Penygroes Community News

Present


Apologies
Marie Hughes-Jones, Llinos Hindley, Phil Owen, Yvonne Kelly, Mair Griffiths


Minutes of last meeting
Corrections:- Emlyn Update point 5, should read 1st phase will not include school.   Point 6, should read 5/6 million in contributions not grants.  Proposed:  Leslie Devaney, Seconded:  John Davis

Matters Arising

Dog Fouling

* The Councils team were out on Tuesday and have done a good job clearing the Norton road area, but have missed areas in Bridge Street.
* The Dog Patrollers are happy to patrol outside of normal working hours provided they have dates and times (also names if possible).  The clean up team is a separate section.

Tables

* Unsure of situation as Yvonne Kelly unable to attend meeting.
* The Forum would like to officially thank Kevin Kelly for his help in securing the chairs for the pavilion.

Community Development Officer

* Alan Lewis (One Fund) explained that advert for the position had been placed in The Journal, Guardian, Star and Post.  An example of the advert was shown to the forum.
* Closing date extended to 16th March.  Three applications already registered and have been sent the information pack and amended closing date.
* Five to six calls had already been received by Wednesday pm.
* MCG to organise short list meeting and contact applicants.
* The community match-funding amount is £1,424.
* Position will terminated at the end of March 2008, but no further payments can be made after 15th February 2008.
* Although funding ends at this date, the CDO may be able to continue working if they can find ways to fund themselves.
* Interviews to take place at MCG offices with an MCG representative, Peter Roberts, Julian Tandy and Siân
* Thomas on the interview panel, Wednesday 21st March at 6.30pm.
* Financing details for this position are with Yvonne Kelly.
* Preferred qualities; Bi-lingual, experience in this position and local knowledge.

Community Garden

* Work started towards the end of last week and the building work should be completed before Easter.  ‘Before’ photos were taken.
* Debbie Williams will place announcement in the Community News.
* Planting will be carried out by the Gardening Club and local community.
* Local schools will be included.
* Sub Committee to oversee work will include; Julian Tandy, Phil Owen, Yvonne Kelly and Lynnette Reynolds.


* It is planed to have an official opening in May.  Siân Thomas to please speak with the National Botanical Garden representative for any possible help.
* Ysgol Feithrin to be involved in the project.

Walking Club

* The Welsh Health Initiative web site has information on setting up walking clubs.
* There is a course that trains people to be trainers, which ensures they will get insurance cover from the council.
* Marie Anne Jones cancelled meeting with Julian Tandy owing to ill health.


Recreation Park

* Money is coming in from developments covered by Sec 106.
* Siân Thomas has spoken to two developers.
* Amy Hawkins is facilitating the Park Project although this will be a task for the incoming CDO to assist with.
* An open day to discuss what the community wants to see in the park has been organised for the 17th April, from 12noon until 7pm, latest.

Apostolic Development

* The councils Legal Dept. are still debating the issue and because they have other more pressing matters to deal with it may be some time before an announcement is made.
* There will be a consultation regarding the Caerbryn Road development after the 5th April.

Other Developments

* The land used for parking adjacent to the Protex site, along Norton Road may be considered for a housing development.
* It looks as though the land is owned between four people.
* Protex are to move the fence back into its original position.
* If there are under 12 houses planned, then a Section 106 is not required.

A.O.B.

* The Forum needs to arrange a meeting with the Penygroes RFC as they are using the Pavilion on a Wednesday night as well as Tuesdays and Thursday.   This means the facility is used by them 3 nights a week and is going to make meetings difficult.
* This could be a task for the CDO; to arrange a timetable for use of the pavilion.
* The pavilion is a community building and must be used by all.
* The Garden Club meeting will be held on the last Tuesday of the month.
* There are to be three benches in the Community Garden, which will be available for dedications.  Approximate cost of benches is £150.00, to be confirmed.
* There was a recent incident where young children (under 11) were placing the rubbish bin outside the Penygroes Library, into the middle of the road in front of oncoming traffic.
* The Forum members have shown concerns regarding the Gors-Ddu Road junction with Waterloo Road, traffic calming measures, which mean that large vehicles have to almost mount the kerb on the opposite side of the road to turn at the junction.


