Tyisha and Dock Mixed OAP Branch

Tyisha & Dock Mixed OAP Branch has been successful in applying for an Awards For All grant for a heritage appreciation tour of Cornwall and Devon.

The group will be researching the Cornish tin-mining industry that once supplied Llanelli's tinplate works. In the late 19th and first part of the 20th century, Llanelli was known as Tinopolis and was once the tinplate centre of the world.

Those on the trip will be able to discover how the tin was produced and transported. The trip is set for the beginning of May and included in the itinerary are visits to two world heritage sites: the Geevor tin mine near Penzance, Cornwall and Morwellham Bay in Tavistock, Devon.

The group will give a presentation about their tour when they've returned to Llanelli. Pupils of Copperworks School will be amongst the audience.

Carmarthenshire Connect joined the group during their weekly meeting today. Group members used Carmarthenshire Connect's five Busbi digital camcorders to record interviews between themselves about the upcoming heritage appreciation tour.

One of Carmarthenshire Connect's Busbi camcorders - great for recording videos for the web

Three questions were set for the group:

1. Is the legacy of Llanelli's tinplate industry still visible today?


2. Which part of the Cornwall tour are you looking forward to the most?


3. Were you or any members of your family involved in Llanelli's tinplate industry?

Here are some of the videos the group recorded

An answer to question 1...



Answers to question 2...





(and also the demonstration question)



This will be a special trip indeed for Phyllis - she's going back to her family roots

Answers to question 3...





An answer to questions 2 and 3...



An answer to all the questions...



Communities First Development Officer Faye Davies interviews group Treasurer Benita

There were a few minutes spare at the end of the interviewing session, so group members tried out the camera on Carmarthenshire Connect's mobile phone. Some of their photos...

Tyisha & Dock Mixed OAP Branch is supported by Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First. Thanks to Faye Davies at Communities First for assisting Carmarthenshire Connect to engage the group in the project.

Environmental Awareness Day

From Felinfoel and Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First:

Felinfoel Communities First teamed up with Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First to hold an Environmental Awareness day on 22 January 09. Residents from both areas including pupils from Bryngwyn School enjoyed a fun and informative day.

There was a slight change of plan last minute when Johnstown Recycling Centre cancelled due to staff having to travel to France to purchase new machinery! Thankfully the day was saved from being cancelled, when Neath/Port Talbot County Council agreed that we could visit one of their Recycling Centres in Briton Ferry.

The staff at the plant were very welcoming and provided us with an excellent tour of the Centre and an informative talk about what takes place at the Centre. The Centre collects and recycles a huge array of different materials including electrical, wood, metal, paper, tin, glass and cooking oil amongst many more.

The afternoon was held in Trinity Chapel in New Dock Road, Llanelli where residents were offered a free buffet lunch which was followed by several discussions/presentations on Environmental issues and projects.

As the day was such a success, a trip to Johnstown Recycling Centre will be re organised in the future if there is enough interest between the wards. If you are interested in attending please contact Communities First on 01554 784847.

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Wrth Cymunedau Yn Gyntaf Felinfoel a Glanymor a Thyisha:

Ymunodd Cymunedau yn Gyntaf Felin-foel â Chymunedau yn Gyntaf Glan-y-môr a Thŷ-isha i gynnal diwrnod Ymwybyddiaeth Amgylcheddol ar 22 Ionawr 09. Bu trigolion o’r ddwy ardal, yn cynnwys disgyblion o Ysgol Bryngwyn, yn mwynhau diwrnod difyr, llawn gwybodaeth.

Cafwyd newid bach i’r cynlluniau ar y funud olaf pan ganslodd Canolfan Ailgylchu Tre Ioan y trefniadau oherwydd bod rhaid i’r staff deithio i Ffrainc i brynu peiriannau newydd! Diolch byth, daeth Cyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot i’r adwy, a chytuno y gallem ymweld ag un o’u Canolfannau Ailgylchu nhw yn Llansawel.

Roedd y staff yn y ganolfan yn groesawgar iawn, a chawsom daith wych o amgylch y safle a llawer o wybodaeth am yr hyn sy’n digwydd yno. Mae’r Ganolfan yn casglu ac yn ailgylchu amrywiaeth anferth o wahanol ddeunyddiau, sy’n cynnwys eitemau trydanol, pren, metel, papur, tun, gwydr ac olew coginio, ymhlith llawer mwy.

Cynhaliwyd y prynhawn yng Nghapel y Trinity, Heol Doc Newydd, Llanelli, lle cafodd y trigolion ginio bwffe am ddim, ac wedyn nifer o drafodaethau/gyflwyniadau ar faterion a phrosiectau Amgylcheddol.

Gan fod y diwrnod wedi llwyddo cystal, byddwn yn ail-drefnu ymweliad â Chanolfan Ailgylchu Tre Ioan yn y dyfodol os bydd digon o ddiddordeb yn y wardiau. Os hoffech ymuno, cysylltwch â Chymunedau yn Gyntaf ar 01554 784847.

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Carmarthenshire Connect attended the trip to loan out our set of ten digital cameras to attendees and provide assistance to attendees in using them.

A few of Carmarthenshire Connect's digital cameras

These are some of the 250+ photos taken by those who had one of the cameras:

The Briton Ferry Recycling Centre

Centre staff provide an informative talk

Touring the facilities

Ruth and Roy

The vegetable oil recycling point

A mountain of recycling bins stored near the M4

Briton Ferry Recycling Centre's achievements

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Members of the Bryngwyn School Eco Council were on the trip to learn how the recycling centre at Briton ferry works.

Bryngwyn school Eco Council pose with their teacher, Dr Oliver, for Carmarthenshire County Council's photographer

Later on in the day, at Trinity Chapel in Llanelli, Bryngwyn pupils interviewed each other using Carmarthenshire Connect's Busbi digital camcorders. Here are a couple of the videos:

F5 Event

From Glanymor & Tysiha Communities First:

Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First held the F-5 Event (Faith, Food, Fashion and Fun Festival) sponsored by the Social Justice & Regeneration Department of the Welsh Assembly Government, on Saturday, February 21, 2009 at the Antioch Centre from 10.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m.

