London Welsh Centre was introduced in 1925. When it reappeared after the Second World War in October 1946 it was called "Y Ddinas". Some idea of the range of activities at the London Welsh Centre in the post war years can be gathered from the announcement in "Y Ddinas" for just one month, January 1948. The Centre was the venue for three dances, two nights of community singing, a concert, two whist drives and an "at home". The Centre’s magazine is now published quarterly alongside regular newsletters by email. Welsh language classes have been held more or less continuously at the London Welsh
History of the Welsh language However, although Welsh is the daily language in many parts of Wales, English is universally understood. Further, overall figures may be misleading and it might be argued that the density of welsh speakers (which, if high, leads to a thriving welsh culture) is an equally important statistic. Put another way, were 50,000 additional welsh speakers to be concentrated in areas where welsh is spoken by at least 50% of the population, this would be much more important to the sustainability of the welsh language than the same number dispersed in Cardiff, Newport and Swansea cities. In the 2011 census it