Meeting closed.
Next meeting at the Pavilion on Wednesday 4th April 2007 at 7pm

Present
Julian Tandy (Chair), Yvonne Kelly (Treasurer), Mark Waygood (Secretary), Lynnette Reynolds, Nicola Davies, Llinos Hindley, Marie Hughes-Jones, Eleri Davies, Robert Quick, Sal Armstrong, Mair Griffiths, Rhian Dawson (Dolen Iechyd/Handle on Health), Huw Evans (Menter Cwm Gwendraeth)

Apologies
Siân Thomas, Alan Lewis, Derek Rourke, John Davies

Minutes of last meeting

Correction to One Fund:- Should Read ‘Alun Lewis’.  Also, the ‘One Fund’ has not closed and still has money available.

In all other respects, the minutes were correct:  Proposed, Llinos Hindley – Seconded, Lynette Reynolds.

Report on Christmas FayreThe forum raised £80 from entrance fees and the raffle.  The best Christmas Lights was awarded th No. 4 Blaen Emlyn.

Community Development Officer

* The secretary reported on the Community Development Officer meeting that took place at the hall on Thursday 11th January.  
* The application has progressed to the point where only a few documents are needed by the forum.  Alun Lewis is planning to put the application in on Monday 22nd January.
* There is a general feeling that the name ‘Community Development Officer’ might need to be changed as it has negative connotations.

Penygroes Park Development Meeting

* This meeting as held immediately after the CDO meeting on Thursday 11th January.  Council officers included Amy Hawkins and Gerwyn Thomas.  Other representatives included Menter Cwm Gwendraeth, Youth Project, Penygroes Memorial Hall, Penygroes Ward Forum and Penygroes Children & Youth Community Group.
* The meeting was held to discuss what improvements could be made to the park with all the attending groups working together towards a common goal.
* It was decided that the local youth would need to be consulted once the development agenda was made clear.
* At this early stage it was decided that Amy Hawkins would draw up a draft proposal and a local ‘open day’ would be arranged to allow the village residents to make their comments.

Future Forum Meeting & The Pavilion Project

* As from February 2007, all forum meetings in Penygroes will be held at the Pavilion although tables and chairs are required.
* This will also be the date for the Youth Project to start their weekly club.
* Yvonne Kelly said that some chairs would be available from her husbands employer if the forum could write a letter stating what the forum stood for in the community and its requirements.

Brief Updates

The Apostolic Development

* Unfortunately, Cllr. Siân Thomas was not able to be present at the meeting, however she had asked Huw to relate that the County Council’s legal department is still assessing the nature of the lease on the park, but action will need to be taken quickly once a decision has been reached.

* As Siân Thomas was not available, it was not possible to discuss this in greater depth.

Emlyn Site Report

* John Davis was not available to comment on the DVD and report carried out by DynoRod.
* Pictures of this investigation into the concrete works were shown to the members.
* It appeared that the pipe that was allegedly getting blocked was actually far higher up the drain than where the waste was collecting.  Although Protex is claiming that the concrete works are causing the blockages.
* There is an unconfirmed report that the ‘removal of contaminated waste’ agreement that Protex signed is possibly being removed from the contract.
* The Emlyn Sub-Committee are requested to look into this before the next forum meeting.

Gardening Club

* There is a small delay in receiving the funds whilst a letter from the bank is drawn up agreeing to the overdraft.

Dog Fouling

* There aren’t any problems to report at the moment.


Talk by Rhian Dawson on Community Health

* Rhian explained her role as Community Health Liaison Officer for the Gwendraeth Valley area.
* Her role is to improve the health of people on long term sickness and disability benefit by getting them to rejoin the community.  Currently 4% claim incapacity benefit.
* In her position she works with all local services and the Community Development Officers.
* Part of this long term plan is to promote more physical activity and less ‘self indulgence’.
* Mental health problems are currently the biggest facing the community.
* Post Natal clubs have so far been successful.
* It is important that people take more responsibility for their own health and general well-being.
* One problem is that many residents do not know what services, clubs, workshops etc., are available to them.
* In order to rectify this situation, a web site has been set up called @A Handle On Health’ which will enable people to find out what is going on locally to them.  As only 18% of the Gwendraeth Valley residents are connected to the internet, a number of access points for this service will be available including one at the Cross Hands Health Centre and one in Penygroes Surgery.
* It is looking to be launched in March and will be regularly updated.
* Carmarthenshire Council have a ‘Walking Your Way To Health’ incentive, Marianne Jones is the co-ordinator and there is a grant of up to £750 available for insurance from the Sports Fund.
* There is also a Health Assessment Facility available that looks into the long term health impact of large developments like Protex have planned.  This assessment is not currently mandatory but will be at some stage in the future.
* It is possible to get information and apply for an assessment from the department who carry them out at Cardiff University.
* The Vice-Chairman and Secretary will look into this before the next meeting and it will be placed on the agenda.  Proposed by Julian Tandy and seconded by Llinos Hindley.