The Event was the first of its kind that included workshops by Dyfed Powys Police, the Crown Prosecution Service, Mid and West Wales Fire Brigade, Carmarthenshire Local Health Board and Carmarthenshire County Council’s Environment Department with interpretation available in Polish, Urdu, Bengali and Nepalese. Different ethnic minorities were able to understand how the agencies work, the services provided by them and how and when to approach them. Booklets in different languages were also given to people attending the workshops.

The aims of the event were to give equality to diverse groups, enable ethnic minorities’ access to local services, raise awareness of their rights and entitlements, tackle intolerance and discrimination in the labour market, enhance economic activity as well as remove barriers between the ethnic minority groups and the Welsh community.

Phil Watts, the Senior Co-ordinator of Felinfoel, Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First opened the Event followed by a speech given by Ms Nia Griffiths MP. The Loughor Brass Band starting with Wales, played seven national anthems, representing all of the various community members attending.

A talk was given by representatives of the Christian, Sikh, Muslim, Hindu and Buddhist community’s on faith, culture and traditions. A variety of foods from Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Poland and Wales was served allowing everybody to sample and enjoy each others food. A variety show included a drumming display, dance performances and workshops by groups representing Punjabi, African, Thai, Pilipino, Korean, Latin-American, Arabian and Indian communities was held together with a fashion show presenting dresses from India, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Egypt, Korea and Africa - all showing the diversity of our Welsh community.

Activities for children included flag making, face painting, Henna painting, XL Wales- Design and making models from challenges using Lego & K-Nex. Children also enjoyed a bouncy castle and Crazy Mazies.

The event was very well attended and included special guests; the High Sheriff of Dyfed, Mrs. Claire Mansel Lewis, Nia Griffiths MP, Mayor Hubert Hitchman with consort Councillor Linda Steadman and Deputy Mayor Councillor John Jones with his wife Mrs Angela Jones.

This very informative event proved that we live in a very colourful world and people everywhere should spend more time getting to know and appreciate one another.

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Wrth Cymunedau Yn Gyntaf Glanymor a Thyisha:

Bu i Gymunedau yn Gyntaf Glanymôr a Thŷ-isha gynnal digwyddiad y 5D (Difyrrwch, Dathliadau, Dillad, Daliadau a Danteithion) ddydd Sadwrn, Chwefror 21, 2009, yng Nghanolfan Antioch o 10.00am tan 7.00pm. Noddwyd yr achlysur gan Adran Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol ac Adfywio Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.

Y digwyddiad hwn oedd y cyntaf o'i fath, ac roedd yn cynnwys gweithdai gan Heddlu Dyfed-Powys, Gwasanaeth Erlyn y Goron, Brigâd Dân Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru, Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol Sir Gaerfyrddin, a'r Adran o Gyngor Sir Caerfyrddin sy'n gyfrifol am yr Amgylchedd. Roedd cyfieithwyr Pwyleg, Wrdw, Bengaleg a Nepaleg yn bresennol yn y gweithdai. O ganlyniad, gallai'r trigolion o wahanol gefndiroedd ethnig ddeall sut mae'r asiantaethau'n gweithio, pa wasanaethau y maent yn eu darparu, a sut a phryd i gysylltu â hwy. Hefyd, cafodd llyfrynnau mewn gwahanol ieithoedd eu rhoi i'r bobl a gymerodd ran yn y gweithdai.

Nod y digwyddiad hwn oedd rhoi cyfleoedd cyfartal i grwpiau amrywiol, galluogi lleiafrifoedd ethnig i gael mynediad i wasanaethau lleol, cynyddu ymwybyddiaeth o'u hawliau, mynd i'r afael ag anoddefgarwch a gwahaniaethu yn y farchnad lafur, gwella gweithgarwch economaidd, a gwaredu'r rhwystrau sydd rhwng grwpiau o leiafrifoedd ethnig a'r gymuned Gymreig.

Agorwyd y diwrnod gan Phil Watts, Uwch-gydgysylltydd Cymunedau yn Gyntaf Felin-foel, Glanymôr a Thŷ-isha, ac wedyn cafwyd araith gan Ms. Nia Griffiths AS. Gan ddechrau â Hen Wlad fy Nhadau, bu i Fand Pres Casllwchwr chwarae saith anthem genedlaethol er mwyn sicrhau bod holl aelodau'r gwahanol gymunedau a oedd yno yn cael eu cynrychioli.

Rhoddwyd sgwrs ynghylch ffydd, diwylliant, a thraddodiadau gan gynrychiolwyr o gymunedau Cristnogol, Sikhaidd, Mwslimaidd, Hindŵaidd, a Bwdhaidd. Roedd amrywiaeth o fwydydd ar gael o Korea, Gwlad Thai, Nepal, Pacistan, India, Bangladesh, Ynysoedd y Philipinau, Gwlad Pwyl, a Chymru, felly roedd cyfle i bawb fwynhau a chael blas ar fwydydd ei gilydd.

Cynhaliwyd sioe amrywiol a oedd yn cynnwys drymio, dawnsio, a gweithdai gan grwpiau a oedd yn cynrychioli cymunedau Pwnjabaidd, Affricanaidd, Thai, Philipinaidd, Koreaidd, Lladin-Americanaidd, Arabaidd, ac Indiaidd, ynghyd â sioe ffasiynau lle roedd ffrogiau o India, Gwlad Thai, Nepal, Ynysoedd y Philipinau, yr Aifft, Korea, ac Affrica. Roedd y cyfan yn dyst i ba mor amrywiol yw ein cymuned Gymreig.

Ymhlith y gweithgareddau i'r plant roedd gwneud baneri, peintio wynebau, peintio henna, XL Wales, a dylunio a gwneud modelau ar gyfer heriau gan ddefnyddio Lego a K-Nex. Hefyd bu'r plant yn mwynhau ar y castell sboncio ac yn Crazy Mazies.

Daeth llawer o bobl i'r digwyddiad gan gynnwys gwesteion arbennig, sef Uchel-Siryf Dyfed, Mrs. Claire Mansel Lewis, Nia Griffiths AS, y Maer Hubert Hitchman gyda'i gymar, y Cynghorydd Linda Steadman, a'r Dirprwy Faer, y Cynghorydd John Jones a'i wraig, Mrs Angela Jones.

Profodd y digwyddiad hynod ddiddorol hwn ein bod yn byw mewn byd amrywiol iawn ac y dylai pawb ymhob man dreulio rhagor o amser yn dod i adnabod ei gilydd ac yn dysgu sut y mae gwerthfawrogi ei gilydd.

