Lucy 'in shock' after winning learner prize

THIS year’s Welsh Learner of the Year is Lucy Cowley, who lives in Llangollen.

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She was honoured in a special ceremony on the Pavilion stage (on Wednesday) following a high-standard competition.

Lucy is from Is-y-Coed, Wrexham, which is the home of this year’s National Eisteddfod.

Her grandfather was a refugee from Poland and her grandmother a refugee from Ukraine.

Although she had some Welsh in school, she wasn’t confident, but while working as a teacher at Holt School, she realised she loved sharing Welsh with the children.

She went on to take courses and began using Welsh resources in the classroom.