A.O.B.

* The question of appointing a vice-secretary was once again raised by the Vice-Chairman.
* Eleri Davies kindly volunteered her services for this position.



Meeting closed.

Next meeting on WEDNESDAY, 14 February at the Pavilion in Penygroes Park.

Present
Eleri Davies, Yvonne Watkins, John Davies, Mark Durdin, Mair Griffiths, Lynnette Reynolds, Mark Waygood (secretary), Julian Tandy (Vice Chair), Yvonne Kelly (Treasurer), Huw Evans, Menter Cwm Gwendraeth

Apologies
Alun Lewis, Marie Hughes-Jones, Julie Owen, Phil Owen

Point from the floor about late arrival of minutes, could they be sent out earlier so they aren’t received the day of the meeting.  Attendees assured that they were sent out in plenty of time although some people still hadn’t received them.

Minutes of last meeting

It was agreed that minutes were a true record of last meeting.

Matters Arising

Young Peoples Pavilion Update

* The letter to Mr Sutton’s group declining acceptance to attend his group has been written and is awaiting a signature.
* Eleri Davies said she hadn’t contacted Alana & Cindy at Menter Cwm Gwendraeth, if Huw could speak to them and if they need anything to let her know.
* The pavilion opening (youth project) has been put back until September.

Grant Application Situation

* Meeting attended by 2 members of MCG, Eleri, Yvonne, Julian and Cllr. Thomas.  Menter were very helpful.
* There are possibilities for the gardening club, there are currently quotes waiting to come in.
* The notice board in front of the hall is moving ahead as it has had letters of support.
* All projects need 6 letters of support from other organisations or community groups within the village.
* The gardening club has letters of support from Cllr. Thomas.
* Local groups may be getting letters asking for their support shortly.

Newsletter

* The community newsletter is being looked into, possibly an A4 size colour, dual language partly funded by local businesses.
* Before it proceeds, a mock example of how it could look will be produced.   There is the possibility of a grant being available to help fund it.
* It is likely that the local youth will be able to help out with the production of this publication.
* Currently, it can take anything from to 2 days to a week to prepare and print out our newsletter.
* In the early stages we are looking at a bi-monthly or quarterly publication, which may, at some point, become monthly, depending on support etc.
* It would be helpful if other groups were also included (RFC etc.), to help make it more successful as a general community magazine as opposed just the Forum.

Walking Club

* Mark Durdin reported that he is still waiting for the training course to be arranged before any ‘official’ organised walks can go ahead.
* We can only go ahead if they are informal walks because there won’t be anyone organising them or any insurance.
* We won’t be able to advertise these informal walks, as then they won’t be informal.

Protex Development

* If anyone has any information regarding the development, could they phone someone on the sub-committee, or go along to a meeting and speak to him or her directly.  At the last meeting the committee didn’t have much information but there was a long discussion from the floor regarding events the sub-committee was unaware of.
* The meetings are at Marie’s house the last Thursday before the Forum meeting.
* Notices of forthcoming meetings, etc. will soon be placed on the local notice boards so everyone will know when they are.

Games Evening

* The evening went very well although it wasn’t on for very long.  The climbing wall was especially successful, even Alun had a go.
* It might have been better if the children using it were called out in groups according to age as the wall dominated the evening.
* Some mothers said there wasn’t very much for the very young children.
* Where it worked well was when one person took charge of a game to teach and encourage the children.
* It was suggested that we need to have lessons on how to play the games in advance.
* There were more older people there last year, but more children this year, as the climbing wall was being talked about in advance of the evening.
* As many as 100 people may have attended.  Many mothers said they would like to see these evenings organised more often.
* The bowling was very popular with all age groups and the bowling club members who were helping out enjoyed teaching the children.
* It was suggested from the floor that we have another games evening before the end of summer, but there were concerns about letting the children know about it.
* Can Huw find out if it’s possible to arrange another evening (or Saturday afternoon).  Need to arrange before the next newsletter, if not when the children start back at school.

