Keep Wales Tidy and Communities First Environmental Project: February 2012

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.

Monday 27 February 2012

Eaglesbush Valley Cleanup

Volunteers gathered in Eaglesbush Valley to undertake a cleanup, members of the NEAT group, Neath East Communities First & pupils from Cwrt Sart Comprehensive School all helped to remove over 30 black bags of rubbish from this beautiful site in the Melin.

A special welcome to Magda, who experienced her first volunteer event with Keep Wales Tidy, she must have enjoyed it because she has now signed up to join NEAT!

Arron Thomas, aged 12, from Cwrt Sart Comprehensive School said, “It was fun, I really enjoyed climbing the hill to find the rubbish. It was great to clean up the area and get some exercise.”

Ingenious teacher, Mr Aldridge, set his pupils the task of finding certain items of rubbish; see if you can guess where he hid the cans?

• I have a mouth but cannot talk
• I run but have no legs
• I am not on the ground but monkey like

Memorial Plaque Installed at Fairyland

The memorial plaque has now been installed in the new Fairyland garden to commemorate the young lives from the estate tragically cut short in recent years. The daffodils we planted last autumn are also poking through providing a splash of colour to the area.

First Aid Training

Two first aid courses have taken place across the Outcomes Areas with basic life saving skills being delivered to approximately thirty residents.

Christina Rossiter said, “I enjoyed the day and made new friends, I would now feel more confident to act if I was ever faced with a medical emergency.”