{"id":33125,"date":"2019-02-22T13:26:10","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33125"},"modified":"2019-02-22T13:26:10","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T13:26:10","slug":"language-monument-built-after-a-decade-of-delays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/02\/22\/language-monument-built-after-a-decade-of-delays\/","title":{"rendered":"Language monument built after a decade of delays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_33126\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33126\" style=\"width: 924px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33126\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1400x1049.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33126\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33126\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"924\" height=\"693\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1536x1151.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-2048x1535.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Monument-1400x1049.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><\/noscript> International mother language monument, Grangemoor Park<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nTHE FINAL stone was laid on a community funded language monument in time for its opening ceremony on International Mother Language Day.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCommunity groups, schools and politicians from Wales and around the world gathered at\u00a0Grangemoor\u00a0Park,\u00a0Grangetown,\u00a0yesterday to celebrate the\u00a0completion\u00a0of a project that was 12 years in the making.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMohammed\u00a0Sarul\u00a0Islam, Deputy Chair of the International Language Monument Trust, told\u00a0<i>The Cardiffian<\/i>: \u201cWe invited every single Welsh community today\u00a0because\u00a0Wales is a community of communities.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33128\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33128\" style=\"width: 351px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33128\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33128\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33128\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"351\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Dignitaries-1.jpg 1154w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/noscript> Attendees included representatives from Bangladesh, India, France and Belarus, as well as local politicians.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMr Islam\u00a0explained\u00a0that\u00a0Grangemoor\u00a0Park was\u00a0the third\u00a0location where planning permission\u00a0had been\u00a0submitted\u00a0for the monument, after issues at\u00a0earlier sites in Clare Gardens and Spencer Gardens stalled the project for over a decade.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nConstruction at Grangemoor Park started in November 2018.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCoun\u00a0Huw Thomas, leader of Cardiff Council,\u00a0told the crowd that\u00a0the\u00a0council\u00a0had\u00a0donated the land\u00a0in\u00a0Grangemoor\u00a0Park, adding: \u201cWe finally got here and I think you will all agree that it was certainly worth the wait.\u201d<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe International Mother Language Monument\u00a0(IMLM)\u00a0foundation\u00a0was\u00a0set up\u00a0in 2007\u00a0and\u00a0raised the \u00a3150,000 needed for the project at gala dinners and smaller community events.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCoun\u00a0Thomas continued: \u201cCardiff has a proud history as an open, diverse and inclusive city that has welcomed people of different languages and cultures from around the world.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nWe are also a confident bilingual capital city, where Welsh and English can be heard every day, something which helps distinguish Cardiff on the world stage,\u201d he said.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33129\" style=\"width: 601px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33129\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33129\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Huw-Thomas-1.jpg 1177w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/noscript> Leader of Cardiff Council, Huw Thomas, lays a wreath at the foot of the monument.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nAround 50 pupils from\u00a0Cardiff\u00a0schools\u00a0attended the event, performing songs written for the day in both Welsh and English and laying flowers at the base of the monument.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Grangetown Mother Language Monument opening\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/urMdI0CD8Tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Grangetown Mother Language Monument opening\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/urMdI0CD8Tc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>\nHolding a sign reading \u2018International Mother Language Day\u2019 &#8211; with the lettering made of flags from around the world &#8211; pupils from\u00a0Gabalfa\u00a0Primary School sang:\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a story to be told &#8211; from Bangladesh, Jamaica, Pakistan and Libya, Yemen, Venezuela, Saudi, Wales and Africa. We all want to see a world that lives in peace and harmony.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33132\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-33132\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-33132\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/02\/Gabalfa-1.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/noscript> Pupils from Gabalfa Primary School holding an &#8216;International Mother Language Day&#8217; banner.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nGareth James, Deputy Headteacher at\u00a0Coryton\u00a0Primary School, Whitchurch,\u00a0said: \u201cThere have been assemblies and workshops in school so that the children understand the importance of today.\u201d\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nMr James went on to say how\u00a0Coryton\u00a0Primary has links with schools in other countries, giving the pupils a better understanding of other cultures and languages.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nCoun Mike Jones-Pritchard, who works full-time as an architect and was involved with the development of the monument, told\u00a0<i>The Cardiffian\u00a0<\/i>what the design\u00a0represents: \u201cIt depicts a family, with a mother at the centre of the structure leaning over in protection.<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe two pairs of structures next to it are two sets of children of different ages.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nGrangemoor\u00a0Park is built on the site of a landfill which closed in 1994.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nSafety and environmental concerns\u00a0had to be considered\u00a0when planning the project, according to\u00a0Coun\u00a0Jones-Pritchard, who said that builders had to avoid disturbing a layer of plastic covering the landfill during construction.<br \/>\n&#8220;It&#8217;s taken a long time for all the fundraising to be in place\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">and all the environmental concerns to be satisfied &#8211; building at a time of the year when we weren&#8217;t going to harm wildlife,&#8221; he said.<\/span><br \/>\nThe date of 21<span data-fontsize=\"11\">\u00a0<\/span>February was chosen for its significance as\u00a0the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation\u2019s\u00a0(UNESCO)\u00a0annual International Mother Language Day.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nBangladesh started\u00a0the event in 1952, and it was adopted by UNESCO in 1999 to promote native languages all over the world.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let us celebrate the power of mother languages to build peace and sustainability!<\/p>\n<p>21 February is International <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MotherLanguageDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MotherLanguageDay<\/a>!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ki3DqPASk0\">https:\/\/t.co\/ki3DqPASk0<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uCtwqhBRiP\">pic.twitter.com\/uCtwqhBRiP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNESCO (@UNESCO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNESCO\/status\/1098622920992149504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nCoun\u00a0Jones-Pritchard gave details about the history of the event: \u201cThe government in Bangladesh was forcing people to speak Urdu and not their\u00a0native language \u2013 Bangla (Bengali).<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cThis monument is for the right of every individual to have their own mother language and to be able to speak it,\u201d he said.\u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\nThe Welsh government is implementing policies through \u2018Cymraeg\u00a02050,\u2019 with\u00a0the aim of having a\u00a0million Welsh speakers in Wales by 2050, there are currently around 500,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE FINAL stone was laid on a community funded language monument in time for its opening ceremony on International Mother Language Day.\u00a0 Community groups, schools and politicians from Wales and around the world gathered at\u00a0Grangemoor\u00a0Park,\u00a0Grangetown,\u00a0yesterday to celebrate the\u00a0completion\u00a0of a project that was 12 years in the making.\u00a0\u00a0 Mohammed\u00a0Sarul\u00a0Islam, Deputy Chair of the International Language Monument Trust, told\u00a0The Cardiffian: \u201cWe invited every single Welsh community today\u00a0because\u00a0Wales is a community of communities.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Mr Islam\u00a0explained\u00a0that\u00a0Grangemoor\u00a0Park was\u00a0the third\u00a0location where planning permission\u00a0had been\u00a0submitted\u00a0for the monument, 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