Basingstoke ffoniwch fi, Gareth Thomas, ar 01256 389414.


The new academic year has started and I am pleased to be able to report that twenty six people have signed up for the three Welsh classes. There a lots of reasons for looking forward with high expectations this year. Namely,

• Lots of lovely new members
• The marks were high and everybody passed
• The delightful Anwen Foy will be joining the tutorial team.
• There will be two first language Welsh speakers coming to provide a challenge for learners
• The reception team have received special training in greeting learners in Welsh.

So we will have fun! If you would like to join now’s the time! Phone 01256 417517 and ask for Sharon or Angie. Or if you would like to talk about learning Welsh in Basingstoke ring me, Gareth Thomas, on 01256 389414

Canlyniadau Arholiad/Examination Results 2010

Llongyfarchiadau i bawb safodd yr Arholiadau Cymraeg ar gyfer oedolion CBAC yn Basingstoke eleni. Pasiodd bawb!
Mis Mehefin diwethaf safodd naw o ymgeiswyr yr arholiad CBAC Mynediad a phedwar y safon nesaf, sef Sylfaen. Llwyddodd pawb i’w pasio. Roedd marc cyfartaledd y grŵp Mynediad 92.1%. Enillodd Claire Gaddy marc eithriadol o uchel o 97.5%.
Roedd y marc cyfartaledd ar ran y grŵp Sylfaen 83%. Enillodd dau ymgeisydd, Joyce Phillps a Malcolm Chappell, rhagoriaethau.
Ymlaen a ni!

Congratulations to everyone who sat the WJEC Welsh for Adults examinations in Basingstoke this year. Everybody passed!

Last June nine candidates sat the the WJEC Entry Level and four the next level up, Foundation. Everyone passed. The average mark of the Entry group was 92.1%. Clare Gaddy gained an exceptionally high mark of 97.5%.
The average mark of the Foundation group was 83%. Two candidates, Joyce Phillips and Malcolm Chappell won distinctions.
Onwards and upwards!

Daeth Parti o ddeg o Basingstoke i gymryd rhan yn yr Eisteddfod eleni yng Nglyn Ebwy. Arhosodd rhai gyda'u perthnasau, rhai mewn gwestai a gyrrodd rhai o Hampshire i Lyn Ebw a nôl yr un diwrnod.

Blaen llaw roedd Joyce Phillips, y dau Rogers (Michael a Karen) a Bryan Smith wedi cynnig gwaith ysgrifenedig. Pob clod i Joyce am ennill lle yn yr ail ddosbarth gyda'i darn o ryddiaith ar destun "Diwrnod Perffaith". Cafod cerdyn post Michael a'i brofiad anffodus mewn carafán yn Abergele ei son amdano gan beirniad y cystadleuaeth ar gyfer fyfyrwyr mynediad. Felly'r cwynion Karen am yr octopws a sclodion seimlyd cafodd hi yn Benidorm a’r teimladau flinedig Bryan ar ol dringo’r Wyddfa.

