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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Steven Morris

Second homes ‘destroying’ Welsh-speaking areas, say campaigners

People gathering outside Caernarfon castle
King Charles’ investiture as Prince of Wales took place at Caernarfon castle in 1969 and the rally was designed to highlight the contrast between the huge wealth of a few and the desperate need of some within Welsh-speaking communities. Photograph: Cymdeithas yr Iaith

More than 1,000 people gathered outside Caernarfon Castle in north Wales for a rally protesting against second homes, which they say are “destroying” Welsh language strongholds.

Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith (the Welsh Language Society) are calling for a new Property Act to protect communities in language heartlands such as Gwynedd in the north and Pembrokeshire in the south-west.

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