English: Thank you, Llywydd. Yesterday, as noted by many of my fellow Members, the nation celebrated the Urdd's centenary. And we heard, through our Llywydd's excellent singing, that, as part of the celebrations, people of all ages were part of the Urdd's successful attempt to break two world records by singing 'Hei Mistar Urdd'. For me, the challenge summed up perfectly the Urdd's great strength, namely the organisation's role in promoting the Welsh language as a living, fun language that belongs to everyone, something that is just as relevant and important today as it was when the organisation was established back in 1922 by Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards. As he noted in an issue of Cymru'r Plant in 1922, 'Now in many villages, and almost every town in Wales, children play through the medium of English, they read English books, and they forget that they are Welsh.' The organisation's aim, therefore, was to safeguard the Welsh language in a world where English was increasingly dominating the lives of children in Wales. Over the decades that followed, the organisation went from strength to strength, leading to the establishment of the Urdd Eisteddfod, the residential centres in Llangrannog, Glan Llyn and now Cardiff, as well as a whole host of activities such as sports clubs, volunteering opportunities and humanitarian work. More recently, the Urdd played a prominent role in supporting refugees from Afghanistan, as well as ensuring access to the Urdd for all by offering membership for £1 to young people in receipt of free school meals. As the organisation evolves, millions of children and young people in Wales have benefited from its work. And because of this evolution, the organisation is as important and relevant today as it was in 1922. We wish the Urdd every success for the next 100 years.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ddoe, fel y nodwyd gan nifer o fy nghyd Aelodau, roedd y genedl yn dathlu canmlwyddiant yr Urdd. Ac fel y clywsom drwy ganu gwych ein Llywydd, fel rhan o'r dathliadau, bu pobl o bob oed yn rhan o her lwyddiannus yr Urdd i dorri dwy record y byd gan ganu 'Hei Mistar Urdd'. Imi, roedd yr her yn crynhoi yn berffaith cryfder mawr yr Urdd, sef rôl y sefydliad o ran hyrwyddo'r Gymraeg fel iaith fyw, hwyliog sy'n perthyn i bawb, rhywbeth sydd yr un mor berthnasol a phwysig heddiw ac yr oedd pan sefydlwyd y mudiad yn ôl yn 1922 gan Syr Ifan ab Owen Edwards. Fel y nododd mewn rhifyn o Cymru'r Plant yn 1922: 'Yn awr mewn llawer pentref, a bron ym mhob tref yng Nghymru, mae'r plant yn chwarae yn Saesneg, yn darllen llyfrau Saesneg, ac yn anghofio mai Cymry ydynt.' Nod y mudiad felly oedd amddiffyn y Gymraeg mewn byd lle roedd y Saesneg yn fwy fwy dominyddu bywydau plant Cymru. Dros y degawdau a ddilynodd, aeth y mudiad o nerth i nerth, gan arwain at sefydlu Eisteddfod yr Urdd a gwersylloedd Llangrannog, Glan Llyn a bellach Caerdydd, ynghyd a llu o weithgareddau, gan gynnwys clybiau chwaraeon, cyfleoedd gwirfoddoli a gwaith dyngarol. Yn fwy diweddar, chwaraeodd ran blaenllaw o ran cefnogi ffoaduriaid o Afghanistan ynghyd a sicrhau mynediad i bawb i'r Urdd drwy gynnig aelodaeth am £1 i blant a phobl ifanc sy'n derbyn cinio ysgol am ddim. Wrth i'r mudiad esblygu, mae miliynau o blant a phobl ifanc Cymru wedi elwa o waith y mudiad. Ac oherwydd yr esblygu hwn, mae'r mudiad yr un mor bwysig a pherthnasol heddiw ac yr oedd yn 1922. Dymunwn pob llwyddiant i'r mudiad ar gyfer y 100 mlynedd i ddod.