Penymorfa Garden Project Planning Meeting

Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First held a planning meeting on Wednesday evening at Emanuel Chapel. The meeting was an opportunity for residents local to the Penymorfa area to have their say on the design features they would like to see in the new Penymorfa Comunity Garden, for which Communities First has secured a £50,000 grant for the community to spend.

To inspire residents with ideas, notice boards featuring photos from successful community gardens from the Gwendraeth and Amman Valleys were on display. The photos were taken by residents on a recent trip organised by Communities First to view the gardens. The photos were taken using Carmarthenshire Connect's set of digital cameras and were displayed in groups of 'like' or 'dislike' features. Each photo was labelled with the taker's name.

The video interviews recorded on the trip were also played to meeting attendees. You can see the videos and some photos from the trip on this blog - click on the Penymorfa Community Garden Project category.

The three display boards with photos from the three gardens visited on the trip.

The Nant Y Bedol Community Garden board.

Residents looking at the display boards.

Residents were invited to comment on the features photographed by writing on sticky notes.

Faye from Communities First and Ran holding the orange Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First elephants!

Some good initial decisions about the garden design were made by residents at the meeting. The next step will be pricing the features, as the budget limit can be reached quickly. We'll keep you posted on project developments on this blog.