Glanymor & Tyisha November Community Bulletin

Morfa Residents & Tenants Association – Do you live in the Morfa area? Come along and make new friends at our meeting and discuss any issues you may have. Housing officer/ police/ local councillor/ Communities First staff present. Contact Dave Tucker on 01554 777070 for further information.

Family Exercise Classes

Morfa Residents & Tenants Association is holding FREE family Exercise Classes for 6 months. These take place every Weds 6.00-7.00pm in Morfa Social Club. All ages are welcome, children must be accompanied by an adult and suitable clothing must be worn.

Contact Dave Tucker on 01554 777070 for further information.

Morfa & New Dock Events Committee – Do you live in Morfa or New Dock?

Want to help organise events for the local community. This year we will be organising the Morfa Spray & Play grand opening and Community Xmas Festival and Panto. Contact Dave Tucker on 01554 777070 for further information.

Bwlchygwynt & Machynys Lost Communities Group

Are currently working on book – ‘Memories of Lost Communities’ to commemorate the people who once lived in the villages of Bwlchygwynt & Machynys. Everyone is welcome – the group meets the 3^rd Weds of the month.

Tyisha & Dock Mixed OAP Branch

Meet every Wednesday afternoon at St Barnabas Hall, Llewellyn Street, where members socialize, enjoy refreshments, catch up on the news and play bingo.  Frequently, members are entertained by jokes, quizzes and picture shows. Anyone interested in coming along on Wednesdays will receive a warm welcome.  For more information contact Benita 775320 or any club member.

Glanymor & Tyisha History Group

Meet on the first Thursday of every month at Bethania Chapel, New Dock, at 4.30 pm.  If you are interested in local history and want to help preserve the history of this area come along and see for yourself what can be achieved.  Contact Benita 775320

Glanymor & Tyisha Youth Night

Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First have started a new monthly Youth Night for young people age 10+. This new informal outdoor meeting gives young people in Glanymor & Tyisha the chance to meet their local Community First Development Worker and have a voice in their community by getting involved in community projects and events.

Youth Night takes place the 1^st Tues of every month at different venues – Seaside Crown Park, Bwlch Field Morfa, Penymorfa, Anne St Field, Bigyn and 5 Ty’s Station Rd.

Glanymor & Tyisha Youth Action Group

The more formal monthly youth action group meeting takes place on 1^st Weds of every month and are open for parents/ youth/ groups/ organisations/ schools to attend to help work together for local youth. We will feedback on the previous day’s youth night, plan and work for the future to try and help our youth have a voice in their community.

We hope to achieve 1 representative from all groups/organisations/schools we support in area to attend the youth action group meeting if possible.

For more information, please contact Faye Davies on 01554 777850

Morfa Fathers Group Open Afternoon

Come and meet other Fathers in your area for a cuppa before picking your children up from school. All Father/Father Figures welcome including Grandfathers and any Male Carers caring for a young child from all areas of Glanymor & Tyisha.  We meet in MORFA FAMILY CENTRE, 20 SCHOOL ROAD, MORFA 12.30pm-2.30pm every Friday. For more info please contact:-Paul Andrews on 01554 745150

Boxercise Classes on Wednesdays in Bigyn Primary School.

• Wednesdays 5-5:45pm (children aged 7-12 years). £3 per session. After the first session term fees will need to be paid in advance.
• Wednesdays 6-7pm (adults 13+ years) £3.90 per session.

First session is free if you present the Communities First newsletter.  To book in call 07798611541 or email boxitupadmin@talktalk.net. Full list of classes can be found at www.box-it-up-boxercise.co.uk. Discount to residents within Communities First areas if they present a voucher/card provided by Communities First. Discounted rate will be £2.50 for children’s class and £3.50 for adults.

STARTOTZ

Morfa Family Centre hold a baby & toddler fitness class every Friday morning (term time) from 10.30 until 12pm. We hold these sessions in The Wesleyan Hall, Morfa.  There is a charge of £1 per child and refreshments for child and adult are free.  Come along and let your little one have fun and let off steam and you can even join in too.

Me a Volunteer? -  On your bike!

Glanymor and Tyisha Communities First has bikes available for residents to use free of charge but need volunteers to help run the scheme. We are looking for someone who has free time to meet people who want to hire the bikes. All you will need to do is meet them in Bwlch Youth & Community Centre to pass on the bikes and ensure they complete the booking form. For this you will be able to claim travel costs for any expenses incurred AND OFFERED FREE TRAINING AND THE CHANCE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE! To find out more please contact Vicki on 01554 777850

Can’t Cook – Won’t Cook?

Are you interested in setting up a community cookery club or would like free training on how to cook healthy meals? If so then please call Vicki on 01554 777850 to find out more.

How healthy is Glanymor and Tyisha?

The Sports, Health and Wellbeing Action Group are currently conducting a survey to find out how healthy people are in this area? From the info we hope to be able to work with partners to ensure that services are targeted in the community to meet peoples actual needs. If you would like to find out more, or would like to complete a questionnaire then please contact Vicki on 01554 777850.

Glanymor Neighbourhood Watch

Glanymor Neighbourhood Watch meets on the first Monday of the month at the Cambrian, Marine Street at 6.30pm except for Bank Holidays, when they meet on the second Monday of the month. Neighbourhood Watch is there to try to sort out any problem in the area.

Lakefield Residents & Tenants Association

Lakefield Residents & Tenants Association meets on the second Thursday of the month, at 6.00pm in the Lakefield Hall, and welcomes any new members from the Lakefield area.