Emlyn Development (brief update)

* There’s not much happening at the moment other than levelling the land.
* The recent rain didn’t cause any problems as the water went straight to the holding pond.
* We are hoping to get John Taylor along to the next sub-committee meeting.
* There’s note that the Chair is to write to John Taylor but there is no further news on that.
* The Environmental Agency has said the site is clear.
* Samples have been sent off to a test centre in Cross Hands but this is run by the EA, there’s an independent centre in Pontypridd.
* The heavy equipment is still operating from early in the morning.  They had a 7-week contract but are now into their 10th week.  Victoria Keen was supposed to come down if the noise continued.  Some local residents are keeping diaries of noise and dust pollution.
* Noise baffles weren’t placed around the site because that was only a condition if there was coal extraction.

Gardening Club

* There was a garden club stand at the Strawberry Tea Day.  The stand was in a good position outside the entrance, which showed people there something was on at the hall.
* The flower show is on the 22nd July at the RFC.  Volunteers are needed to post the show leaflet through all the local doors.
* Hanging baskets will be judged one week before the show; notices have placed on the notice boards.  
* There are prizes for best entries.

A.O.B.

Strawberry Tea Day

* Good turnout again.  The Urdd Appeal Committee raised almost £600 to help towards the Eisteddfod.

Village Notice Boards

* There are residents of Penygroes who are almost a mile away down Waterloo Road that don’t have access to a notice board.
* Is there any community land down that area and what sort of cost is it for a notice board?
* At the bottom end of Waterloo Road just passed the new housing development, there appears to be what’s left of a ‘you are entering Penygroes’ sign.  Could this area be used for a new notice board?
* Does this piece of land belong to the council and is it on the boundary of Penygroes / Capel Hendre?
* Would it be better placed at the bus shelter by Spïen Road?  More people are likely to see it there.
* There is another bus stop a bit further down by Bryn Glas.
* If there’s a concrete bus shelter, a community board could be attached to it.


Training

* A letter was read out from Craig Pennel regarding supplying first aid training to teenagers at £120 per session.
* Was this something Alun was looking into for the youth club?
* This is expensive for one session; could St. Johns Ambulance do this for less?
* Can we get funding for this elsewhere, we would need more than one session.  How many people are included in that £120?  A. Ten people.
* There will have to be more than one session’s training to complete the course.  
* Can we get enough young people to agree to this course, if there isn’t enough it won’t be worth doing.
* Copy of training letter to Huw.
* Perhaps we could try getting the St. John’s Ambulance back, as they used to carry out training here.

Translation Training Courses

* Bulletins to be placed on notice boards for anyone interested in learning how to do simultaneous translation.

Meeting closed

Next forum meeting 12th September 2006 at Calfaria Chapel Vestry.

AGM 10th October 2006.

Present
Alun Lewis (Chair), Julian Tandy, Mark Waygood, Siân Thomas, John Davies, Nicola Davies, Llinos Hindley, Lynnette Reynolds, Phil Owen, Huw Evans

Apologies
Mark Durdin, M. Griffiths, Sal Armstrong, Yvonne Kelly, Marie Hughes-Jones, Julie Owen

Matters Arising
* Games Evening – Climbing Wall will be booked from the council in late May.
* Forms have been filed for business grant.
* Newsletter completed, 500 copies done, volunteers to deliver.
* Dog-Fouling – More complaints at Maesglas.  Request for special bin and more signs.  There have been 60 prosecutions for dog-fouling.  We need to follow dog to the owner and issue a ticket.  Situation has worsened since last meeting.  First prosecution will go in the local paper.
* Gardening Club – Bank Account opened.

The Young Peoples Project – Pavilion Update

* Work should be finished in 2-3 weeks.  So far £83,000 has been spent; this is far in excess of the £8,000 promised two years ago.
* The Pavilion has been refurbished twice in the last 20 years; let us hope it will last longer this time to enable greater use.
* Local developers, Clos y Cwm & Gilfach y Gôg have promised sums to help replace the park equipment and The Emlyn site developer is to provide a football goal.  These additional amounts will mean £100,000 will have been invested in the village’s playground facilities.
* There will be places for parents to sit and the play area will be split between the older and younger children.
* The children are to be consulted on what equipment they would like to see in the park.
* The youth club has had a further £300 for resources.

* There was a public meeting on the 27th April in Llandeilo regarding the Apostolic Church development.  We should hear the result in about 1 month’s time

* We cannot have a road and more traffic in front of the park. If toilets were to be built in the park, there might be safety concerns such as syringe needles being discarded.

* Money for the youth has been promised by the Forum.

