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Young people in Llanelli will be showing what ‘Youth Action’ really stands for with the clean-up of Penymorfa Park. The graffiti park in Penymorfa, which was completed as part of the splash and play initiative, has been destroyed and vandalised with white paint. The park has become subject to littering and is in need of revitalisation. Communities First will work alongside the SMART project in a multi-partnership initiative and highlights what can be achieved when you work together. The event will run over a course of two days, with the initial clean up taking place on February 2. As an appreciation of young people’s hard work and dedication to the project, on February 3 they will have the opportunity to paint their own graffiti on one side of the wall. Communities First Development Worker Kelly Wood said: “This is about encouraging young people to speak up about the issues that they face and taking action to tackle those issues. It is also about ownership, these young people’s w...

A Llanelli eyesore which has been transformed into a community garden and play area has been unveiled in a wave of celebrations. The Penymorfa garden has been totally transformed on wasteland behind Dolau Fawr in New Dock. Residents have joined forces with Communities First Glanymor and Tyisha to clean up the land which had been blighted by vandalism and flytipping. Scores of people attended the official opening at the weekend, and enjoyed a BBQ, sports games for children, and workshops on street art and healthy eating. Project leaders say they are delighted by the success of the project and the response from the community. Communities First officers secured £50,000 of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Local Environmental Quality Fund, and a further £18,110 from its Tidy Towns initiative for the scheme. Development Worker Faye Davies said: “This project was embraced by residents from the very start and it has been so encouraging to receive the support from the community. “Th...

A Llanelli eyesore which has been transformed into a community garden and play area has been unveiled in a wave of celebrations. The Penymorfa garden has been totally transformed on wasteland behind Dolau Fawr in New Dock. Residents have joined forces with Communities First Glanymor and Tyisha to clean up the land which had been blighted by vandalism and flytipping. Scores of people attended the official opening at the weekend, and enjoyed a BBQ, sports games for children, and workshops on street art and healthy eating. Project leaders say they are delighted by the success of the project and the response from the community. Communities First officers secured £50,000 of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government’s Local Environmental Quality Fund, and a further £18,110 from its Tidy Towns initiative for the scheme. Development Worker Faye Davies said: “This project was embraced by residents from the very start and it has been so encouraging to receive the support from the community. “Th...