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Carmarthenshire Connect attended the event to encourage attendees to take photos of the activities using a mobile phone camera. Here are some of the photos:

Loughor Brass Band perform seven national anthems

Sher-e Punjab cultural performance

Polish culture stand

Salsa dancing

Indian cultural performance

Bollywood dancing workshop

Sari fitting

African cultural performance

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Carmarthenshire Connect also facilitated event attendees to record footage for a DVD about F5.

The footage has been edited into a half-hour DVD for Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First. Here are some extracts from the DVD:

Compere for the event Uzo Iwobi (Chair of the African Community Centre in Wales) introduces F5



Delicious food from around the world - an interview with one of the food-makers by Joanne



Some of the inspiring cultural performances (no audio)



Some of the fashion show (no audio)

A sample of the interpreted workshops with public service providers

Attendees give feedback on the event

Lost Communities Film Show Success

The film show that Lost Communities held on Saturday at Morfa Social Club was a huge success - over 100 people attended.

The group showed their DVD, called Bwlch-y-Gwynt and Machynys ~ Memories of Lost Communities, made by them with support from Carmarthenshire Connect.

Lost Communities group members hold the DVD, with Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Development Officer Faye Davies (front right) and Carmarthenshire Connect Field Officer Ran Foster-Mason (front left)

All the members of the group contributed food for a buffet for all to enjoy. There was also a raffle - the main prize was the complete ingredients for a Sunday lunch!

Serving the buffet

The drinks team

Lost Communities have been selling copies of their DVD. Profits from the sales will be used to purchase a commemorative bench to be sited along the Millennium Coastal path, near to where the communities of Bwlch-y-Gwynt and Machynys once stood.

Llanelli Community Heritage was at the event with a display about a new interpretative panel that has recently been installed along the Millennium Coastal path. The panel features interesting information and photographs about the villages.

Some of the event attendees

The next project that Lost Communities is embarking on is their new book. The group want to collect as many stories and articles as possible from former residents and people with memories of Bwlch-y-Gwynt and Machynys. Many stories were handed in on the day and there were pens and notepads for people to write their articles there and then.

The event was supported by Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First. Carmarthenshire Connect assisted by providing CAVS' projector and PA system to play back the DVD. Both Communities First and Carmarthenshire Connect have been helping the group to duplicate the DVDs, ready for sale.

International Women's Day 2009 in Glanymor & Tyisha

To celebrate International Women's Day 2009, Communities First staged an event at Morfa Social Club today.

Running from 10 until 4pm, the day was opened by Nia Griffith MP and started with performances by Copperwors School choir, Lakefield School recorder group, Morfa Infant School with a Welsh Folk Dance and Bigyn Primary School with disco dancing. Then there were poetry readings, followed by a buffet lunch.

In the afternoon, there were performances from many cultures: Bollywood; Korea; India; Thailand; and Africa. There was also drumming, salsa and belly dancing. Many performers then held workshops in their dances for everyone to get involved with.

With a range of fantastic and inspiring performances from so many cultures, backed up with fun workshops, everyone had a superb time.

Carmarthenshire Connect attended the event to encourage people to take photos using the project's mobile phone cameras. Here are some of the photos taken by attendees:

Members of the Women Only group

Members of Morfa & Dock Mixed OAP group in Welsh costume

Communities First Development officer Karen Gibbard is fitted with a sari

Tyisha Residents & Tenants Association Secretary Colette Harris in her sari

Compere for the event and Chair of the Swansea based African Community Centre, Uzo Iwobi (left, above and below)

Carmarthenshire Connect Field officer Karlis Ozolins with Agnieszka Dominowska from the Polish Welsh Association, who are pioneering a new support network for Polish people in Wales

Mrs Thomas from Dyfed Powys Crown Prosecution Service

Face painting

Communities First Development Officer Farah Aziz

Memories of Lost Communities DVD

The Bwlch-y-Gwynt and Machynys Lost Communities group will be holding an event on Saturday where they will be showing their DVD that was made with support from Carmarthenshire Connect and Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First.

This is the group's news release:
Bwlchygwynt and Machynys Lost Communities Group have been working hard over the last year making history by putting together their own DVD – Memories of Lost Communities – a collection of stories from former residents of Bwlchygwynt and Machynys. The DVD commemorates the people who lived in these villages that once existed around the area where the current Machynys Golf course and new developments exist today.

With the help of Carmarthenshire Connect and Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha, the DVD is now complete and for sale at £5 per copy. The first 50 copies sold within a week! All monies raised from the sale of the DVD’s will go towards a commemorative bench to be placed in the Millennium Coastal Path close to where the villages existed.

The group are holding a special film showing of the DVD at Morfa Social Club on Sat 7th March, 2.00 – 5.00pm. Everyone is welcome, free entry and free buffet, and the group is eager to attract ex-residents of Bwlchygwynt & Machynys who were re-housed all over Llanelli to watch this special film, and help with the groups next exciting venture - producing a book of Bwlchygwynt and Machynys memories. For more information, please contact Sandra Jenkins (nee Harries) on 01554 751855 or Faye at Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha on 777850.

The cover of Memories of Lost Communities

Pumpkin Patch Cookery Classes

This Tuesday saw the final Pumpkin Patch Cookery Class for children in the Antioch Centre, Glanymor & Tyisha. Organised by Communities First and delivered by Lisa Fearn from the Pumpkin Patch the last of the three sessions was again a great success with over 20 children and their parents attending from all areas of the local community to put their learning hats on and cook!

For this final session, the children cooked a full roast chicken dinner (yummy) which including home made Yorkshire pudding, stuffing and gravy and for desert a healthy fruit kebabs with melted chocolate.

Every aspect of the meal (apart from the very hot baking involved) was done by the children, from pealing the potatoes and making stuffing balls to skewing the fruit on the kebab sticks.

(The fun part - to taste their hard work - Yummy)

Consultations have shown that the classes have encouraged families to cook together, with children being more actively involved at home cooking and further encouraging their parents to cook more. Parents have also shown to have gained new skills through the classes as they were present through all classes in the project.

