I READ an article about how being brought up bilingually keeps brains flexible and gives children the edge growing up.

The research was undertaken by the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Science. They found vocabulary of youngsters who are bilingual remains flexible as they grow up and boosts their speaking ability.

We are fortunate here in Wales that by sending your child to a Welsh medium school they will grow up being bilingual, in Welsh and English and what’s more its FREE and every parent has the right to exercise this choice and the authorities have to comply.

I urge everyone to take this opportunity: make sure your child is one of those that benefits.

Richard Morgan Neerings Cwmbran