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Considering Tomorrow Today<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Have you ever wondered why your Community Council or the County Council didn\u2019t do something that you thought was obviously a good idea? Or perhaps you thought a plan was a bad idea or you simply identified something as \u201cnot good enough\u201d? Please do not just sit back and let the thought fade, there is an opportunity for you to contribute ideas, don\u2019t let that energy pass by.<\/p>\n The Wenvoe Rural Affairs Committee <\/strong>(WRAC) (of which Wenvoe Forum <\/strong>is one of the members) met on March 7th to share news, updates and plans for the future. The most important and exciting news was that the Vale of Glamorgan are revising their Development Plans for the County in a process comprising public consultation and engagement, starting with preparation of new Community Development Plans. The new 5-year Development Plan for Wenvoe is unlikely to advocate no significant change, so the team will need to document the activities and features that you want protected, further supported or newly created. What, in your view, needs improvement or termination and why? Work and meetings have already been undertaken on the higher level 15 year development plan for the Vale. The next stage is a showcase of a variety of projects to provoke imagination, probably in May. Community Engagement is key to success so prepare yourselves unless you simply do not care.<\/p>\n Note that some community councils have already revised their plans and obtained funding for development projects from VoG but more is available. Also note, that political and budgetary pressures are likely to drive changes from reactive management by community councils to a more proactive approach e.g. Owners of woodland including community councils might generate income for themselves \/ their communities by selling official carbon units to offset carbon usage in the world of low carbon or carbon neutral business. Doesn\u2019t that make you wonder why our council has not taken over the local quarry and surrounding\u00a0woodland. The recent felling of trees that were not all diseased was certainly a lost opportunity.<\/p>\n A quick poll of members of the Wenvoe Forum identified ideas regarding flood water, electricity generation, better use of water particularly grey water and usage of community land. You are bound to have additional ideas \u2013 please share them with WRAC or the Forum or on the community Facebook pages.<\/p>\n On a different note, the WRAC meeting had a presentation from the \u201cRestore the Thaw Landscape<\/strong>\u201d. That certainly inspired me to find their web page \u2013 on Facebook.<\/p>\n You might think that Aberthaw is distant from Wenvoe but the project has already financed work for improvement of countryside and streams that are tributaries to the Thaw.<\/p>\n Restore the Thaw Landscape <\/strong>is an exciting new project which will deliver biodiversity improvements in the catchment area of the River Thaw in the Vale of Glamorgan. The project is being funded by the Vale of Glamorgan Council\u2019s Project Zero, the Waterloo Foundation and Nature Networks, a fund delivered by the National Lottery Heritage Fund on behalf of Welsh Government and in partnership with Natural Resources Wales.<\/p>\n Restore the Thaw Landscape aims to benefit local wildlife, landowners and the community, and will provide various opportunities for organisations, community groups, and volunteers to help with the conservation work. More detail on line:<\/p>\n https:\/\/ www.facebook.com\/people\/Restore-The-Thaw- Landscape-Project<\/p>\n Wouldn\u2019t it be great if Wenvoe had a project like this that brought the community together and had benefits for everyone. Get your thinking caps on!<\/p>\n \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n To join our Facebook group, please \u2018friend up\u2019 with the Gwen Fo account @ https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gwen.fo.1 and then jon the Wenvoe Forum @ https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/635369267864402<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n New Forum members are always welcome to join e-mail us e-mail gwenfo. WENVOE FORUM Considering Tomorrow Today AN OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU TO CONTRIBUTE IDEAS Have you ever wondered why your Community Council or the County Council didn\u2019t do something that you thought was obviously a good idea? Or perhaps you thought a plan was a bad idea or you simply identified something as \u201cnot good enough\u201d? 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