(The cooking team - Left to right - Joe, Rebecca, Lisa, Karen & Amy)

"The advantage of teaching children how to cook, is that then they ask their parents to cook more, with the children eating different types of foods and parents learning new skills" Lisa Fearn - Pumpkin Patch

"The sports, leisure, health and well being, and youth action groups have joint funded this series of cookery classes to encourage young people to learn essential cooking skills and enjoy home cooking with their families" Karen Gibbard - Communities First

"Probably the best fun that my sons and I have had together for a long time!" - Rebecca (Parent)

Educational Trip to National Wetlands Centre Wales

To celebrate World Wetlands Day 2009, the Glanymor & Tyisha Environment & Regeneration Action Group held an educational trip to the National Wetlands Centre Wales in Penclacwydd, Llanelli.

Arriving at the visitor centre

Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First supported the group with the planning of the trip. A tour by a member of the centre staff was organised. The tour was a good way of finding out more information about the amazing range of birds at the centre.

On our way back to the visitor centre

After viewing the birds and taking in the landscape of the centre, everyone returned to the visitor centre for a warm drink before using the interactive educational displays and having fun with the craft activities.

We, at Carmarthenshire Connect, brought our set of 10 digital cameras for people to take photos of the trip with. With so many magnificent birds to photograph, and such fervent use of the cameras by the children on the trip, over 450 photos were taken. All the photos will be collected together and put on discs so that everyone has copy of their and everyone else's photos.

Thanks to Bryony at Communities First for the photos above. Here is a selection of the photos taken by those on the trip:

The Flamingos!

New Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Development Officer Bryony Wiffen

"Can we join you for lunch please?!"

One big tap, highlighting the importance of water conservation

Seaside Family Forum Make a Clean Start to 2009

Local residents, parents and children joined together yesterday to help make their community a better place through a litter pick with Keep Wales Tidy.

The Seaside Family Forum, with support from Dan Snaith of Keep Wales Tidy and Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha organised the litter pick/clean up to help combat littering in their community.

Despite the cold January weather, a good turnout showed face to get their hands dirty and clean up the community. The event also gave an opportunity for local residents to express their thoughts and concerns to Keep Wales Tidy about littering and fly-tipping in the local area.

The cleanup began on Copperworks Road and finished in Crown Park, Seaside. Over 6 full bags of rubbish were filled with the efforts of the group, as well as four car tires being removed from the park.

A number of litter picks and cleanup have been organised across Llanelli by Keep Wales Tidy over the coming weeks, and it’s a great way to get involved with your local community and the places you live, so keep your eyes open for the next one and join in!

Pumkin Patch Cookery Classes

Teaching children how to cook!

Last night was the first of three evenings organised by Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha to help children learn how to cook.

The exciting and fun classes are being run by Lisa Fearne from The Pumpkin Patch and provide an opportunity for local children to learn basic cooking skills in safe and friendly environment.

The first class brought children together to cook garlic dough balls and pizza and was a fantastic chance for local children to learn new skills, interact with each other, make new friends and some tasty food!

Over 20 children and their parents attended the class held in the Antioch Centre in Glanymor & Tyisha with two more classes planned for the coming weeks with the next class at 5:00pm next Tuesday (27th January), all children and parents are welcome.

Everyone who participated in the class get their own recipe pack, with all the recipes they have learnt through the project.

If you would like your children to attend, or would like more information, please contact Karen Gibbard at Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha on 01554 777850.

'Tidy Towns' Launched in Carmarthenshire

A two week campaign is underway in Carmarthenshire to launch 'Tidy Towns'.

Tidy Towns is an initiative between Keep Wales Tidy and Welsh local authorities. It is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and aims to empower the people of Wales to take responsibility for their local environment.

Keep Wales Tidy, Carmarthenshire County Council and the Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership have organised many events, clean-ups, litter picks and waste amnesties between 19-31 January. Some of these will be held in Communities First areas.

On Monday, a litter pick was organised with Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch and supported by Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First and local police officers. Litter was collected around Bryn Road and Bryn Terrace in Glanymor, Llanelli.

Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch Chairman John Jones

Dan Snaith, Keep Wales Tidy Project Officer for Carmarthenshire, asks John Jones a few questions about the litter pick

Here are some of the photos taken by local residents and members of Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch:

Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch has a website which includes information, factsheets and meeting minutes. Find it at http://www.glanmor-neighbourhoodwatch.org.uk/

Clean Up in Morfa, Llanelli

From Morfa Residents Association, Keep Wales Tidy and Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First:

Click on the image to see a larger poster!

Steet Art Workshops in Glanymor & Tyisha

A fun opportunity from Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First:

Come and learn about street art and the benefits of legal graffiti

The finished products will be on display throughout Llanelli on canvas

Minimum age 11 years. Adults welcome!

This is a FREE workshop

Thursday 29 January ~ 4.30-8pm ~ Antioch Centre

Friday 30 January ~ 4.30-8pm ~ Bwlch Community Centre

Penymorfa Garden Project

Communities First Glanymor & Tyisha held one of the final consultations meetings for the Penymorfa Garden Project last night. The meeting was held to let residents give feedback on the design and planning of the garden and to bring residents up to speed with the latest developments.

(The project so far)

(Dan & Teresa with the new plans)

The evening had a very positive outcome overall, with many residents putting together their ideas and concerns about the garden. Carmarthenshire Connect were there to grab their opinions on camera, so why not have a look at the videos below to find out exactly what they thought:

(Mr. Davies - local PC)

(local resident - Teresa)

(local resident - Tiffany)

(Local resident - Margaret)

The agreed plans will now be sent for planning permission, with a hope the garden can get underway as soon as possible and be ready for the summer holidays!

Women Only Group

The Glanymor & Tyisha based Women Only group was formed to bring women from various cultures together to learn about each other's interests and explore areas of common concern. Its aim is to provide support to women on health, training and employment issues as well as developing and sharing new and existing skills.

The group has had many achievements to date but the most memorable was participating in International Women's Day and International Families Day.

Women Only is a multicultural group with members who are Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepalese, Polish and Welsh.

The group gets involved in a whole range of activities. Some recent examples include sari tying workshops, samosa making demonstrations, multicultural dance workshops and aromatherapy training. Group members are also currently working towards a Foundation in Personal Development.

The Wales Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care Research and Support Service (WEDHS) has provided the group with funding.

Women Only meet every Tuesday at the Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Centre at 26-28 Inkerman Street at 11am.

Currently, the group is also hosting exercise classes on a Tuesday morning at Emanuel Chapel on New Dock Road, Llanelli. Carmarthenhsire Connect caught up wit the group at the end of this week's session.

