Cardiff's Tafwyl festival marks 70 years of Welsh-medium schools

In September 1949, 19 pupils began their first day in a single classroom at Ninian Park Boys' School.
While the rest of the building was used for English-language lessons, this was Cardiff's first Welsh-medium school.
Seventy years later, the city has 17 primary schools teaching in the language and three secondary schools, with plans for a fourth.
A parade on Saturday marked the anniversary as part of the annual Tafwyl festival.

"The aim is to celebrate the incredible growth there has been in Cardiff's Welsh-medium schools since we both were among a handful of the earliest pupils," said Iolo Walters, who helped plan the event with Alwyn Evans.

"By now, our grandchildren are the third generation to attend these Welsh-medium schools."
They have produced many notable personalities - including actors Matthew Rhys and Ioan Gruffydd and rugby stars Jamie Roberts and Rhys Patchell.
When the first school was opened, only pupils from Welsh-speaking homes were accepted.
One of the original 19 children, John Ellerman, was transferred to Kitchener Road School because his parents did not speak Welsh.