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decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/63/Urdd_Logo_at_100_years.png/330px-Urdd_Logo_at_100_years.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Urdd_Logo_at_100_years.png 2x" data-file-width="436" data-file-height="229" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Centenary Urdd Logo with traditional white, red and green colours in a triangle.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data note">25 January 1922</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ifan_ab_Owen_Edwards" title="Ifan ab Owen Edwards">Ifan ab Owen Edwards</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Glan-llyn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-llyn (page does not exist)">Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-llyn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span class="country-name">United Kingdom (Wales)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Membership</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 55,000 (2021)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Official language </div></th><td class="infobox-data">Welsh</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Chief Executive</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Sian Lewis</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Mascot</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Mistar Urdd</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Young Trustees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Emily Pemberton, Deio Siôn Llewelyn Owen</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Staff</th><td class="infobox-data">390 (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Volunteers</th><td class="infobox-data">10,000 (2024)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.6em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.urdd.cymru/en">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3399436#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Urdd Gobaith Cymru</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Welsh pronunciation:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="cy-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Welsh" title="Help:IPA/Welsh">[ˈɨrð<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈɡɔbaɪθ<span class="wrap"> </span>ˈkəmrɨ]</a></span>; simply known as the <b>Urdd</b>) is Wales' largest youth organisation. It provides sports, arts, volunteering, apprenticeship, outdoor pursuits, humanitarian, international and residential opportunities for children and young people through the medium of <a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>. </p><p>Its main aim is to ensure that all young people in Wales are given the opportunity, through the medium of Welsh, to play a constructive role in the community, developing personal and social skills. To date, 4 million children and young people have engaged with the Urdd in one form or another. </p><p>The Urdd turned 100 on 25 January 2022 and celebrated by breaking two <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The youth organisation was awarded the First Minister’s Special Award at the 2022 St David Awards for everything it had achieved in a century of serving young people in Wales, sustaining Welsh as a living language, and in the most recent times exemplifying the Nation of Sanctuary approach to providing sanctuary, support and safety to people fleeing Afghanistan and Ukraine.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economic_impact">Economic impact</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Economic impact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to a report by Arad Research, the Urdd contributed £44.9 million to the Welsh economy in 2022-23.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 5 years, the Urdd’s economic worth has increased from £25.5 million to £44.9 million (an increase of 76%) and the organisation’s turnover has increased from £10.2 million to £19.6 million (88%).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Urdd Gobaith Cymru (or 'Urdd Gobaith Cymru Fach') was established by <a href="/wiki/Ifan_ab_Owen_Edwards" title="Ifan ab Owen Edwards">Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards</a> in <a href="/wiki/1922" title="1922">1922</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His aim was to protect the Welsh language in a world where the English language dominated every aspect of life outside the home and the chapel. In an issue of the magazine <i><span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Cymru’r Plant</i></span></i> in 1922 Sir Ifan said, "These days, in many villages, and in most towns in Wales, children play and read in English. They forget that they are Welsh." He appealed to the children of Wales to join a new organisation that offered opportunities through the medium of Welsh, and as a result, Urdd Gobaith Cymru was established.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Nearly a century later, Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the main youth organisation in Wales, has over 56,000 members, belonging to over 900 branches who take part in a wide range of activities.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>It had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic as an organisation that thrives over face to face activities like sporting and cultural events. It had estimated that due to the pandemic it would make a £3.8 million loss and an overall £14m reduction in income. It had to cut jobs in the organisation by half, over 160.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However by 2024, a team of 390 staff and 10,000 volunteers champion young Welsh speakers through cultural, sports, and social endeavours. The current Chief Executive of Urdd Gobaith Cymru is Siân Lewis.