We鈥檙e thrilled to welcome Emily Johnson of Emily鈥檚 Miles of Smiles to our Welsh Champion Honours List!
Emily is celebrating 10 years in business this year, and what better way to mark the milestone than by becoming one of our incredible Welsh language ambassadors.
Based in Abertillery, Emily鈥檚 journey with Welsh began in January when she noticed more parents seeking Welsh-medium childcare. With passion and determination, she embraced the challenge鈥攁nd hasn鈥檛 looked back!
鈥淚鈥檝e got an allotment and the older generation used to laugh when I started learning Welsh. Now they call me the Welsh lady and greet me with 鈥楥roeso鈥� or 鈥楬wyl fawr鈥欌�擨鈥檝e even taught them a few words!鈥�
Emily now works at Cylch Meithrin Brynithel, where she鈥檚 gaining confidence reading Welsh books to children and using everyday phrases. Her love of the language has even made family trips to North Wales more meaningful.
鈥淚鈥檓 Welsh鈥擨 should be able to speak our language. I鈥檓 proud I鈥檓 learning, and I want to be fluent. That鈥檚 the plan!鈥�
Emily began her journey with the Camau () project via and has jumped at every free course offered. Her advice? Give it a go. Keep going. It belongs to all of us.
Congratulations, Emily, on 10 years of inspiring young minds and for being a true champion of our language and culture.
Know someone making a difference with Welsh in your community? Nominate them by emailing Cymraeg@blaenau-gwent.gov.uk.
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