Welsh fury as Glan y Môr holiday park renamed in English after 100 years

Managers mentioned they needed a break with the previous after Glan y Môr gained a ‘dangerous status’ (Image: WNS)

The homeowners of a historic Welsh vacation park have sparked outrage from Welsh language campaigners by scrapping its native identify in favour of a half-English various.

Glan y Môr – which means ‘seaside’ – is to be known as Aber Bay after bosses determined the previous identify had grow to be ‘tarnished’ by the park’s ‘dangerous status’ underneath earlier administration.

The positioning in Ceredigion, close to Aberystwyth, was thought to have stored its Welsh identify for greater than a century.

‘Aber’ is a Welsh phrase referring to the mouth of a river, so the park’s new identify successfully means one thing like ‘Estuary Bay’ and has no connection to an present native place identify.

Welsh language marketing campaign group Cymdeithas yr Iaitha mentioned the transfer is a ‘step within the improper route’ and is asking for the Welsh authorities to drive homeowners Allens Caravans Estates right into a U-turn.

Cymdeithas chairman Jeff Smith mentioned: ‘The brand new names are continuously changing previous and historic names which might be woven into the material of our communities.’

‘As we perceive it, the vacation park has been generally known as Glan y Môr for over a century and this can be a descriptive and well-known identify.

‘Cymdeithas yr Iaith wish to see a sustainable tourism sector in Wales that works with and helps native communities, language and tradition.

The vacation park’s homeowners insisted they weren't attempting to undermine Welsh tradition (Image: WNS)

‘We subsequently see the renaming as a step within the improper route and would urge the homeowners of the vacation park to desert the renaming proposals.

‘The actual fact that the homeowners of the vacation park are allowed to anglicise the unique identify underlines the necessity for laws to guard Welsh language place names.

‘After years of delay, we have to see motion from the Welsh Authorities on this.’

A spokesperson for Allens Caravans, which took over the positioning in 2017, mentioned the re-branding was made following ‘cautious consideration’, including: ‘At no level was it felt that we have been attempting to detract from Welsh connections. Fairly the alternative.

‘Glan Y Môr didn't in earlier years have status and regardless of our greatest endeavors to market the park to new clients, we have been met with complaints and points previous to our possession, one thing that tarnished the identify and in flip was detrimental to shifting ahead with such a big redevelopment.’

The corporate mentioned the positioning’s farmhouse will preserve the historic identify and that its ‘heavy’ funding within the park will create jobs for locals.

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