Cymeron nhw i gyd rhan mewn Cystadleuaeth 119 "Parti Llefau" ar gyfer dysgwyr. Ymddangoson dan y teitl "Cymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke”. Roedd y croeso yn gynnes gyda llawer iawn o bobl yn rhyfeddu bod math brwdfrydedd dros yr Iaith wedi ymddangos o dre mor Seisnig â Basingstoke. Doedd y garfan ddim wedi cael ymarfer dros y pythefnos cyn yr ŵyl ond ar y diwrnod penodol, trefnodd Gill Griffiths o’r Swyddfa’r Eisteddfod cyfle i ni feddiannu un o'r ddwy babell Cymdeithasau. Diolch Gill.
Daeth nifer of bobl draw i'w gefnogi ar ddechrau'r gystadleuaeth. Perthnasau o Gymru, ffrindiau, a hyn yn oed, y canwr enwog ei hun, Bryn Fon. Roedd y perfformiad yn wych gyda phawb ar ben eu camp ond ----enillon nhw ddim. Yn anffodus roedd hi'n gas gyda'r beirniaid ein bod nhw wedi cael eu harwain. Dydy honna ddim rhan o'r traddodiad parti llafaru mynnon nhw. Ond ychwanegon " Cawsom fwynhad o wrando ar eich dehongliad. Grŵp arbennig. Daliwch ati"
Roedd pawb yn uchel eu clod am eu hymgais a llawn rhyfeddod dros frwdfrydedd y grŵp o Basingstoke. Dywedodd Jo Knell, Swyddog Datblygu'r Gymraeg yr Eisteddfod, “Diolch o galon i bawb o griw Basingstoke am ddod i’r Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ac am gefnogi gweithgareddau Maes D. Pob hwyl i chi am y dyfodol a chofiwch i gadw mewn cysylltiad. Edrchyaf ymlaen at eich gweld eto'r flwyddyn nesaf!"

Gobeithio!

A group of ten from Basingstoke took part in the National Eisteddfod in Ebbw Vale this year. Some stayed with relatives, some in hotels and some drove all the way from Hampshire and back the same day.
Before hand Joyce Phillips and the two Rogers (Karen and Michael) and Bryan Smith had entered written work. All praise to Joyce for winning a place in the second class with her piece of writing “A Perfect Day” Michael’s postcard describing his unfortunate experience in a caravan in Abergele received mention by the judges. So did Karen’s complaints about the octopus and greasy chips she had in Benidorm and Bryan’s tiredness after climbing Snowdon.
The entire group took part in the Competition 119 “Choral Speaking” for learners. They appeared under the title “Basingstoke Welsh Fellowship”. They received a very warm welcome with many people wondering at such enthusiasm for the language from a town as English as Basingstoke. The group had not been able to rehearse for the previous fortnight but on the morning Gill Griffiths from the Eisteddfod Office arranged for us to take over one of the Societies Pavilions. Thank you Gill.
Many people came to support the group at the start of the competition. Relatives from Wales, friends and even the famous Welsh singer, Bryn Fon. The performance was great with everyone on top form but -----they did not win. The judges did not like the fact that the group had a leader which, they insisted, was against the tradition of choral speaking. However they did add “We enjoyed listening to your interpretation. A very special group. Keep at it.”
There was high praise for the efforts of the group and appreciation of the enthusiasm of the group from Basingstoke. Jo Knell, the Language Development officer of the Eisteddfod remarked, “ Thanks from the heart to everyone on the Basingstoke group for coming to the National Eisteddfod and supporting the activities in Maes D. Every joy for the future and keep in touch. I look forward to seeing you again next year!”

I hope so.

Yr Eisteddfod

Dydd Mercher Awst 4ydd -13:00
Maes D
Dysgu'r Gymraeg yn Lloegr
Bydd Jonathan Simcock o’r Cylch Dysgwyr Cymraeg Derby a finnau, Gareth Thomas, o’r Gymrodoriaeth Cymraeg Basingstoke yn gwneud cyflwyniad a thrafod y problemau, y cyfleoedd a’r dyfodol dysgu Cymraeg yn Lloegr. Y pwrpas bydd i drafod sut i wella’r ddarpariaeth er mwyn rhoi cyfle i’r hanner filiwn (neu fwy) o Gymry di-Gymraeg yn Lloegr gael dysgu eu hiaith eu hunain.

Wednesday, 4th August - 13:00
Maes D
Learning Welsh in England
Jonathan Simcock of the Derby Welsh Circle and myself, Gareth Thomas, of the Basingstoke Welsh Learners will be giving a presentation to discuss the problems, the opportunities and the future of learning Welsh in England. The purpose will be to discuss how to improve the provision so as to give the half million or more non-Welsh speaking Welsh people in England the opportunity to learn their own language.