IN CAERAU NEWSLETTER: PRODUCED AND DELIVERED BY INVEST LOCAL CAERAU
Invest Local Caerau have released an Autumn 2019 edition of their newsletter In Caerau, keeping local residents informed about Invest Local Caerau’s new Driving Change plan and the progress made by projects funded so far, as well news from other groups and activities in the area.
It also features an introduction from the recently appointed Invest Local Caerau Funding Support Worker Alex Bowen, who has been busy getting to know Caerau’s people and projects during her first few months. Alex said of the newsletter:
"From my experience, this newsletter has good feedback. It tells people what’s going on through Invest Local Caerau – projects that have been funded so far, news from groups and activities in the area, and it also gives people a positive sense of community identity.
"I think the newsletter is a great way of letting people know about their community – things that they might like be involved in, projects that they are proud of, groups that they might have heard about, and events that they can come along to…”
A local resident agreed, commenting:
“ There’s a lot going on – it’s a great place to live in, a good community. Most people want to make it better, and want to join in, despite the bad reputation we have…”
Hard copies are currently being distributed across Caerau and nearby areas, and you can also read and share the newsletter below. Caerau is one of several Invest Local areas updating local people through newsletters, others include Ynysowen, Plas Madoc, Clase and Pill.
In Caerau Newsletter Autumn 2019
(This newsletter is only available in English.)
As Welsh Government’s consultation into the future spending purposes for the Dormant Assets Scheme in Wales comes to a close BCT’s Policy Officer, Eleri, outlines why we’re calling for the funding to be used to support community action.
Georgina Edwards, Policy and Research Manager at the Plunkett Foundation reflects on our recent panel event focused on Community Assets.
MaesNi Environmental group focus: Creating spaces for nature and community wellbeing.
Building Communities Trust’s Policy Officer, Matthew Brindley, describes why supporting communities to develop their strengths and assets should be a top priority for Government and decision makers in 2022.
Invest Local groups made sure that this would be a summer to put smiles on people’s faces after a difficult year and a half for their communities.
Vin Murtagh from grassroots community action group Together for Colwyn Bay talks about campaigning from the ground up with communities to make good things happen.
Building Communities Trust’s Policy Officer, Matthew Brindley looks back at the election campaign for Strong Welsh Communities and outlines how the new Welsh Government and Senedd can help develop the strengths and assets of local people and community-based organisations.