Some typical moves in the exercise class

Exercise instructor Tara on working with Women Only

Group Chair Mrs Simmer Kour Sura shares a few words about Women Only

For more information on Women Only, and to join the group, please call Farah Aziz at Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First on 01554 777850.

Ethnic Minorities Help Association

The Ethnic Minorities Help Association (EMHA) is working to increase participation by ethnic communities in the Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First ward. Through involving them in different activities, the association aims to help remove barriers between the various ethnic groups and the wider Welsh community.

EMHA provide interpretation services, help and assistance in areas such as health, safety, housing, employment, debt and benefit issues. In addition, it will work work with minority groups to find activities for young people, guide them in education, and advise them on employment opportunities. EMHA will also help with integration - families becoming acquainted with local groups to provide assistance with learning English.

EMHA members: (left to right, back to front) Mr Zaki; Mr Haque (group Treasurer); Mr Hameed; Mr Sheikh (group Chairman); Farah Aziz (Communities First Development Officer); Mrs Zaki

The group was introduced to the Carmarthenshire Connect project at their meeting today, at the Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Centre. Group members tried out the features on Carmarthenshire Connect's mobile phone camera before recording some videos using a Busbi. Here are a few of them:

Association Chairman Mr Sheikh explains how EMHA came about

Association Treasurer Mr Haque explains what EMHA does

Group member Mr Zaki welcomes new members and explains why he's a member of EMHA

Finally, a few words from everyone...

Please contact Farah Aziz, Development Officer at Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First on 01554 777850 for further information on EMHA and for details on how to join.

Environment & Regeneration Action Group Tour

The Glanymor & Tyisha Environment and Regeneration Action Group went on a tour of the Glanymor & Tyisha (G&T) Communities First ward (in Llanelli) last Friday.

The team was joined by Nia Griffith MP for the task of identifying areas in G&T that could be regenerated as community facilities such as play areas or allotments.

Members of the Environment & Regeneration Action Group with Nia Griffith MP on a site where the group was involved in a demolition project

The group was provided with Carmarthenshire Connect's digital camera set in order for members to photograph potential sites for regeneration. The photos can be used at later planning meetings when the action group formulates its plans for improving the G&T ward.

Here are a selection of photos taken by the group to give you an idea of the sort of areas they would like to regenerate.

A site for a children's play area, perhaps

A derelict works

Unused land

Parkland next to Trinity Road that could be used for community allotments

A pathway beside Emmanuel Chapel that is unmaintained

An area of grass in Ann Street that would make a good space for allotments

Life in G&T: Holly's Digital Story

This is Holly's digital story about life in Glanymor & Tyisha, made at G&T Communities First's Youth Night, supported by Carmarthenshire Connect

Audio transcript

Photo of bus stop
This bus stop reminds me of where I live. We don’t have a shelter where I wait for my school bus in the morning. When it rains we try to keep dry in peoples porches. I would like a bus stop. The last one was taken away because of vandalism, but that was 10 years ago and we are a new generation.

Photo of park
This is in my community. When I was small I practically lived in the park. I went there nearly every day. When the pool hasn’t got water in it I play football in it. The pool is only filled during the summer holidays. There is often rubbish and broken glass in the pool which is quite annoying, I wish people didn’t throw bottles in there.

Photo of shelter
This is a shelter in Bwlch Youth Centre, but we all call it Morfa. Me and my friends go to the youth club. We would like a youth shelter in Seaside with Bluetooth to play music and lights.

Photo of Llanelli from park
This park is by my old primary school Bigyn. Me and my aunty used to say that there should be a lift or an escalator to get us up the steep hill in the morning.

Photo of multi-ball court
This is a multi-ball court in Morfa. I like to play football and sometimes basketball there. This is a lot of fun because I like football. It would be nice if we had a multi-ball court in Seaside.

Photo of wooden ship on Chocky Hill
This is a ship up on Chocky Hill. Chocky Hill is on a field in Seaside. It is new and has trees and leaf shaped benches around it. I go up there with my family sometimes. At the bottom of the hill I play rugby and football with my sister and cousins.

Holly's digital story has also been posted to the G&T Youth Blog at gandtyouth.blogspot.com

New Blog for G&T Youth

Young people in the Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First area now have a new blog, run by G&T Communities First, on which they can find out about news, activities and events for young people in this area of Llanelli.

On Wednesday 29 October G&T Communities First is holding a Youth Night, supported by Carmarthenshire Connect. Starting at 6pm in the Communities First Centre at 26-28 Inkerman Street, Llanelli, the event is a chance for young people in the G&T area to complete a consultation questionnaire and create a digital story.

The questionnaire is about youth activities. Event participants will then be shown how to create a digital story about their views on life in the G&T area from their perspective. The digital stories will then be uploaded to the G&T Youth Blog. The blog will then act as a platform from which young people can share their opinions on their community.

In order to participate in the event, young people will need to bring a consent form completed by a parent/guardian. Forms can be downloaded from here for printing, or they can be picked up from the Communities First Centre.

See the blog at http://gandtyouth.blogspot.com/

Calling All Young People in Glanymor & Tyisha

Youth Consultation and Youth Night

Communities First will be consulting with young people during October 2008 to find out what activities/events you would like to see happening in the Wards of Glanymor & Tyisha. The Consultation will be followed by an open night for Young People in the C1st Offices in Inkerman Street to look at ways of making the ideas happen. The Consultation and Youth Night will be held in conjunction with Carmarthenshire Connect and will include opportunities for young people to make videos/blogs about their Community.

Consultation 16th - 24th October in streets near you!

Youth Night 29th October in the C1st Offices, Inkerman Street from 6pm

Lakefield Consultation

Lakefield Residents & Tenants Association met last night to make their ideas known for;

• Improving the Lakefield area
• More activities/events for all ages
• Learning/developing new skills, and
• Having more fun in their Community

The meeting was well attended and all ideas and suggestions will be discussed at the next meeting on Thursday 6 November 2008 at 6pm in Lakefield Hall, Lakefield Road, Llanelli. All residents/tenants of the Lakefield area are very welcome to attend.

(Local resident Christine with her views)

(Local resident Kevin with his views)

Carmarthenshire Connect were also on hand to help with the consultation by using their Busbee video cameras so residents could express their views through short videos (please see above).

