Pobble
{{Short description|Manx language advocacy group}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox organisation
| name = Pobble
| native_name = English: People; Community; Folk
| native_name_lang = gv
| logo = Pobble Logo.jpg
| logo_size =
| logo_caption = Logo for Pobble
| formation = 2013
| type = Cultural movement, language movement
| status =
| purpose = Promotion of Manx language.
| additional_location = 9 The High Street,
Port St. Mary,
Isle of Man,
IM9 5DP
| region = Isle of Man
| website = [https://pobble.im/ Pobble]
}}
{{lang|ga|Pobble}} ("People; Community; Folk") is a Manx language advocacy group and charity that works to promote the Manx language as "a community asset" on the Isle of Man.{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://pobble.im/#jumpAboutUs|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Pobble}}{{Cite web|date=2013|title=Pobble Prospectus|url=https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AGMHtnuIFUbO7HE&cid=7072CBB00D459B5C&id=7072CBB00D459B5C%21443&parId=7072CBB00D459B5C%21442&o=OneUp|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Pobble}} Pobble has also awarded the Aundyr Brian Stowell ("The Brian Stowell Award") since 2019.
Activities
Pobble was launched in Douglas in September 2013 with the aim to promote the use of the Manx language as a community language on the Isle of Man.{{Cite web|last=Kneale|first=Alastair|date=6 October 2013|title=Launch of 'Pobble' Builds on Successful Growth in Manx Gaelic Language|url=https://www.transceltic.com/manx/launch-of-pobble-builds-successful-growth-manx-gaelic-language|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Transceltic}} The group also aims to increase the number of children receiving bilingual Manx language education by providing support to Mooinger Veggey and Bunscoill Ghaelgagh.
Pobble has arranged community events where Manx can be spoken in a casual setting such as a Pop-Up Gaeltaght.{{Cite web|date=6 April 2019|title=Successful Gaeltaght in the North|url=https://pobble.im/News/Successful-Gaeltaght-in-the-North|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Pobble}}
In 2019 Pobble announced a buddy-system which pairs Manx language learners with more experienced speakers.{{Cite web|title=New Pobble website and Buddy system|url=https://www.learnmanx.com/featured_article_543121.html|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Learn Manx}}{{Cite web|title=Learn|url=https://pobble.im/#jumpLearn|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Pobble}}
Aundyr Brian Stowell
In 2019 the Aundyr Brian Stowell ("The Brian Stowell Award") was created in memory of the contribution of Brian Stowell to the Manx language. It is awarded for any piece of creative work produced in Manx:
an entry could be a poem, a story, a drama, a film, an audio recording, or a visual or musical piece with Manx text, or, for example, an article about the Manx language and history, a translation, a digital app, augmented reality, or a website service.{{Cite web|date=19 May 2019|title=Aundyr Brian Stowell 2019|url=https://pobble.im/News/Aundyr-Brian-Stowell-2019?|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Pobble}}The competition awards £300 for the first prize, £200 for the second, and £100 for the third.{{Cite news|date=15 September 2019|title=Deadline approaches for Aundyr Brian Stowell|work=Manx Radio|url=https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/deadline-approaches-for-aundyr-brian-stowell/|access-date=17 August 2020}} The winner of the inaugural Aundyr Brian Stowell was announced at the Cooish Manx language festival.{{Cite web|title=Pobble: Winner Aundyr Brian Stowell announced|url=https://www.learnmanx.com/featured_article_602857.html|access-date=17 August 2020|website=Learn Manx}}{{Cite news|date=17 November 2019|title=Join the Cooish for a coloayrtys and a cabban dy hey|work=IOM Today|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=52058&headline=Join+the+Cooish+for+a+coloayrtys+and+a+cabban+dy+hey§ionIs=news&searchyear=2019|access-date=17 August 2020}}
| class="wikitable"
|+Recipients of Aundyr Brian Stowell !Year !1st Prize !2nd Prize !3rd Prize |
| 2019
|Jo Callister |Felicity Wood |
| 2020
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