Government investmentOn Thursday, 20th March, the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg announced that the government would be investing £120,000 in Maga, the Cornish Language Partnership to promote and develop the Cornish language.
This means that local people can boost Cornwall’s economy and culture, building a stronger economy and fairer society. The funding from government will sit alongside money from local partners and will be used by the Cornish Language Partnership to promote Cornish. Their plans include working with businesses on the use of Cornish in branding and marketing Cornish products, and working with schools to increase the knowledge and use of the language.” Welcoming the news Julian German, the chair of the Cornish Language Partnership said: “This is news which will allow our programme of work to continue. Although it can be said that the government has responded positively in the current difficult economic climate, we are disappointed that the settlement is for one year only. We hope that together with the government we will be able to work towards an effective longer term plan in due course. We will strive to obtain Cornish language guidance across government departments and statutory bodies so that they implement their responsibilities under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and we will seek agreement from government to work constructively with us to achieve notification under part III of the Charter rather than the current Part II.” |
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He said: “Cornish is central to
Cornwall’s heritage and a living and growing language is what makes
the region distinct. The funding will help the Cornish Language
Partnership use the language to encourage more visitors to the area
by promoting this unique identity.