New Centre for Communities First in Glanymor & Tyisha

The new Communities First Centre for Glanymor & Tysiha in Inkerman Street

A new era for Communities First in Glanymor and Tyisha began today with the opening of the Communities First Centre at 26 - 28 Inkerman Street, Llanelli. The centre houses the offices of the Communities First team and also provides expanded facilities for the community including a community development library, meeting space and an ICT training suite. The centre was officially opened by the Mayor of Llanelli Town Council, Cllr Hubert Hitchman, to an audience of local community representatives, the County Council and local MP Nia Griffith, all of whom wished to show their support for this new development at the heart of the Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First Partnership.

Llanelli Town Council Mayor, Cllr Hubert Hitchman, officially opens the Centre watched by Communities First Senior Co-Ordinator, Phil Watts.

The new ICT suite in the Communities First Centre will provide training opportunities for the local community

Llanelli Town Mayor, Cllr Hubert Hitchman, explains what the opening of the new centre means for the communities of Glanymor and Tyisha

Llanelli Communities First Senior Co-Ordinator, Phil Watts, welcomes the opening of the Communities First Centre for Glanymor & Tyisha

Senior Co-Ordinator Phil Watts with his Communities First team: (l-r) Vicki Smith, Christine Hern, Farah Aziz, Lynne Owen and Faye Davies

Green Consumer Day

Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First's Environment and Regeneration Action Group held a Green Consumer Day on Saturday.

The event kicked-off with a litter of the streets around New Dock Road. Supported by Keep Wales Tidy, the litter pick not only helped to make the local environment a cleaner one, it also focused on recycling - of the 22 bags of litter collected, 10 were filled with waste to be recycled.

Dan Snaith, from Keep Wales Tidy with the trailer-load of litter

After the litter pick, residents made their way to the Antioch Centre where various organisations had stands and workshops with information and tips on conserving the environment. There were also refreshments and a buffet.

David Tucker, Chairman of the Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Partnership explains the aims of Green Consumer Day in this video

Ecobabi - promoting real nappies, waste reduction and recycling

Joint Secretaries of the Environment and Regeneration Action Group Colette Harris and Teresa Evans-Armstrong promoting the use of Freecycle, which both Colette and Teresa use

Watch this video of Teresa explaining what Freecycle is about

See the Freecylce website at http://www.carmarthenshirefreecycle.tk/

Carmarthenshire County Council's Environmental Enforcement department was handing out goody bags containing useful items and information for minimising our impact on the environment around us

Children at the event learnt how to recycle in a fun way through participating in a Recycling Theatre Workshop, delivered by Partyparti (http://www.partyparti.com/)

Seaside Family Forum were at the event with a face-painting stall. The Forum also had a stand where children could get creative by recycling household materials and objects into arts and crafts

Congratulations to Nicholas on winning a container of biodiesel from Sundance Renewables (http://www.sundancerenewables.org.uk/) in the quiz raffle

Congratulations to Mrs Westcott (right) on winning this composting bin, donated by Carmarthenshire County Council, in the quiz raffle

The bin makes a cosy den, as an alternative!

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.

Old Lodge & Cwrt Neville Association Litter Pick

Old Lodge & Cwrt Neville Association held a litter pick this afternoon in the Old Lodge area of Tyisha, Llanelli. The event was supported by Karen Chetcuti from Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First, Dan Snaith from Keep Wales Tidy and PCSO John Hill.

Some of the litter pick group. Many local children joined in with the event and worked very hard to collect an impressive pile of litter. The warm and sunny afternoon was a nice bonus.

All geared up with litter grabbers and bags from Keep Wales Tidy.

One litter-free lawn.


Old Lodge & Cwrt Neville Association Chairman Marcus Barrett in the wilds of the Old Lodge trees.



Finding car parts that had been carelessly left on the road verge.


An area of grass off Old Lodge suffering from a case of fly-tipping. This area was particularly challenging to clear as the unwanted household items dumped there had been rotting for some time, which made it an unpleasant job - but this was one determined team.


A slow worm makes a move as its home has been disturbed.


Carrying away an old umbrella.


Two mouldy mattresses loaded up on Dan Snaith's trailer.


Looking much better now.

Job done! Karen Chetcuti (left) joins Old Lodge & Cwrt Neville Association Chairman Marcus Barrett (middle left) and Vice Chair Sian Lewis (middle right) for a well deserved rest. The group is gathered around the the car parts collected, which Dan Snaith will take away in his trailer - once he's emptied the last trailer load!

Penymorfa Community Garden Project Trip Videos

In addition to the photos taken on the Penymorfa Community Garden Project trip to community gardens in the Gwendraeth and Amman Valley, interviews with members of the community groups behind the gardens were recorded using a camcorder.

The videos will be played at the next Penymorfa Project planning meeting, so that those who weren't on the trip can get an idea of what it is like to be a part of a community garden group. The videos can also be watched here.

Penymorfa resident Tiffany Duffy interviews Lynette Reynolds from Penygroes Gardening Club, the community group behind Penygroes Community Garden.

Penymorfa resident Josh Thomas interviews Phil Owen from Penygroes Gardening Club.

Rosemary Reynolds and Ellis Jenkins from Pontyates Welfare Hall Association talk to Ran Foster-Mason about Pontyates Community Garden.

Seaside Family Forum Play Day

It's Play Day 2008 today! To celebrate, Seaside Family Forum held a Play Day at Crown Park, Seaside, Llanelli.

Members of Seaside Family Forum under their gazebo.

There was an excellent turnout from the Seaside community for this event and much fun was had playing games and sports in the park, making arts and crafts and banner painting.

The weather was good at the start of the this afternoon's event, but it then poured down. A move to the gazebo and wrapping children in bubble wrap (above) soon solved the problem!

Seaside Family Forum's banner, on the railings of Crown Park.

The event was a good chance to bring out pet rabbits!

The event was supported by Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First, Police Community Support Officers and Teresa Armstrong-Evans from New Dock Tenants & Residents Association, who kindly volunteered her services as first aider. Seaside Family Forum has close links with Seaside Community Association, who provided insurance cover for this event.

Play Day is a celebration of children's right to play. This year, the campaign calls for more challenging and adventurous activities for children. To find out more about Play Day 2008, visit http://www.playday.org.uk/.

Penymorfa Community Garden Project Trip

On Monday 28 July, Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First held a trip to visit community gardens in the Gwendraeth and Amman Valley. The trip was for residents local to the Penymorfa area of Llanelli, where Communities First, in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council and and the Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership, have secured £50,000 to develop an overgrown and unused area of land.

