About Us

This new project aims to increase community involvement in the management of green and blue spaces (eg parks, community gardens, woods, footpaths, lakes, rivers) across 7 Community First areas in Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Swansea and Newport.

KWT project officers will work closely with Communities First staff and local residents from Neath Town Centre, Neath East, Brackla, Bettws, Penlan, Blaenymaes and Pilgwenlly to identify, and undertake, a range of environmental improvement projects over the next year.

Practical projects will include litter-picks, biodiversity improvements, access work aswell as a series of campaigns to raise awareness of local environmental issues such as dog fouling and flytipping.

Tuesday 17 May 2011

Launch Event

Monday 16th May saw the launch of our KWT/CF Outcomes project. All seven of the nominated areas sent community representatives to Bridgend for a preliminary consultation on how we can improve their environments.

It was a fun filled day with lots of hands on activities; enthusiastic as ever each area designed a poster of 'wish lists' that they would like to tackle over the duration of the project. Exciting ideas emerged such as:


  • Allotments

  • Community Gardens

  • Adopting derelict areas

  • Woodland walks

  • Improving town centres

  • Biodiversity gardens and much much more.....

If you were unable to attend yesterday watch this space for announcements and details of local consultation events in your own area. We need your ideas, your suggestions and your input to identify areas in your wards in need of cleanups, regeneration, planting and enhancements. Please contact me or your local KWT officer to nominate your sites kathryn.britton@keepwalestidy.org

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