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mistar_Urdd">Mistar Urdd</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Mistar Urdd"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mistar_Urdd_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg/225px-Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg/300px-Mistar_Urdd_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1568" data-file-height="1568" /></a><figcaption>Modern Mistar Urdd plush toy</figcaption></figure> <p><span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Mistar Urdd</i></span> (<span class="gloss-quot">'</span><span class="gloss-text">Mr Urdd</span><span class="gloss-quot">'</span>) is the Urdd mascot, based on the Urdd Gobaith Cymru logo and badge. Mistar Urdd has his own song 'Hey Mistar Urdd'.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 January 2022, the date that the organisation celebrated its 100th birthday, it broke two <a href="/wiki/Guinness_World_Records" title="Guinness World Records">Guinness World Records</a> for the most videos uploaded to Twitter and Facebook of people singing the same song in an hour.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Eisteddfod_yr_Urdd">Eisteddfod yr Urdd</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Eisteddfod yr Urdd"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Urdd_National_Eisteddfod" title="Urdd National Eisteddfod">Urdd National Eisteddfod</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg/220px-Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg/330px-Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg/440px-Urdd_Eisteddfod_2017_-_29_May_-_Pavilion_interior_during_Cerdd_Dant_competition.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5184" data-file-height="3888" /></a><figcaption>Pavilion interior during Cerdd Dant competition at the 2017 <a href="/wiki/Urdd_National_Eisteddfod" title="Urdd National Eisteddfod">Eisteddfod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bridgend" title="Bridgend">Bridgend</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <i>Urdd National Eisteddfod</i> (<a href="/wiki/Welsh_language" title="Welsh language">Welsh</a>: <i lang="cy">Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru</i> or <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd</i></span>) is an annual Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. Arguably Europe's largest youth festival, it is usually held during the last week of May, coinciding with schools' half term holiday. The location is decided a few years beforehand and alternates between North and South Wales. </p><p>The Eisteddfod consists of competitive singing, <a href="/wiki/Recitation" title="Recitation">recitation</a>, art, composition, dance and <a href="/wiki/Instrumental" title="Instrumental">instrumental</a> events for contestants aged between 7 and 25 years. Regional qualifying heats are held in advance around Wales.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2019, the <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Eisteddfod yr Urdd</i></span> was held in Cardiff Bay. In 2020 and 2021, it was planned to be held in <a href="/wiki/Denbigh" title="Denbigh">Denbigh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Llandovery" title="Llandovery">Llandovery</a> respectively, but these were cancelled due to the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. Instead an online event was held called '<span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Eisteddfod T</i></span>'. Free entry was announced for the <a href="/wiki/Denbigh" title="Denbigh">Denbigh</a> Eisteddfod in 2022 following confirmation of £527,000 funding from the Welsh Government.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (November 2023)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023 the Eisteddfod was held in <a href="/wiki/Carmarthenshire" title="Carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a> and the 2024 Eisteddfod in <a href="/wiki/Meifod" title="Meifod">Meifod</a>, <a href="/wiki/Powys" title="Powys">Powys</a> attracted a record-breaking 100,454 registrations to compete.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Eisteddfod yr Urdd Dur a Môr 2025</i></span> will be held in <a href="/wiki/Margam_Country_Park" title="Margam Country Park">Margam Park</a>, Port Talbot, before visiting <a href="/wiki/Anglesey" title="Anglesey">Anglesey</a> (<span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">Ynys Môn</i></span>) in 2026 and <a href="/wiki/Newport,_Wales" title="Newport, Wales">Newport</a> for the first time ever in 2027.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Residential_centres">Residential centres</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Residential centres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1275594942">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{width:100%!important}}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery{display:table}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-default{background:transparent;margin-top:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left{float:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right{float:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-none{float:none}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-center .gallery{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-left .gallery{justify-content:left}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-right .gallery{justify-content:right}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery-collapsible{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div{display:table-cell;padding:0 4px 4px;text-align:center;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .main>div{display:table-cell}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallery.gallery.gallery{line-height:1.35em;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;column-gap:4px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div{display:table-cell;padding:4px;text-align:right;font-size:85%;line-height:1em}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .title>div *,.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .footer>div *{overflow:visible}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .gallerybox img{background:none!important}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img{outline:solid var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)1px}.mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb{background:var(--background-color-base,#fff)!important}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "],html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .skin-invert-image .