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 5 July 2011

Neath Town Centre Launch Event

A very successful launch event was held in Neath Town Centre and attended by over 30 residents. All were keen to promote the town centre in a better light and had some fantastic ideas to improve the area.
Donna Roberts, Communities First and Kathryn Britton, Keep Wales Tidy were delighted that so many residents attended the event and they are currently drawing up a list of activities over the next few months to incorporate residents suggestions and wish list which will include:

PRIMARY OUTCOMES PROJECTS FOR NEATH TOWN CENTRE:
1. Clean up of hotspot rear lanes
2. Graffiti Removal
3. Target the Castle area and improve the flower beds
4. Multi agency cross border canal cleanup
5. In conjunction with local schools, adopt the planters in pedestrian areas

PRIMARY CAMPAIGNING PROJECTS:
1. Anti smoking litter, installation of smoking bins and distribution of stubbies
2. Fast Food Litter campaign
3. Anti dog fouling

SECONDARY OUTCOMES & PROJECTS WITH PARTNER ORGAINSATIONS:
• Utilise YOT and Probationers to undertake some of the cleanup jobs
• Undertake a feasibility study with the Renewal Area on installing hanging baskets in key locations
• Work with local skateboarders in Angel Square offering them a temporary solution, in return they will become litter champions. Neath Town Centre Communities First
• Undertake a feasibility study with the Renewal Area on street trees
• Undertake a joint Canal clean up with neighbouring Neath East communities first team
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