Helo Blod is a fast and friendly Welsh translation and advice service

Helo Blod is a fast and friendly Welsh translation and advice service to help you use more Welsh in your business or charity. And it's yours to use for free.

FREE TRANSLATION

Helo Blod can translate up to 500 words into Welsh per month for your business, completely free of charge. Just log into your Helo Blod and Me account, give us the English text you want translating, we'll do all the hard work and you'll reap the benefits. Helo Blod will return your translations within four working days, or one working day if its five words or fewer! Because a little Cymraeg can go a

long, long way.

TEXT CHECKING

You can have a crack at writing Welsh copy for your business and together we'll build your confidence. Give it a go, and don't worry about mistakes, make as many as you like! Helo Blod will tidy it up, and give you feedback and suggestions within four working days. Helo Blod can check 1,000 words per year for free, so you have the peace of mind that the materials you're producing in Welsh are correct.

Just so you know - when you send a bilingual document for text checking, the English version will only be used for reference and won't be checked itself. Where you haven't given Helo Blod an English version, Helo Blod can't be held responsible for any inconsistencies in tone or meaning. Pop in to your Helo Blod and Me account to get your text checked today.

OTHER SERVICES

Helo Blod can offer you practical advice, guidance and support to help your business use a little (or a lot) of Welsh - up to 10 enquiries per calendar month. Just pop in to your Helo Blod and Me account and you can order badges and lanyards that let customers know you have staff who can speak or are learning Welsh (just click I have a question / query after making a new request to order). And if you need anything extra, we'll put you in touch with someone who can help. Have a question for us? The answer might be on our FAQs page. 8

Helo Blod wants to help everyone, but there are a few limitations to what we can do. Helo Blod can’t:

Provide any service to organisations or individuals:

(1) whose activities in our opinion could bring the Welsh Government into disrepute including but not limited to (i) party political purposes, (ii) the promotion of particular secular, religious or political views (iii) gambling, (iv) pornography, (v) offering sexual services or (vi) any kind of illegal activities (2) who are obliged to comply with Welsh language legislation (including but not limited to the Welsh Language Standards under the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 or language schemes under the Welsh Language Act 1993) (3) who in our opinion may resell it or misrepresent it as their own or (4) who are already recipients of grant funding that specifically requires the grant funding to be used for translation of materials. In addition we can’t process any commercially sensitive information or homework assignments.

We reserve the right to refuse any request that in our opinion may be detrimental to Welsh Government policies including but not limited to any new Welsh Government policies that may be announced. We aim to provide you with your translation / text check within five working days of receipt of your request but please note that this timescale may vary. Find out more at https://businesswales.gov.wales/heloblod/helo-blod

Free local radio publicity for GVS’ member organisations

Did you know that your organisation can feature for free on GVS’ Bro Radio Show?

Why not explore a different but effective form of advertising to help create awareness of your organisation and let local people know about your latest news and events.

If you would like to book a slot, please contact GVS to find out more. Shows are aired on the first Tuesday of the month and you can catch our latest show at https:// embedded.autopod.xyz/episodes/ show/1085