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Thursday, 8th April

Meur ras dhe whei, Konsel Kernow! Ma dhe nei stappys nowydh-flamm et agan trolergh e'n coos bian. Lebmyn saw ew, ha nag eus othom dhen a gemeres own rag slynkya war rün leyjek. Gellys ew an meyn coth digòmpes. Ma dhe'n stappys nowydh minyow gwres a bredn (anjei a vedn podry wotiwedh). Na wra anjei dürya pecar'a meyn. Ma gwiryow dhe'n bobel dhe gerdhes war an trolergh. Poblek ewa, disqwedhys gen merkya vorr melyn (seth melyn).  Res ew dhe'n Konsel gwitha diw mil, dew cans mildir ha whetek a drolergh poblek. (Henn ew teyr mil, pemp cans trei ügens ha pemp kilometer.) Whei ell gweles radn anodhans war vappa Konsel, merkyes en purpur. Nag ew lies vas rag rosow veth. Ma pajar cans mildir ha pemdhek a vorrvergh boblek ewedh (gwer war an mappa). Vas ew an re ma rag mergh ha beykys keffres ha kerdhoryon ha kerrigow flogh.

Thank you, Cornwall Council! We have brand new steps in our footpath in the little wood. Now it is safe, and we don't need to be afraid of slipping on a muddy slope. The old irregular stones are gone. The new steps have edges made of wood (they will rot eventually). They will not last like stone. People have rights to walk on the footpath. It is public, shown by a yellow way-marker (yellow arrow). The Council must look after 2,216 miles of public footpath. (That is 3,567 km.)  You can see some of them on the Council map, marked in purple. Many are not suitable for any wheels. There are also 415 miles of public bridleway (green on the map). These are suitable for horses and bikes as well as walkers and pushchairs.

Deg ger rag hedhyw: Ten words for today

digòmpes irregular < còmpes regular

gwiryow rights

kemeres own (rag) to be afraid (of)

leyjek muddy, slimy

nowydh-flamm brand new

podry ~ pedry to rot, decompose

rün (m) slope (cf. nearby place name "Reen")

slynkya to slip, slide

trolergh (m) footpath

vorrvergh ~ fordhvergh (f) bridleway

wotiwedh ~ war an diwedh eventually, in the end