A significant percentage of their staff are able to offer a fully bilingual service.
Within their specialist areas, they can deal with every enquiry or piece of work through the medium of Welsh.
Their website and a large amount of their marketing material is bilingual.
They have a close relationship with organisations that promote the Welsh language – organisations such as Mentrau Iaith Cymru, Menter a Busnes and Cwlwm Busnes. They collaborate with these groups on projects each year.
They see recruiting Welsh speaking staff as an advantage.
DEG welcomes written correspondence through the medium of English and Welsh. All correspondence received through the medium of Welsh will be answered in Welsh. We will make every effort to ensure that all correspondence received through the medium of Welsh is addressed within the same timeframe as English correspondence.
People are welcome to speak English or Welsh when dealing with DEG over the phone. If an employee is unable to provide a bilingual service, they will explain the situation to the individual and offer a Welsh-medium service from another employee of staff. If there are no Welsh speakers available, the person calling can choose to have a Welsh-speaking person give them a call back; submit the request in writing (hard copy/email); or continue the conversation through the medium of English.
DEG is currently ensuring that those wishing to have face-to-face contact with a Welsh-speaking employee can do so either physically or virtually, depending on working arrangements in place by DEG at the time. This may not always be possible, but efforts will be made to offer the full service as far as possible.
Everything we publish, including blogs, articles, social media posts, will be bilingual with Welsh first
DEG strives to encourage and support employees who wish to learn Welsh and to support staff who speak Welsh and wish to improve their language skills.
The identity and the image of the Bangor Diocese is completely bilingual. There will be principle of equality at all times, with the Welsh appearing above or before the English.
They strive to ensure that every message is given bilingually and at the same time on their social media accounts and they are also committed to providing a completely bilingual website.
They strive at all times to encourage and support staff who wish to learn Welsh and support staff who speak Welsh who want to improve their language skills.
They encourage individuals to feel comfortable in using their chosen language when worshiping. Similarly, they encourage individuals to contact them in their chosen language.
They give a proactive offer of Welsh to everyone by starting conversations in Welsh.
When welcoming guests and staff from outside Wales to the Diocese of Bangor they will educate them about the language and culture of Wales.
Education and Learning – Training with inclusion resources for coaches, volunteers, and education staff online and in person available bilingually.
Club and Partner Resources – Education lesson plans, templates, and guidance for clubs are provided in English and Welsh.
Welsh Team – Disability Sport Wales has team members across all parts of the organisation who can fully provide services and support in Welsh.
Website – we have a wider website and websites; www.insportseries.co.uk, and www.parasportfestival.co.uk) which offers a Welsh option to enable access to all elements of the website in Welsh.
Communication - social media and all direct communications are always shared bilingually with English and Welsh provided with equal status.
