BASE Facilitate Upper Amman Valley Partnership Meeting

Young people were on the agenda at Thursday's meeting of the Upper Amman Valley Communities First Partnership. In fact, the whole evening was given over to young people's concerns in a session facilitated by the BASE (BrynAman Street Elite) youth group.

Peter, Owain and Alex from BASE facilitate the evening (taken by Ffion)

The evening was a chance for members of the community to discover what young people's groups in the area are doing and for them to offer help where they could.

Peter from BASE explains what his hopes are for the evening, filmed by Nicola

In the first half of the evening, presentations were made by representatives of Organised Kaos, Valley Teen Club, Mess Up The Mess, Presents... Events and BASE themselves.

Nicola with news of Organised Kaos' transformation into a social enterprise, filmed by Peter

India from Mess Up The Mess explains what she hopes will happen as a result of the evening, filmed by Laura

Diane Davies from Valley Teen Club with her hopes for the evening

Speed Dating - Kath and Adrian from Cwm Gors meet Peter and Gwen from Presents... Events (taken by Ffion)

The second half of the evening was given over to a 'speed dating' session. Chairs were arranged in a circle and every member of the audience got a chance to talk to representatives from each youth group. After five minutes, your time was up and you had to move on to the next group. It was a chance to find out more about what the groups were doing, to exchange information and offer help where possible.


The Partnership meeting offered a fresh perspective on young people's activities in the Upper Amman Valley. Peter, from BASE, recorded the reactions of some of those who attended.

Kath from Cwm Gors Village Forum, filmed by Peter

Adrian from Cwm Gors Village Forum, filmed by Peter

Valley Teen Club Litter Pick

Valley Teen Club did their annual litter pick of Brynaman's streets and the park on Monday night, as part of Tidy Wales Week 2008. Keep Wales Tidy provided the group with all the equipment necessary.

Some Valley Teen Club members and youth worker Jeff Fish behind the litter that the club collected. Taken by Owain.

The litter loaded up in Keep Wales Tidy's trailer. Taken by Ian.

Ian proves that you can take an arty photo of yourself!

Valley Teen Club

Valley Teen Club has been offering young people from the Amman Valley a place to meet, socialise and try new activities for the last 10 years. The club currently meets every Monday.

Valley Teen Club volunteers and members. Taken by Nerys.

They do have a table tennis board, honest.

The club usually has between 35 and 50 members attending every week and is run by a team of dedicated volunteers and a youth worker.

Play the video below to hear Laura and Owain interview club Chairman Gary Davies and volunteer Peri Thomas, who tell us more about the club.

Filmed by Owain using Carmarthenshire Connect's mobile phone.

Laura gets the members' perspective when she interviews and films Owain and Lowri.

Owain then tells Laura about the other clubs he's involved with, highlighting how groups in the Amman Valley help each other out.

Filmed by Laura.

Thanks to youth worker Jeff Fish, Valley Teen Club members get to enjoy a range of activities, including working to achieve Bronze level Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Laura interviews and films Jeff, who tells us more about these activities.