The money is for the local community to spend on a garden design that will benefit the locality and be enjoyed by residents. The local community will be closely involved in the planning process. The trip was a chance to see good examples of community gardens and to talk to the people behind the projects. From this, residents will be able to take inspiration for designing the Penymorfa Community Garden.

The trip visited three gardens:

• Pontyates Community Garden
• Penygroes Community Garden
• Nant Y Bedol Community Garden

plus a visit to Pontyberem Hall and Menter Cwm Gwendraeth for a buffet lunch.

Carmarthenshire Connect was on the trip with 10 digital cameras for residents to photograph features of the gardens that they liked or disliked. Each photographer was given a card with a happy face on one side and a sad one on the other, to be included within photos, so that features in photographs could later be identified as positive or negative. Many of the photos taken by residents will be displayed on a board at the next project planning meeting, and be used used as part of the planning process.

We have a selection of the 400 photos taken by residents here.

Pontyates Community Garden

Pontyates Community Garden is next to Ponyates Miners Welfare Hall. The garden was the idea of Pontyates Welfare Hall Association, who managed all aspects of the project. The garden has many features - an outdoor performing area, benches, standing stones, pathways, history boards and an aromatic sensory herb garden. There are different materials and surfaces throughout the garden - grass, coloured tarmac, bricks, stone chippings and wood chip. The project cost a total of £40,000 and was funded by the 1Fund. It was officially opened on St David's Day this year with a superb turnout from the Pontyates community.

Some of the group, which included Mal Health from the Carmarthenshire Community Safety Partnership and Dan Snaith from Keep Wales Tidy.

Enjoying the pathways.

Roy with one of the Pontyates history boards.


Pontyates Youth Shelter

Across the road from Pontyates Community Garden is a youth shelter, overlooking the rugby pitch. The shelter is a focal point for young people in the area and offers a space to congregate. It was installed by Llangydern Community Council at a cost of £13,000, some of which was raised by local youths through a litter pick.

The back of the shelter, which comes with a comprehensive guarantee of its indestructibility!

Enjoying the youth shelter - smiley faces all round! The shelter features an inbuilt radio and light that are solar powered.

Penygroes Community Garden

Penygroes Garden has become the heart of the community and is widely used by all ages to sit, relax and have a chat. The garden was designed by Penygroes Gardening Club, who recently won an environmental enhancement award for the level community involvement and hard work put into transforming the area of unused land. The garden, that is just below Penygroes library, was built on a budget of £4,632. Local and Gardening Club members help to maintain the superb selection of plants and flowers.

Reclaimed railway sleepers make solid steps.

Some of the flowers and plants.

Gardening Club member Lynette (left) with Faye Davies, from Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First, who is leading on the Penymorfa Garden Project.


Nant Y Bedol Communty Garden

At a cost of nearly £60,000, the rustic Nant Y Bedol Garden covers a larger area and sits alongside the newly built Nant Y Bedol School. The garden features inventive children's facilities, including a woodland story-telling circle, outdoor chessboard, horseshoe pond and gazebo huts. The garden is a joint project between Cwmaman Town Council and CCC Countryside Recreation Unit. It is used by local walkers as part of the Aman & Loughor Heritage Trail.

Walking down to the story-telling circle.

Everyone seated - nobody to read stories though! The circle is cool on a warm summer's day as it's shaded by trees.


Glyn with the Nant Y Bedol map.

Exploring the gazebo huts.

And sitting inside them.

The horseshoe pond, fenced and gated for safety.

Colette behind the wild grass.
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On the coach journey back to Llanelli, Faye kept everyone entertained with a game of bingo. Faye had some great prizes for bingo winners. Mal Heath donated his prize of three teddy bears to Kaitlyn!

Back at Penymorfa - there are lots of decisions to be made on how to develop this area of land.

Residents from the area surrounding Penymorfa are welcome to get involved with the Garden Project - call Faye Davies at Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First on 01554 777850 for more information. See the organisation's website at http://www.gandtcf.org.uk/.

Penymorfa Community Garden Project

Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First, in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council and the Community Safety Partnership, have been successful in securing £50,000 for the community to improve the land behind Penymorfa Library, Llanelli.

The money is for the community to spend - Communities First need residents in the Penymorfa area to tell them what is wanted by the local community.

To start off the process, Communities First has arranged a free trip on Monday 28 July for residents living the Penymorfa area to visit good examples of community garden projects in the Gwendraeth/Amman Valley areas. Children are welcome and lunch will be provided. The bus will leave Penymorfa Library at 10am and return at 4.30/5pm.

The trip will visit Pontyates Community Garden, Pontyberem Hall & Menter Cwm Gwendraeth, Penygroes Community Garden and Nant Y Bedol Community Garden.

To book your place on the trip, please contact Faye Davies, Communities First on 01554 777850.

Carmarthenhsire Connect Field Officers Karlis Ozolins and Ran Foster-Mason will be on the trip with ten digital cameras for use by residents. They will be there to show you how to use the cameras. Residents will be able to take photos of garden features that they like or dislike - the photos will then be used later on in the decision making process.

The land near Penymorfa Library that will be improved. The first stage will be to clear the area.

Llanelli Cycle Route Clean Up

It's Tidy Wales Week 2008 this week. Today, a litter pick was organised in Llanelli by Keep Wales Tidy. The litter pick was along National Cycle Route 47 between North Dock and Felinfoel. Two groups set off in the morning - one from The Discovery Centre in North Dock and the other from the Felinfoel Communities First office. Both Felinfoel and Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First assisted Keep Wales Tidy with the event. Many children from Ysgol y Felin were in the Felinfoel group.

Volunteer Phil Snaith, Carmarthenshire Connect Field Officer Ran Foster-Mason and Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First Development Officer Farah Aziz set off from North Dock. Taken by Cherie.

The two groups then met up in the middle at Furnace RFC for a lunch provided by the two Communities First teams and Keep Wales Tidy.

Joanne Williams from Felinfoel Communities First, Dan Snaith from Keep Wales Tidy, Farah Aziz, and Amy Wakefield from Felinfoel Communities First in front of the large pile of litter collected by the two groups.

Football Skills

Starting Wednesday 11 June

Every Wednesday throughout June

5.30-6pm for under 7s

6-6.30pm for over 7s

At Bwlch Youth and Community Centre Games Area, Morfa, Llanelli.

