Youth Forum work on neglected land in Carway
A neglected piece of Carway land which has been blighted by fly-tipping and abandoned cars is being transformed with the help of local young people.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s housing division has teamed up with the Gwendraeth Youth Forum to breathe new life in to the disused land at Maesywern.
It is one of the projects being undertaken by the Environmental Works Project, part of the council’s £203million Carmarthenshire Homes Standard – a major improvement programme to update council homes and benefit communities.
Working with the Welsh Assembly’s Tidy Towns project and Keep Wales Tidy, the youths and EWP project staff cleared the land and designed a landscaped community area for local residents to enjoy.
As well as planting with shrubs and plants, creating raised beds and rockery features and creating seating areas and pathways, a large part of the scheme has been designed to discourage further abuse of the land.
A consultation exercise undertaken by members of the youth forum showed that local neighbours were keen to stop incidents of fly-tipping and dumping.
As such, existing boulder stones have been reused, and occasional ditching have been formed to prevent cars from parking and being dumped at the site.
Environmental Works Project manager Clare Tinkler said: “Local young people have worked very hard to come up with a scheme that would be beneficial to the community, and were keen to involve tenants and residents of the Maesywern estate in coming up with the design for the community area.
“The main emphasis of the scheme, as well we encouraging social benefits for the people of Carway, was to encourage greater respect for the land and to put an end to its abuse and neglect.”
The project has been supported throughout by local council member Cllr Tyssul Evans.
The Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services is also supporting the scheme by assisting the youth forum with the consultation, and also the filming of the project as it takes shape.
A large proportion of the work onsite is being undertaken by council-employed Future Job Fund trainees, who will use the experience to give them increased knowledge and skills for future employment.
Funding for the scheme has been split between Carmarthenshire County Council’s housing division and Environmental Works Project, and Tidy Towns, who each contributed £6,000.
Housing executive board member Cllr Hugh Evans, said: “This is a fantastic project that will be of massive benefit to the local community.
“The young people involved in the project have done an excellent job throughout, and should be proud of what they have achieved.”
Members of the Gwendraeth Youth Forum at work on the site at Maesywern, Carway.
Carmarthenshire County Council’s housing division has teamed up with the Gwendraeth Youth Forum to breathe new life in to the disused land at Maesywern.
It is one of the projects being undertaken by the Environmental Works Project, part of the council’s £203million Carmarthenshire Homes Standard – a major improvement programme to update council homes and benefit communities.
Working with the Welsh Assembly’s Tidy Towns project and Keep Wales Tidy, the youths and EWP project staff cleared the land and designed a landscaped community area for local residents to enjoy.
As well as planting with shrubs and plants, creating raised beds and rockery features and creating seating areas and pathways, a large part of the scheme has been designed to discourage further abuse of the land.
A consultation exercise undertaken by members of the youth forum showed that local neighbours were keen to stop incidents of fly-tipping and dumping.
As such, existing boulder stones have been reused, and occasional ditching have been formed to prevent cars from parking and being dumped at the site.
Environmental Works Project manager Clare Tinkler said: “Local young people have worked very hard to come up with a scheme that would be beneficial to the community, and were keen to involve tenants and residents of the Maesywern estate in coming up with the design for the community area.
“The main emphasis of the scheme, as well we encouraging social benefits for the people of Carway, was to encourage greater respect for the land and to put an end to its abuse and neglect.”
The project has been supported throughout by local council member Cllr Tyssul Evans.
The Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services is also supporting the scheme by assisting the youth forum with the consultation, and also the filming of the project as it takes shape.
A large proportion of the work onsite is being undertaken by council-employed Future Job Fund trainees, who will use the experience to give them increased knowledge and skills for future employment.
Funding for the scheme has been split between Carmarthenshire County Council’s housing division and Environmental Works Project, and Tidy Towns, who each contributed £6,000.
Housing executive board member Cllr Hugh Evans, said: “This is a fantastic project that will be of massive benefit to the local community.
“The young people involved in the project have done an excellent job throughout, and should be proud of what they have achieved.”
Members of the Gwendraeth Youth Forum at work on the site at Maesywern, Carway.
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