CROCHAN Cwm Cothi CIC are going green in 2025 thanks to new garden from Keep Wales Tidy.
Crochan Cwm Cothi CICwill be creating a new orchard garden in Carmarthenshire to benefit nature and the local community. Environmental charity Keep Wales Tidy will be installing the garden and providing all the plants, tools and materials for free through its Local Places for Nature scheme.
Charles Kingman from Crochan Cwm Cothi CIC said: “We, as a community, are very excited at the arrival of our Orchard Package. It contains everything we need to set up our orchard as the first step towards a community garden adjacent to a new Meithrin for the village.
“Thank you, Keep Wales Tidy, diolch yn fawr iawn.”
Keep Wales Tidy’s Local Places for Nature scheme offers communities free garden packages that range from small gardening projects to orchards and large-scale makeovers. 1,300 gardens have been created and restored across Wales since it was launched in 2020. Groups and organisations of all shapes and sizes have benefited, including emergency services, youth groups, sports clubs, animal homes and disability charities.
Chief Executive for Keep Wales Tidy Owen Derbyshire said: “Creating thriving green spaces not only benefits the health and wellbeing of individuals but strengthens our communities.
“We are delighted that groups, like Crochan Cwm Cothican make a real difference through the Local Places for Nature scheme, and we are grateful to Welsh Government for their ongoing support.
“I can’t wait to see the orchard garden take shape over the coming weeks and months.”
Keep Wales Tidy’s initiative is part of the wider Welsh Government ‘Local Places for Nature’ programme committed to creating, restoring and enhancing nature ‘on your doorstep’.
