Lyther dhiworth Ray Edwards yn kever kov Davydh Balhatchet

A Gerneweger da, Dr David Balhatchet, Mab Frynkes, Barth Kernow Davydh a verwis a-varra an vlydhen ma hag y feu y lusow lesys der an als war-nans orth Treskor ogas dhe Lanwedhennek, tyller teg meurgerys ganso. Yn kettermyn esedhva a brenn a veu sekrys dh'y gov hag Ann Jenkin, kyns Bardh Meur, a ros pregoth yn Kernewek ha Sowsnek a-barth Richard Jenkin, kyns Barth Meur, ha koweth Davydh wosa 1943 na ylli dos dhe'n solempnyta awos kleves.  Tewlys veu ynstallya an esedhva war an als ogas dhe'n le may feu lesys an lusow, mes Konsel an Blyw ny vynn ri kummyas kynth yw kenderow Davydh perghennek an tir. Ytho yma an konsel ow skonya tra a vydh 'vas dhe bub den oll, nagha kov dhe dhen meur y wonis dhe'n Yeth Kernewek a waynyas an Piwas Mab Trevethan, ha lettya devnydh ha diskwedhyans an yeth yn tyller a yll bos gwelys gans pub den! An skeusenn gans hemma a dhiskwa bos an plat-kov gravyes yn Kernewek. A yllydh gul neppyth a-dro dhe hemma? Gyllydh! 1) Dannvon an messach ma dhe bub Kerneweger aswonnys genes 2) Skrif (yn Sowsnek) dhe: Mr N T W Darke, Chairman, St Eval Parish Council, "Glencoe", Porthcothan Bay, PADSTOW... ha govynn orth an konsel may prederro arta a-dro dhe'n ervirans methek ma. Res porres yw skrifa a-dhesempis. Nessa kuntelles an konsel yw an 7ves a vis Du ha res yw bos dha lyther degemmerys gans Mr Darke kyns an jydh na! Ytho GUL NEPPYTH a-barth an Yeth! Dhiso Ray Edwards

Red pella yn kever an hwedhel ma dre skrollya war-woeles an folenn ma!

A Gernewegor ker, My re dhegemmeras an e-bost Ray Edwards yn kever form dhe berthi kov David Balhatchet hag y krysav vy bos da ri nebes poyntys derivadow a'n dra, yn arbennik a-dro Nick Darke kaderyer Konsel an Blyw Sen Eval. 1) Nick yw a meurra skrifer gwari yn Kernow yn fyw.  Y wariow yw pur gernewek yn gnas Hell's Mouth, King of Prussia, The Riot h.e. a igoras yn Loundres orth an Glann Dheghow 2) Bardh an Orsedh yw ev, bardhys nans yw termyn hir lemmyn. 3) Nick o an den neb a brofyas David Balhatchet bos bardh. 4) Ev o kar bras dhe Dhavydh hag agan dew ow triga yn Porthgoheudhenn (Porthcothan). 5) Nyns yw ev erbynn an yeth vydh oll.  Yn hwir ev a vynn kavoes plat diwyethek dhe'n gov Davydh y'n dreveglos may hyll moy tus y weles. 6) Ev a wodhevis strok a-gynsow ha pan bellgewsas ev orth nebes kernewegoryon rag styrya an dra ny wrug ev leverel poran pyth a vynnas ev. An kaletter re dheuth awos bos tus dhe grysi bos Konsel an Plyw Sen Eval ha Nick erbynn an yeth.  Nyns yw an kas vydh oll.  Yth yns erbynn formys war an als.  Ewnverrhes ov vy gansa hag ottomma bardhonek diworthiv vy skrifys yn unn waytya styrya pyth eus ow hwarfos yn Kernow hedhyw.  My a aswonn an tyller yn ta hag ow mamm-wynn diworth an ranndir.  Dhe'm brys vy nyns yw tybyans da rag berdh an yeth omsettya erbynn skoedher bras an yeth awos bos hwans gwitha an als heb formys, peulyow arwoedh... Surriheans Dhe Gernow hag yth esa form, gwrys a brenn, gwrys yn ta     Dhe govhe unn den da         Dhe omlowenhe an le ma, meur gerys ganso             Dhe hwegh moy form                 Dhe beulyow-arwoedh prenn rag merkya bos an le ma arvorek                     Dhe gammow treghys yn leder an als rag 'entrans rag onan hag oll'                         Dhe vann dyenn-rew ow kwertha dyenn rew le'ti kernewek                             Dhe brivedhyow (alhwedhys dres an gwav awos bos vandalheans)                                 Dhe goffiji a werth pastiow ha te dyenn kernewek                                     Dhe dhew vungalow kudhys gans leylandii                                         Dhe estat byghan henwys Parc-an-Owls                                             Dhe weli ha hansel (orth niver 3, an venyn hweg diworth Birmingham)                                                 Dhe ostel byghan rag ri arvethyans dhe deythogyon                                                     Dhe bysk hag askloes                                                         Dhe fordhow nowydh                                                             Dhe Newquay                                                                 Dhe Mounts Bay                                                                     Dhe Westcountry. Pol Hodge

I wonder if you have heard what happened at the meeting on Wednesday yet! I had an email from Phil Knight on Tuesday saying he had written to Nick D. and had had a reply which he sent me. It said much the same as I reported to you from the conversation Symon Harner had with him. So he had three letters by the time of the meeting. Whether anyone else wrote I don't know. I have just had an email from Pol Hodge who is a former KDL student and until recently was secretary of the Cornish Language Fellowship. His wife Jane, also a former KDL student is at present the chairman (or chair person??!!).  It seems Pol has emailed a few of the people I emailed saying what a good fellow and excellent playwright Nick is and clearly supporting his point of view. However it seems he did not send the email till today so it will not have been received by anyone in time to stop them writing before the 7th if they had a mind to do so.  Pol, who likes writing Cornish verse has written little poem about it. I won't translate it all for you These things always lose something in translation but he seems to think the seat on the cliff would be a prelude to ice cream and pasty stalls, public toilets locked to keep out vandals etc etc. you name it!  His letter also includes a sentence which is a good illustration of how ambiguous Cornish can be if you don't take great care. It could mean either 'Nick was the man who proposed David to be a Bard, or the reverse. 'David was the man who proposed Nick to be a Bard. Well!! Looking at it again I've a strong suspicion, which I was trying to avoid, that he means the former. You have told me that it was David who proposed Nick and apart from this I know for a fact that David was made a Bard after passing the fourth grade exam with exceptionally high marks, not from a personal recommendation as do some bards who have nor qualified in the language, but I am copying this to Pol and those he sent his message to so they will get this right at least!  In any case it has nothing whatsoever to do with putting the seat on the cliff top or anywhere else. He does say that Nick wants a bilingual plaque to be put up in the village to David's memory. It is not clear whether he means a plaque divorced from the seat or the actual seat.  Any way, as I said, Pol's email will not have affected whatever decision was made on Wednesday and I am looking forward to hearing from you as to what happened and whether the campaign continues and in what form. I am willing to support you in whatever you decide in any way I can.   Best wishes   Ray Edwards