Old Lodge & Clos Sant Paul Tenants & Residents Association

Old Lodge & Clos Sant Paul Tenants & Residents Association meets on the first Tuesday of the month in Y Hafan complex at 11.00am. This is a new group formed to improve the community of the Old lodge area – including Old Lodge/Llys Y Arthur/Llys Y Felin. The group welcome any new members from these areas.

Safer Communities Action Group

The Safer Communities Action Group meets on the third Thursday of every month at Trinity Chapel, New Dock Rd at 14:00hrs.  The group works in partnership with Communities First, Neighbourhood Policing Team, Mid and West Wales Fire Service, CPS, Residents and Tenants Groups, Town and County Councillors and many more to help reduce crime and the fear of crime.

Come along to the next meeting where a warm welcome awaits you.

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For further information contact Joanne Yeo on 01554 752138, www.safercommunitiesactiongroup.blogspot.com. 

Seaside Community Association

Seaside Community Association hold meetings on the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm in the Community Office, St. John’s Vestry, Druce St, Seaside.

Environment & Regeneration Action Group

The Environment & Regeneration Action Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 2.00pm in the Emanuel Chapel.  The purposes of the group are to provide a cleaner and healthier environment for the residents of Glanymor and Tyisha. Access funding and work in partnership with others to allow projects that benefit Glanymor and Tyisha to proceed. For further information contact Charles and Meryl Watson on 01554 776030

Advice and Support Carmarthenshire (ASC)

Older people living in Carmarthenshire are amongst the first to benefit from a new network established to help people manage debt, benefits and finances.  Advice and Support Carmarthenshire (ASC) brings together organisations that offer advice on matters relating to money, savings, housing, benefits or specialist services, such as help for people who are blind or receiving cancer treatment.

Around 50 institutions are part of the network, which is chaired by Cllr Kevin Madge, the council’s Anti Poverty Champion.  In the first of a series of campaigns undertaken by the network, the council has linked up with Age Concern Sir Gar and CATCH UP to encourage more people to apply for Attendance Allowance.

The benefit is available to people over 65 who need assistance to live their daily lives, whether they need help with shopping, dressing or bathing. It is not means-tested, which means people do not need to submit any financial evidence.

Cllr Madge said: “Applying for Attendance Allowance could be the first step towards securing a better financial future. I’d encourage anyone aged over 65 who receives help to get in touch with us – we are here to help.”

Anyone who wants to know more about Attendance Allowance can ring the council’s Contact Centre on 01267 234567. Age Concern Sir Gar will arrange follow-up appointments, over the phone or face-to-face, will help fill forms and refer to other agencies that may also offer help.

Families in Crisis

Families in Crisis is CYCA’s new, 3 year Big Lottery Funded project, which offers a rapid response, early intervention programme for Families who are in Crisis or escalating towards crisis. We recognise that Families in Crisis experience a range of difficulties including: Domestic Violence, Serious Assault, Debt, Relationship Breakdown, Substance Misuse, bereavement or loss. The Primary aim of the project is to provide young people and their families’ direct support by offering a range of interventions including:

Psychological & Cognitive Support

• 1:1 Counselling
• Self-resiliency & Stress Management
• Basic Skills
• Peer Support/Mentoring
• Holistic Therapies
• Provide a network of support with other agencies

If you are part of a group or an individual, for further enquiries and to make a referral, please contact Vanessa Evans on 01554 757599 or email vanessa@cycaonline.org

Do You Want to Volunteer?

If you live in Glanymor, Tyisha, Felinfoel, Bigyn 4 or Llwynhendy and would like to talk to someone about volunteering then please contact either Bryony or Chris on 01554 777850.

We Will:

• Talk with you to find out what you want to do
• Find you a volunteering role and give you  ongoing support
• Help you get training if that’s what you want and need to do
• Link you in with return to work projects if you are keen to look for a job but would like support to do so.

Are You a Good Listener?

If you are a good listener,  have some time you could volunteer and are willing to work with us to deliver Debt and Benefit support to people who need support in dealing with their financial problems then we would like to hear from you.  Contact Bryony or Chris on 01554 777850

We Will:

• Help you learn what you need to know to help you people with their Debt and Benefit problems
• Support and guide you every step of the way
• Volunteers will always work in pairs to support people
• We won’t ask you to support people from the ward in which you live

Communities First Advice and Support Service

Since January 2009 WCVA has been delivering an Advice and Support Service for all Communities First Partnerships and staff on behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government (WAG).  Many CF Partnerships have identified priorities, devised projects and are working to Local Action Plans in order to influence the service delivery in the deprived communities in which they operate. In the transition to a more ‘outcome focused’ approach for the CF programme, support provision was reshaped and the Advice and Support Service is providing flexible, responsive assistance to Partnerships in areas such as:

• Merging Partnerships
• Project planning and funding
• Working with service providers
• Legal advice
• Publicising activities
• Conflict resolution
• Running meetings effectively
• Making use of the Outcomes Fund

Already a number of Partnerships have received support on matters such as:

• Merging Partnerships
• Refreshing Partnership members’ understanding of the role of a CF Partnership
• Legal advice related to working with children and young people
• Community development practice in areas new to the programme
• Conducting a community consultation

Both Russell and Megan from the Advice Team are available on the CF Helpline 0800 587 8898 or by email help@wcva.org.uk and are able to liaise bilingually. 

Contact Glanymor & Tyisha Communities First for more info!

Main Contact Number:       01554 777850

Facsimile:                           01554 746710