Football skills sessions coached by qualified football coaches for both lasses and lads.

For more information, please contact Eryl at Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First on 01554 777850.

Lost Skills Found Friends Celebrate Adult Learners' Week

The Lost Skills Found Friends group celebrated Adult Learners' Week today with an exhibition and workshop sessions at St Barnabus Hall in Glanymor & Tyisha.

Members of Lost Skills Found Friends

Lost Skills Found Friends is a Llanelli based group that has been running for nearly two years. The aims of the group are twofold: to build new skills in arts and crafts and to build friendships. The group has gone form strength to strength since it started. The group meets twice a week - on Mondays at the Ganymor & Tyisha Communities First Office and Thursdays at St Barnabus Hall, Llanelli.

The group's members make a variety of items based on

• gift ideas
  
• plastic canvas work
  
• beadcraft
  
• wool/yarn craft, and
  
• paper craft

The group also works on projects, the most significant of which to date has been the The Village project. This is a model village and is made of a variety of yarns and plastic canvas and consists of all sorts of buildings and features commonly found in the community. None of The Village items were made using patterns: all were made using group members' skills. The village is extensive, covering around 9 tables when it is displayed in full. The video below shows some of the village that was on display today.

All the members of Lost Skills Found Friends present at today's exhibition had a go taking photos on Carmarthenshire Connect's mobile phones for this blog - below are some of them.

Group Chair Dorothy Jenkins

See the group's website at www.lsff.org.uk

International Women's Day

Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First organised a full day's event to celebrate International Women's Day on Friday 7 March at Morfa Social Club. There were stalls from many organisations and performances and workshops by women from all around the world.

Mrs Uzo Iwobi, Chair of the African Community Centre in Wales was the compere for the event. Uzo explains more about the event and the good time that was had in the video below.

One of the many performances

Parents In Action group fundraising with sales of wool hats and gloves knitted by the group. Taken by Annette.

Ada Garton, an artist who uses recycled environmentally friendly materials for arts and crafts.

A 'dream for the future' catcher in the background. Taken by Amanda.

Hand painting.

Hand painting, plus hair style courtesy of Coleg Sir Gar hairdressing students who provided hair styling to all those who performed at the event.

Ms Nia Griffith MP, who dropped in to make a speech.

Pushy Prams

A new workout class called Pushy Prams started up last week. The class is a chance for mums to get exercise and tone up while pushing their prams. The group was set up by Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First Sports Development Officer Eryl Daniels.

Instructor Mel Williams, from Pushy Mothers, explains the workout to Field Officer Ran Foster-Mason. Filmed by Aliesha.

Pushy Prams sets off from Bwlch Youth and Community Centre, Morfa, Llanelli every Thursday at 1pm for the next 12 weeks.

Taken by Kathy

Taken by Adam, 3 years old.

For more information, contact Eryl at Communities First on 01554 777850

New Sports Opportunities For Glanymor & Tyisha

Residents of Glanymor and Tyisha can enjoy new sports, health and fitness opportunities thanks to the efforts of Eryl Daniels, Sports Development Officer for Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First.

Dates for your diary:

MONDAY
Keep fit, Yoga, Healthy eating and alternative therapies
Morfa Social Club @ 12-3pm
Starts 14/01/08 Ends 18th or 25th FEB
FREE

TUESDAY
Women only/exercise to music with Tara
Starts Tuesday 12th Feb @ Emmanuel @ 11-12pm
FREE for 6 weeks

Netball
Bwlch Community Centre @ 5-6pm
Starts 12th Feb
FREE fun session
NO previous play/experience

WEDNESDAY
Walking
Meet at Bwlch Community Centre @ 11am
Starts March 2008
FREE

DANCE Your Way to Fitness with Lisa
Starts 20th Feb @ 6.30 – 7.30pm
Salsa, Ballroom, Tap, Jazz and more
Morfa Social Club
FREE

THURSDAY
Cycle your way to fitness
Have use of a new bike free
Starts Feb 2008
FREE and free use of bicycles

Dancercise with Tara
Morfa Social Club
Starts 21st Feb
FREE 6 week course

"PUSHY PRAMS"
Starts 21st Feb @1pm
From Bwlch Community Centre, Morfa
FREE 8 week course to get fit and toned
Bring your pram, get fit and have great fun

TRAINING COURSES

First Aid Certificate
FREE Heartstart Qualification
Wed 05/03/08 6-8pm @ Bwlch

Walk leaders training day
Become qualified – FREE
Sat 1st March @ Bwlch 10 – 3pm

For more information, please contact Eryl (Ez) on 01554 777850

Home Safety and Security Event

A Home Safety and Security Event was held at Lakefield Hall in Llanelli between 10am and 2pm. It was organised by Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First.

There were many organisations at the event to help people make their community a safer place in which to live.

• Llanelli Fire and Rescue Service
  
• Neighbourhood Police Scheme
  
• Trading Standards
  
• Carmarthenshire Care & Repair
  
• Age Concern
  
• Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch
  
• Community Safety Partnership
  
• Safer Communities Action Group
  
• Youth Action Group
  
• Sports, Leisure, Health and Wellbeing Action Group
  
• Carmarthenshire Home Energy Service
  
• Gateway Gardens Trust

Visit the Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch website at

www.glanmor-neighbourhoodwatch.org.uk

Taken by John Jones, Chairman of Glanmor Neighbourhood Watch

John with the Trading Standards Team

Taken by Julie, of Carmarthenshire Care & Repair

Constable Libby Evans with Dylan of Mid & West Wales Fire & Resucue Service -Carmarthenshire Community Safety Department. Ran on the right. Taken by John.

Taken by John. Well done PCSO John Hill for actually looking at the camera!

5 Tys Waste Amnesty

As part of its Pride in Our Communities project, Keep Wales Tidy organised a waste amnesty today for the residents of 5 Tys. It was a good chance for residents to get rid of unwanted items. Some residents also got together to clear up discarded furniture and to do a litter pick.

Pride in Our Communities project officer Dan Snaith led the event, assisted by the 5 Tys Tenants and Residents Association, Communities First, Police CSOs and Carmarthenshire County Council.

The 5 Tys
The skip arrives

Waste starts to flow in

Time to clear the pathways

Dan finds the sledge hammer very useful for making the most of the skip!

The skip is full