Llanelli Town Council Secure Second Year of Funding

Llanelli Town Council is delighted to confirm that the second year of funding has been secured for 2019-20 under the Welsh Government Safe Routes in Communities Grant Scheme for road safety improvements in the Llanelli West area.

The Town Council’s joint bid with Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Rural Council secured over £400,000 in 2018-19 and now a further £425,000 has been allocated for 2019-20. This funding will enable completion of safer routes improvements covering the areas of Pentip School, Old Road School, Ysgol Ffwrnes, Pwll School, Ysgol Strade and Côleg Sir Gar Campus.

This successful bid initiated by Cllr John Jenkins follows a great deal of partnership working between officers and councillors of the three councils. The bid was supported by all the schools together with the MP and AM and followed a series of community consultation events. Llanelli Town Council will also be providing match funding towards the works in 2019-20.

The Town Mayor, Councillor John E Jones said “This is truly excellent news which will provide for much needed road safety improvements and shows what can be achieved through collaboration and partnership working between the three authorities”.

The Leader of the Council, Councillor Shahana Najmi said “I am delighted to hear that this funding has been secured for a second year which will enable a wide range of developments providing safer routes for all our residents, especially the children attending these schools. I pay tribute to the outstanding partnership working between our Council, Carmarthenshire County Council and Llanelli Rural Council which led to this successful second year bid”.

Mae’n bleser gan Gyngor Tref Llanelli gadarnhau bod yr ail flwyddyn o gyllid wedi’i sicrhau ar gyfer 2019-20 er mwyn gwelliannau diogelwch ffyrdd yn ardal Gorllewin Llanelli o dan Gynllun Grant Llwybrau Diogel mewn Cymunedau Llywodraeth Cymru.

Sicrhaodd cais ar y cyd y Cyngor Tref, Chyngor Sir Caerfyrddin a Chyngor Gwledig Llanelli dros £400,000 yn 2018-19 a bellach mae £425,000 ychwanegol wedi’i gytuno ar gyfer 2019-20. Bydd yr arian hwn yn galluogi cwblhau gwelliannau i lwybrau mwy diogel sy’n cynnwys ardaloedd Ysgol Pentip, Ysgol Heol Hen, Ysgol Ffwrnes, Ysgol Pwll, Ysgol y Strade a Champws Côleg Sir Gâr.

Mae’r cais llwyddiannus hwn a gychwynnwyd gan y Cyng. John Jenkins yn dilyn llawer o waith partneriaeth rhwng swyddogion a chynghorwyr y tri chyngor. Cefnogwyd y cais gan yr holl ysgolion ynghyd â’r AS ac AC a dilynodd gyfres o ddigwyddiadau ymgynghori cymunedol. Bydd Cyngor Tref Llanelli hefyd yn darparu arian cyfatebol tuag at y gwaith yn 2019-20.

Dywedodd Maer y Dref, y Cynghorydd John E Jones “Mae hwn yn newyddion gwirioneddol wych a fydd yn darparu ar gyfer gwelliannau diogelwch ffyrdd ac yn dangos yr hyn y gellir ei gyflawni trwy gydweithio a gweithio mewn partneriaeth rhwng y tri awdurdod”.

Dywedodd Arweinydd y Cyngor, y Cynghorydd Shahana Najmi “Rwy’n falch iawn o glywed bod yr arian hwn wedi’i sicrhau am ail flwyddyn a fydd yn galluogi ystod eang o ddatblygiadau i ddarparu llwybrau mwy diogel i’n holl drigolion, yn enwedig y plant sy’n mynychu’r ysgolion hyn. Rwy’n talu teyrnged i’r gwaith partneriaeth ragorol rhwng ein Cyngor, Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin a Chyngor Gwledig Llanelli a arweiniodd at y cynnig ail flwyddyn lwyddiannus hyn”.