CELEBRATE St David’s Day with kindness is an Anglesey council chief's message to children.

As the nation prepares to celebrate Welsh culture on Friday, the chairman of Anglesey County Council is calling on island youngsters to remember the words of the patron saint.

Councillor Dylan Rees is asking children across Anglesey to remember the words of St David (Dewi Sant in Welsh) and ‘do the small things’ by demonstrating acts of kindness.

Cllr Rees, who is also chairman of the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (SACRE), has written to head teachers on the island asking them to promote his idea.

“My hope is that children remember Dewi Sant in a worthwhile way by carrying out acts of kindness, as he did," he said.

"This could be feeding the birds to picking litter, writing a ‘get well soon’ card or just asking a friend over to play.

"There are countless ways people can show kindness and children will enjoy being creative thinking about their own small acts of kindness.”

“At the end of the day, it’s not the act itself that’s important, but encouraging our children to think about others and to become caring members of their local communities.”

As St David’s Day is during half term Cllr Rees has asked schools to think about the patron saint before or after the week’s holiday.

Cllr Rees added, “This could even be a short homework piece that the children could do on March 1 and then tell their classmates all about their own act of kindness when they are back in school.

"I hope that this idea really inspires Anglesey’s schools and I look forward to hearing stories of how the children celebrated St David’s Day this year.”

Rhys Roberts, head teacher at Ysgol Gymuned Bodffordd said: “It’s important that the ethos of ‘do the small things’ is shared with everyone.

"St David’s Day and the days around March 1 are amongst some of the most important for schools.

"It’s an opportunity to celebrate our Welsh identity, promote and strengthen Welsh culture and take pride in the language; whilst also celebrating the history of our patron saint and reminding children of all ages about his messages."