English: Diolch, Llywydd. Last Friday, it was my great pleasure to join the community of Bedlinog, in my constituency, as they celebrated the opening of their community library. I've sat in this Chamber too often hearing about the loss of local services in so many communities in Wales, as we are unable to avoid the impact and the consequences of pressures caused by austerity and budget cuts. But, thankfully, in many cases, the response to these problems has been the initiative of local people who want to protect and improve their own community, and that is the story of Bedlinog community library. At a time when over 400 libraries across the country have closed, it is the effort of so many volunteers that has been a key part in securing, and now looking to expand, this local service - none more so than the school employee Ann Mills, who has driven this project with support from Bedlinog Community Council, the county borough council, and Welsh Government. The volunteering efforts provided the spark, not just for this library, but for taking the community at Bedlinog forwards, with many other activities and projects planned on the back of this. It's clear to me that this group of volunteers, with the well-being of Bedlinog at heart, now also holds a bigger vision for their village: a village in which this service and the school grows as a hub for supporting the life of the community. This is a venture worthy of acknowledgement in this place, because it's inspiring to see a community come together and respond to adverse circumstances in the way that Bedlinog has. So, well done and thank you to you all.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Ddydd Gwener diwethaf, roedd yn bleser mawr ymuno â chymuned Bedlinog, yn fy etholaeth, wrth iddynt ddathlu agoriad eu llyfrgell gymunedol. Yn rhy aml, rwyf wedi eistedd yn y Siambr hon a chlywed am golli gwasanaethau lleol mewn cynifer o gymunedau yng Nghymru, oherwydd na allwn osgoi effaith a chanlyniadau'r pwysau a achoswyd gan gyni a thoriadau i'r gyllideb. Ond diolch byth, mewn llawer o achosion, yr ymateb i'r problemau hyn yw menter pobl leol sydd eisiau diogelu a gwella eu cymuned eu hunain, a dyna stori llyfrgell gymunedol Bedlinog. Ar adeg pan fo dros 400 o lyfrgelloedd ar draws y wlad wedi cau, mae ymdrech cynifer o wirfoddolwyr wedi chwarae rhan allweddol yn sicrhau, a bellach yn ystyried ehangu, y gwasanaeth lleol hwn - yn arbennig y gweithiwr ysgol, Ann Mills, sydd wedi gyrru'r prosiect gyda chefnogaeth gan Gyngor Cymuned Bedlinog, y cyngor bwrdeistref sirol, a Llywodraeth Cymru. Darparodd yr ymdrechion gwirfoddoli y wreichionen, nid yn unig ar gyfer y llyfrgell hon, ond ar gyfer datblygu cymuned Bedlinog, gyda llawer o weithgareddau a prosiectau eraill yn cael eu cynllunio o ganlyniad i hyn. Mae'n amlwg i mi fod gan y grŵp hwn o wirfoddolwyr, gyda llesiant Bedlinog yn ganolog i'w gwaith, weledigaeth ehangach ar gyfer eu pentref yn awr hefyd: pentref lle mae'r gwasanaeth hwn a'r ysgol yn tyfu fel canolbwynt ar gyfer cefnogi bywyd y gymuned. Dyma fenter sy'n haeddu cydnabyddiaeth yn y lle hwn, oherwydd mae gweld cymuned yn dod ynghyd ac yn ymateb i amgylchiadau anffafriol yn y ffordd y mae Bedlinog wedi'i wneud yn ysbrydoliaeth. Felly, da iawn a diolch i chi i gyd.