Gardening Club Update

* Spring day out on the 15th April at Cwm Deri & Colby Woodland Garden was a great success.
* Lynnette Reynolds is coordinating the stand for the Penygroes Park Fun Day.  We expect to sell plants and compost and inform people about the hanging basket competition on July 22nd.
* Mr Morgan has been approached about some of the children growing plants for the flower show, if all goes well the same offer will be made to Blaenau School.
* A meeting was held with Carms. Council Disability Access about the Community Garden Plans.  In short, we will only have to move the path access down a few feet.  Eleri Davies is progressing with the grant options and the GC is continuing the design process (accurate costing from mid-May).
* Wherever possible, the children will be involved, including the RFC and the Flower Show.

Building Development – A Brief Update

* The large rubbish pile in Norton Road has not been cleared yet.
* An oily substance has been seen on the ground surface at the rear of properties in Norton road.  Could Phil Owen talk this over with Cllr. Siân Thomas with the view that the Environment Agency should look into it.
* There are still concerns about the condition of Waterloo Road and Caerbryn Road after the recent works.  The committee feels they need assurances regarding the road repair as the developers have not yet repaired Gors-Ddu Road after they put in a public footpath alongside the Emlyn site.  This road is now in very poor condition and littered with potholes.
* Update is still required regarding the Landscaping and Holding Tanks.
*  Further development proposals for the site are; Community School (converting to Community Centre after School hours), A Pub/Club, Phase 1  - 250 homes, a new surgery, dentist and O.A.P. home.
* If a new school is proposed, it needs to be built before the new homes are ready as there isn’t any room for more pupils in Penygroes School.
* The County Council’s Unitary Development Plan (very complex document) 15 years ago proposed to create a built-up area from Cross Hands to Ammanford, but this simply doesn’t match local needs and is likely to prove an unbearable strain on the local infrastructure.  There is already gridlock at Gorslas Square and this will get worse if every home has 2/3 cars (you are only required to allow for 2 cars per house)

* There is currently room for an additional 700 homes in Penygroes

* Fortunately, the Community Council are taking an aggressive stance toward local planning propositions, as these planning issues affect lives.

* The Apostolic development (if allowed to go ahead) will cause further problems around the school.

A Local Forum Marketing Campaign

* Cllr. Siân Thomas has created a leaflet informing the local residents on what the Forum is and what it does.  These are to be distributed to Penygroes and Blaenau Post Offices and placed in the local notice boards.

Ward Newsletter – The Way Forward

* This project was initiated by Marie Hughes-Jones and will have to be discussed at the next meeting, as she was unable to attend this one.

Any Other Business

* Many local public footpaths are blocked.  Should we close off the least used and concentrate on the remaining better ones, especially if they lead to picnic sites? Costs for clearing and or closing down footpaths can be prohibitive.
* Birds of prey have started to come back into Penygroes.  We need a Preservation Order for the only mature trees left, at the Annexe site.  Require someone to carry out survey, this could cut down the number of houses, if not, we will lose what trees we have left.
* Large Refrigerated Lorries are using Waterloo and Gors Ddu Road.  There is poor turning (because of the island) at the junction Waterloo / Gors Ddu Road making it a safety issue.  Could we have someone look into traffic calming along Waterloo Road.
* Poor parking has been noted along Waterloo Road.  Cllr. Siân Thomas asked for the registration numbers of poorly parked cars.
* Games Night – Ideas please, games, cards, and skittles etc.  The W.I. are going to bring things along including outside games e.g. bowls (weather permitting).
* Noisy Dog Barking – A dog barking constantly has been heard at the rear of No. 12 Norton Road.
* Local Hero (Penygroes Ward Volunteer of the Year)  – Cannot vote for paid or elected officials e.g. Siân, Huw, meals on wheels etc.  Closing date 25th May.  Need to contact the local paper (or send a press release) to have someone come down and cover the Local Hero story.
* There is a meeting at the RFC on Thursday 11th May at 6.30pm regarding the setting up of a second Forum.  This could cause problems and undo all the work hat has been done.  As many people as possible try to attend.

Meeting Closed
Next Meeting – Calfaria Chapel Tuesday, 13th June 2006

Present
John Davies, Colin Whitelaw, L R Reynolds, Yvonne Watkins, Llinos Hindley, Nicola Davies, Julian Tandy (Vice-Chair), Mark Waygood (Secretary), Huw Evans, Menter Cwm Gwendraeth

Apologies
Mair Griffiths, Yvonne Kelly, Alun Lewis

Minutes of last meeting
It was agreed that the minutes were a true record of the last meeting.

