A Wenvoe Forum
A WENVOE FORUM – CONSIDERING TODAY AND TOMORROW
We had a very interesting and encouraging meeting with Vale of Glamorgan attended by our Senedd Member, Jane Hutt, Councillor Jonathan Bird, Tom Bowring, VoG Head of Policy and Business Transformation and Nicola Sumner Smith from the Creative Rural Communities Team.
Tom gave an overview of the Vale Council’s approach to reducing the carbon emissions they generate as part of their commitment to combat the climate crisis. For those of you who missed the meeting here are links to very short videos that were issued as part of VoG’s consultation on their plan Project Zero.
These along with other links will be on our Facebook group. To join it please ‘friend up’ with Gwen Fo on Facebook:@
https://www.facebook.com/gwen.fo.1/
You’ll then be invited by ‘Gwen’ to join the Forum group directly:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/6353692678644 02
Look forward to welcoming you there.
You will see that there is a lot of emphasis on working together and we certainly got the impression that Vale of Glamorgan and Welsh Government acknowledge that communities must be involved if we are to succeed in addressing climate change. We seem to be ahead of the game in involving them so let’s capitalise on that, get our ideas together promptly and ask for their help. Send any ideas to gwenfo.forum@gmail.com or share them via the Facebook page.
Currently we are quite a small group and will need help from all of you if we are to really make a difference. We will be deciding on the next priority at the next forum meeting. Look out for details in the September What’s On.
Ideas on climate change that were discussed on 1st July and under consideration are:
- A community energy scheme;you can find information about these at
- http://www.communityenergywales.org.uk/
- Encouraging walking within the village e.g. setting up a walking school bus
- https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/stuff-to-do/organise-walking-bus
- Finding ways to make ‘lower food miles’ food easily available in the village.
- Reducing air pollution
- And others
Whilst climate change is high on everyone’s agenda you may have ideas for strengthening the Wenvoe community and economy or just making it a nicer place to live. We are keen to hear them and will work with you to make things happen.
Keep a look out for activity, join us and send messages on:
Facebook: Gwen Fo @ https://www.facebook.com/gwen.fo.1/ and Wenvoe Forum @ https://www.facebook.com/groups/635369267864402
twitter @ForumGwenfo
e-mail – gwenfo.forum@gmail.com