Rhisiart Tal-e-bot (born Richard Stewart Talbot, Merthyr Tydfil, 1975) is a Welsh activist, Early Years lecturer and language expert who has been General Secretary of the

Celtic League The Celtic League is a pan-Celtic organisation, founded in 1961, that aims to promote modern Celtic identity and culture in Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall and the Isle of Man – referred to as the Celtic nations; it places part ...

since 2006 and editor of '' Carn'' magazine since 2013. He is also the former president of the

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Celtic League

Tal-e-bot has been a long time member of the Celtic League, taking part in various campaigns, and writing articles for ''Carn'' since 2004. In 2006 he was elected by the annual general meeting of the League to be general secretary. In 2013 he was also chosen to be the new editor of ''Carn''.''Carn: a link between the Celtic nations''. 2013/14

General Secretary

As general secretary, Tal-e-bot has pushed for greater representation of the Celtic League on international bodies. This culminated in the League securing NGO (Non-governmental organisation) status with the United Nations, an achievement former general secretary Bernard Moffat credits Tal-e-bot with. Tal-e-bot has also led campaigns against the UK Government's now scrapped regional spatial strategies.

Editor of Carn

Under his editorship ''Carn'' has undergone several changes. Both printing and publishing of the magazine have moved from Ireland to

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and it now has a

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cover.

Institute for Cultural Relations Policy

Tal-e-bot has been a member of the advisory board for the Institute for Cultural Relations Policy since 2012. The ICRP is a non-governmental and non-profit organisation for the fostering of scientific education and public discourse regarding cultural relations policy based in

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, Hungary.

Politics

Mebyon Kernow

As part of

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, Tal-e-bot co-founded the youth branch Mebyon Kernow Bagas Yowynk, later KernowX. In 2013 he stood, unsuccessfully, for election to Camborne Town Council.

European Free Alliance

From 2007–9, representing KernowX, Tal-e-bot became president of

, the youth wing of the

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the European party of which Mebyon Kernow is a member. In 2010 he spoke at the EFA's general assembly in

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on his experience as president.

Movyans Skolyow Meythrin

Movyans Skolyow Meythrin (MSM), meaning Nursery Schools Movement in the Cornish language, was set up by Tal-e-bot in 2009. Based at

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in Camborne it aims to teach children through the medium of Cornish. Tal-e-bot is Director of MSM.

Skol dy'Sadorn Kernewek

Starting in 2009 Skol dy'Sadorn Kernewek provided a Saturday nursery school for young children as well as Cornish lessons for parents at the same time.

Keur Kernewek

In 2012 Tal-e-bot produced Keur Kernewek, a CD of songs in Cornish aimed at children aged under 5. This was done with the help of

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, Redruth Town Council, DBS Music, the

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and Cornish rock group Hanterhir, who produced some of the tracks, and Plymouth University students at

gave assistance. There are 45 tracks of short Cornish songs on the CD with a booklet of lyrics in Cornish and English.

Skol Veythrin Karenza

Skol Veythrin Karenza, set up by MSM in 2013, is to be the first full-time Cornish language nursery school with Ofsted registered status.

References

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