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Proud to be Welsh?

Proud to be Welsh?. We invented the NHS. Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan established the NHS in 1948. He was from Tredegar. We have our own language. Credit: Dara Jasumani.

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Proud to be Welsh?

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  1. Proud to be Welsh?

  2. We invented the NHS Aneurin 'Nye' Bevan established the NHS in 1948. He was from Tredegar.

  3. We have our own language Credit: DaraJasumani Welsh is used on road and shop signs and taught in schools. We have our own TV channel, S4C, and books and websites are authored or translated into Welsh.

  4. We can write...from poetry to children's literature

  5. We produce world class athletes Credit: P. Brun Credit: RJP Credit: Ludovic Péron A record number of Welsh athletes competed in the 2012 Olympics. Tanni Grey- Thompson holds over 30 world records and has 11 Paralympic gold medals. She won 6 London Marathons. Colin Jackson was 110m hurdles champion three times and held the world record for over a decade.

  6. These guys do pretty well too Credit: dailymail.co.uk

  7. Gareth Bale is the world's most expensive player His PE teacher is quoted as saying, "there were games when we only allowed Gareth to use his right foot. We'd say, 'Any touch of the left foot is a free kick to the opposition'." Credit: Pablo Morquecho

  8. We are pretty big in Hollywood Credit: popsugar.co.uk

  9. And we're funny too Credit: Ruth Jones Credit: Rob Brydon

  10. We make great TV Credit: Frank Eng Credit: Steve Collis Doctor Who is filmed in and around Cardiff

  11. We treat our poets like royalty once a year Credit: Keith Morris and ‘Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Cymru’ The Eisteddfod Festival is an important event in the Welsh cultural calendar. A celebration of Welshness, it is a way of displaying our pride in Welsh, music, dance and visual arts.

  12. We have a fantastic national anthem and wonderful male voice choirs

  13. We do pop and rock too Credit: Aleksey Const. Credit: Mykal Burns Credit: Adam Smith Credit: Public Domain

  14. We make lots of money... ...in the Royal Mint in Llantrisant

  15. We have amazing scenery Credit: Graham Smith Rhossili, one of the best beaches in Europe Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales

  16. We celebrate our Patron Saint in style

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