Get set for Social Saturday!


Social enterprises in Carmarthenshire are urging members of the public to visit them tomorrow (October 10) which is Social Saturday.
The aim of Social Saturday 2015 is to raise awareness and celebrate just how easy it is to support businesses that buy and sell with a social conscience.
Social enterprises are businesses that trade to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances or the environment.
Within Carmarthenshire there are more than 40 social enterprises from coffee shops, to a cinema and a bowling alley each of these reinvest their profits back into the business or local community
Why not have a family fun day at Gwili Railway, Carmarthen, visit Ramps Skate Park a 12,000 sq ft indoor/outdoor skate park in Llanelli or take a trip to Aberglasney Gardens in the Tywi Valley and enjoy one of Wales’ finest gardens.
You’ll be able to engage with these organisations and hear first-hand about how your support and purchase can make a real difference.
Please follow @CarmsCouncil and @Discovercarms on Twitter and Tweet about your visit using #socialsaturday2015 to spread the message.
For further info please visit: http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.wales/home/residents/your-community/community-regeneration/

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