Resources and contacts for assisting communities of place or purpose in Swansea,who are working on climate issues at grassroots level
1. Swansea Public Service Board – Draft Assessment of Local Well-being 2022 – Environmental chapters showing evidence and priorities, pp129-184. Due to be amended after the public consultation period ending March 2022. Draft copy available to download at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/psbassessment2022
2. Swansea Council – Cabinet responsibility for Supporting Communities https://democracy.swansea.gov.uk/mgExecPostDetails.aspx?ID=572&LLL=0 link to specific areas of responsibilities; post currently held by Louise Gibbard and Alyson Pugh
3. Swansea Council – local area coordinators – finding help and support in your community. see list of roles and contacts in all areas of Swansea at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/localareacoordination
4. Swansea allotments- there are currently 16 allotments managed by allotment associations. Contacts and map at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/allotments The secretaries have information about waiting lists.
5. There is a new organisation working in this area, the Wales Allotment Forum, to help establish new ones. The launch is/was 6th April 2022. Details on the Social Farms and Gardens website at https://www.farmgarden.org.uk/events/launch-wales-allotment-forum-lansiad-or-fforwm-rhandiroedd-cymru?fbclid=IwAR3uvId829PGZ1anHQqOOWC6-bGbmDjLedzT3Cs0cZF1N00tjCer2YM5tE8
6. Community gardens in Swansea are part of the Swansea Bay https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/meet-the-team Green Spaces project led by the Swansea Environmental Forum. The toolkit for getting involved or setting one up is at http://swanseacommunitygreenspaces.weebly.com
7. The Eden Community project assists communities in Wales through two contacts in Wales, Samantha Evans, Community Network Developer and Lowri Jenkins, Country Manager, Wales. Contact details are here https://www.edenprojectcommunities.com/meet-the-team
8. Our Food in Crickhowell is a new initiative to rebuild the local food economy, supported by the Sustainable Development Fund of the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority. See their website for inspiration https://our-food.org/crickhowell/
9. Friends of Swansea parks @MorristonParkFriends is the facebook page for one of the many Friends groups set up to support parks in Swansea. There is a forum for sharing information. Contact friendsofmorristonpark2@gmail.com for more information
10. Development Trusts Wales is a network of grassroots community owned development trusts, community enterprises and anchor organisations. See details at https://dtawales.org.uk
11. 4theRegion is based in Swansea and is an alliance of people, businesses and organisations across South West Wales. Details at https://www.4theregion.org.uk They are keen to support and build our local communities