SWANSEA residents have been given more time to sign up for a Resilient Swansea community climate change workshop in their area. Since the impacts of climate change will be felt by everyone, organisers are urging people from all walks of life to reserve a place as soon as possible.
Residents are invited to join one of 12 community workshops across the county this month, aiming to bring together a wide variety of organisations, communities, residents and local businesses. The sessions will explore the issues and opportunities relating to climate change in their area and will begin the process of setting out a roadmap for a greener, stronger community.
The Resilient Swansea project is being delivered by the Swansea Climate Signatories Group, made up of Swansea Council, Natural Resources Wales, Swansea Bay University Health Board, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Swansea University, Coastal Housing, Local Nature Partnership, Pobl, Swansea BID, Afallen, Swansea Environment Forum, Gower College, Mid and West Wales Fire Service South Wales Police and SCVS.
The outcome of the workshops will be a report which will form the basis of a strategy for Swansea, which will have wellbeing at its heart, ensuring everyone’s needs are reflected across all parts of society.
With warmer, wetter, winters and hotter, drier, summers expected to become the norm, the workshops will explore how we might take further action to reduce the negative impacts of climate change while successfully coping with them. This will be in the context of creating healthy and sustainable communities, fostering vibrant and safe places for people to live and work, as well as enhancing and protecting nature and the environment.
Workshops will be delivered bilingually with dedicated English and Welsh discussion groups available.
Deadlines for signing-up have been extended to:
· Trallwn & Mayhill – 11am, September 6
· Tycoch, Llanrhidian, Pontarddulais & Dylan Thomas Centre – September 10
· All other workshops – September 18
Workshops are being held as follows:
September 2024
Monday 9
2.00pm to 4.30pm
Trallwn Community Centre, Bethel Rd, Llansamlet, SA7 9QP
Monday 9
6.30pm to 9.00pm
Mayhill Community Centre, Mayhill, SA1 6TD
Thursday 12
6.00pm to 8.30pm
Tycoch College, Tycoch Rd, Sketty, SA2 9EB
Friday 13
1.30pm to 4.00pm
Llanrhidian Primary School, Llanrhidian, SA3 1EH
Friday 13
6.00pm to 8.30pm
Capel Hope Siloh Chapel, 53 St Teilo St, Pontarddulais, SA4 8SY
Saturday 14
2.00pm to 4.30pm
Dylan Thomas Centre, Somerset Place, SA1 1RR
Tuesday 24
2.00pm to 4.30pm
*Vardre Rd Community Centre, Clydach, SA6 5LP
Tuesday 24
6.00pm to 8.30pm
Morriston Memorial Hall, Heol Gwernen, SA6 6JR.
Wednesday 25
3.00pm to 5.30pm
Upper Killay Recreation Hall, Fairwood Ln, SA2 7HP
Wednesday 25
7.00pm to 9.30pm
Pennard Community Hall, Pennard Rd, Southgate, SA3 2AD
Thursday 26
2.00pm to 4.30pm
Ostreme Centre, Castle Ave, Mumbles, SA3 4BA
Thursday 26
6.30pm to 9.00pm
Gower Rechabite Hall, Church St, Gowerton SA4 3EA
*Venue change
To sign-up to a workshop near you, go to the Resilient Swansea webpage at: swansea.gov.uk/resilientswansea or abertawe.gov.uk/abertawegydnerth
Or you can phone us on: 01792 001552 to book your place.
For those who can’t attend the workshops, a feedback form is available to contribute your views which will also help shape the outcome of the strategy. This form is available online and on paper, by request at local libraries.
Resilient Swansea is funded by the UK Government and is being delivered by the Swansea Climate Signatories Group.