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb.thumb.thumb img{outline:solid #d7d7d7 1px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .skin-invert-image .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb.thumb.thumb img{background:none!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb img:not([alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]):not([alt*="\200b \200b \200c "]){background:white!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]{filter:invert(1)hue-rotate(180deg)}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .bordered-images .thumb img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "],html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .skin-invert-image .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb.thumb.thumb img{outline:solid #d7d7d7 1px}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .skin-invert-image .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb.thumb.thumb img{background:none!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery .whitebg .thumb img:not([alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]):not([alt*="\200b \200b \200c "]){background:white!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .mod-gallery img[alt*="\200b \200b \200b "]{filter:invert(1)hue-rotate(180deg)}}</style><div class="mod-gallery mod-gallery-default mod-gallery-right"><div class="title"><div>Urdd residential centres</div></div><div class="main"><div><ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional nochecker bordered-images whitebg"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gwersyll Llangrannog, Ceredigion"><img alt="Gwersyll Llangrannog, Ceredigion" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg/160px-Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg/240px-Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg/320px-Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="385" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gwersyll Llangrannog, <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Gwersyll Glan-llyn, Bala, Gwynedd"><img alt="Gwersyll Glan-llyn, Bala, Gwynedd" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg/133px-Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg/200px-Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg/267px-Glan_Llyn_-_geograph.org.uk_-_139610.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gwersyll Glan-llyn, <a href="/wiki/Bala,_Gwynedd" title="Bala, Gwynedd">Bala, Gwynedd</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Urdd,_Caerdydd.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Gwersyll Caerdydd (Cardiff)"><img alt="Gwersyll Caerdydd (Cardiff)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG/133px-Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG" decoding="async" width="133" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG/200px-Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG/267px-Urdd%2C_Caerdydd.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Gwersyll Caerdydd (<a href="/wiki/Cardiff" title="Cardiff">Cardiff</a>)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 195px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 190px; height: 130px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire"><img alt="Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg/133px-Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg" decoding="async" width="133" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg/200px-Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg/267px-Fferm_Pentre_Ifan_-_geograph.org.uk_-_225096.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pentre Ifan, <a href="/wiki/Pembrokeshire" title="Pembrokeshire">Pembrokeshire</a></div> </li> </ul></div></div></div> <p>Every year almost 103,000 visitors and over 850 primary and secondary schools in Wales attend the Urdd’s residential centres. <sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2019 marked the beginning of a £11million capital project to expand and develop the Urdd's residential centres. The investment supports the Urdd's vision to offer pioneering, modern centres to increase the organisation's wellbeing and outdoor learning opportunities for children, young people and schools across Wales.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Urdd offers residential experiences through its 4 residential centres: </p> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gwersyll yr Urdd Llangrannog (page does not exist)">Gwersyll Llangrannog</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Llangrannog" class="extiw" title="cy:Gwersyll yr Urdd Llangrannog">cy</a>]</span>, <a href="/wiki/Ceredigion" title="Ceredigion">Ceredigion</a>, providing recreational activities, including horse riding and skiing<br />(<i>Gwersyll</i> = "camp").</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Glan-llyn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-llyn (page does not exist)">Gwersyll Glan-llyn</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Glan-llyn" class="extiw" title="cy:Gwersyll yr Urdd Glan-llyn">cy</a>]</span> is a multi activity centre situated on the shores of Bala Lake (Llyn Tegid) near <a href="/wiki/Bala,_Gwynedd" title="Bala, Gwynedd">Bala, Gwynedd</a>.</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Caerdydd&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gwersyll yr Urdd Caerdydd (page does not exist)">Gwersyll Caerdydd</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwersyll_yr_Urdd_Caerdydd" class="extiw" title="cy:Gwersyll yr Urdd Caerdydd">cy</a>]</span> located in <a href="/wiki/Cardiff_Bay" title="Cardiff Bay">Cardiff Bay</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pentre_Ifan" title="Pentre Ifan">Pentre Ifan</a>, Pembrokeshire, a centre for environmental and wellbeing experiences.