Matters Arising from the Minutes

* Nothing to report on the newsletter yet, may have to put on hold until after the AGM.
* Mark Durdin wasn’t at the meeting so there was nothing to report on the proposed walking club.
* We may be able to have another games evening in a months time.
* Local concrete bus shelters are being pulled down because the condition of the concrete is poor.  They are to be replaced with the new Anti-Vandal type.  There may be grants available to have village signs/notice boards placed next to bus shelters.
* Cllr. Thomas apologised for not being at the last meeting.
* The first aid training session to be conducted by Craig Pennel is free to attend as it only involves life saving and isn’t a complete first aid training course.

Pavilion Update

* Looks like an October opening now, perhaps a grand (official) opening could be arranged, possibly in the half term.
* £300 has been allocated from Sports Aid and the Forum has money available for the Youth Project.
* The size of the rooms has caused concern and the switches for the outside lights are in the room allocated for the youth project.  These switches may have to be moved.
* Would like to get the RFC involved with the opening and try to have a radio announcement to try and make it a large event.
* The forum would like the Youth project and representatives from Penygroes RFC to attend the next meeting if possible.
* Could Yvonne Kelly speak with the Chairman of Penygroes RFC Elwyn Roderick about a joint opening of the pavilion?

Emlyn Site Update

* Although water is draining away from the site now it seems to be flooding gardens in the opposite direction.
* The Highways Agency has been out to the site now (thanks to Llinos Hindley), they have seen the problem first hand and from the photos taken when the flooding occurs.
* Siân Thomas said she is getting 2/3 complaints by email per week and has over 1,000 emails on her disk regarding the problem.
* It seems that Protex tapped into the drainage system without authority.  The council had to be called out on Sunday 10th September to free a blocked outlet in the field on the other side of Waterloo Road which was causing bad smells inside a number of houses opposite the Library.

Could Peter Roberts supply the deeds for the Notice Board outside the hall that Yvonne Watkins has applied for?

Gardening Club

* No quotes received for the community garden outside the Library, despite a number of companies being contacted.
* If the quote is under £5,000 then we could probably receive 100% funding.
* Two quotes are required, one for the building work and the other for the plants etc.
* The Garden Show was a success with more money being raised this year.

Forthcoming Events

* Newsletter – could we include information or calendar of forthcoming events?
* Suggestion made that we could have an information card printed (to be kept) and distributed locally with dates of forum meetings for the coming year with details of committee and local groups with contact details plus any other useful information.
* Could we place leaflets into the local schools and get letters from them informing parents of the Pavilion Youth project opening and of the Games Evening.
* It would be a good idea to try and hold a meeting with committee members of all local groups, associations and clubs so we can work together on projects for the benefit of the community.
* Perhaps a social event with everyone attending would be a good place to start.
* Can we put a notice in the Guardian?  The problem is there isn’t a correspondent for Penygroes and because they only pay 50pence per item of news, no-one is interested.
* Llandybie has the largest non-town community council in Carmarthenshire, with 8 villages and a population of almost 9,000, but Penygroes does not seem to get the support it needs.  Perhaps this will change when Yvonne Watkins takes over as Chairperson of Llandybie Community Council.

Games Evening

* A date needs to be set.
* Arrange more games for the smaller children.
* Would it be possible to have a games evening arrange just for adults?

A.O.B.

* The apostolic Church has reapplied for planning permission and still wants a piece of the park land for access.  Although they were refused planning permission by the C.C. and Welsh Assembly, they appealed at the Assembly and adjusted their plans to incorporate social housing.
* This revised planning application is imminent.  It seems they can just keep adjusting their plans and resubmit them irrespective of how many times they are refused planning.
* Over £100,000 from grants has already been spent on the park, play areas and pavilion.
* Peter Roberts to be informed of events and to get the deeds for this land then liaise with Siân Thomas.
* Llinos Hindley said she would pursue the ‘press article’ avenue.
* On another matter relating to local development, Pendragon have applied for to build another 35 homes at their site at the Capel Hendre end of the village.  This situation needs to be addressed because the original 15 homes built there avoided the Section 106 ‘clawback’.
* We are still having speeding problems along Waterloo Road.  Siân Thomas has had the mobile speed camera unit out but they haven’t had any success so far as they set up at the wrong times.
* Dog fouling is becoming a problem again along Waterloo Road.  Can we get the council to put up more signs?
* The signs supplied by the council earlier this year have been removed.


Meeting Closed

Next meeting is the AGM on Tuesday 10th October at Caerbryn Hall.