</li></ul> <p>The Urdd's Residential Centre in Cardiff has been home to refugee families from Afghanistan,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and more than 70 families from Ukraine were welcomed to Gwersyll Llangrannog in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023 the Urdd opened Wales' first environmental and wellbeing centre in Pentre Ifan, Pembrokeshire. Pentre Ifan offers an escape from the digital world, where young people are encouraged to connect with their environmental and cultural landscape, and get to experience a more sustainable lifestyle.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sports">Sports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2019 the organisation said it offered activities for children and young people across the country, from 250 weekly sports clubs (3,500 youngsters attending) to nearly 200 competitions for 44,000 competitors.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This includes the annual Urdd <a href="/wiki/Welsh_Rugby_Union" title="Welsh Rugby Union">WRU</a> rugby 7's tournament, which attracts over 7,000 players.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Apprenticeships">Apprenticeships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Apprenticeships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Urdd's Apprenticeship Department is a leading<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Puffery" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="Unverified descriptions (February 2025)">peacock prose</span></a></i>]</sup> provider of apprenticeships within the post-16 education sector in Wales, specialising in Welsh and bilingual apprenticeships in sport, leisure, outdoor education, childcare, education and youth sectors. </p><p>Since 2014 the department has been committed to bridging the gap between education and employment and has helped over 1,000 individuals to gain hands-on experience and acquire industry-recognised qualifications.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Urdd has facilitated the training of more than 600 apprentices, has enabled 400 individuals to acquire Essential Skills Qualifications, and works in partnership with over 80 employers, training providers and colleges on a yearly basis, ensuring access to Welsh medium and bilingual education for all.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Community_and_youth_work">Community and youth work</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Community and youth work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Urdd's Community Department focuses on providing arts opportunities to members across Wales, supporting thousands of volunteers to arrange activities to encourage and enable children and young people to socialise through the medium of Welsh outside the classroom. They also support schools to compete in <a href="/wiki/Eisteddfod_yr_Urdd" class="mw-redirect" title="Eisteddfod yr Urdd">Eisteddfod yr Urdd</a> and help develop the Urdd’s <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">adrannau</i></span> and <span title="Welsh-language text"><i lang="cy">aelwydydd</i></span> (junior and youth clubs).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Peace_and_Goodwill_Message">Peace and Goodwill Message</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Peace and Goodwill Message"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Every May since 1922, the young people of Wales have written and sent a <a href="/wiki/Urdd_Peace_and_Goodwill_Message" title="Urdd Peace and Goodwill Message">Peace and Goodwill Message</a> to young people all over the world. The Urdd has been responsible for arranging the message since 1955.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>This is the only message of its kind in the world - and it is delivered in over 60 languages. Over the years the Message’s topics have included the atomic bomb, refugees, poverty, war and violence and this year the message focuses on the climate crisis. The message’s reach is now unbelievable<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Puffery" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="Unverified descriptions (February 2025)">peacock prose</span></a></i>]</sup> thanks to social media.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The 2024 Peace and Goodwill Message celebrated the centenary of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Welsh_Women%E2%80%99s_Peace_Petition_1923-24&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923-24 (page does not exist)">Welsh Women’s Peace Petition 1923-24</a>, and underlines the ongoing need to advocate for peace.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To create the 2024 Peace and Goodwill Message, the Urdd held a workshop with female attendees, to reflect the message of the Welsh women's petition 1923-1924. Elan Evans and the poet and singer, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Casi_Wyn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Casi Wyn (page does not exist)">Casi Wyn</a>, participated in discussions amongst the young women, to shape the direction of the message.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2025)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="From_Wales_to_the_world">From Wales to the world</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Urdd_Gobaith_Cymru&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: From Wales to the world"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Urdd works with partners such as Welsh Government, British Council, BBC, FAW, WRU, Commonwealth Games, S4C, Wales Arts International to expand its work and reach internationally through projects in the USA,<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ireland,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> France,<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Germany,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kenya,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> New Zealand,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> India,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Patagonia, Hungary, Brussels, Cameroon, Australia, Japan and elsewhere. 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