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Winter 2016
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A WORD FROM THECHAIRMAN
We are now embarking on 2016, and I would like to wish you all a healthy, happy and prosperous year ahead. 2015 was a busy year for Mumbles Community Council, as was reported in our previous four Newsletters, and all our committees have worked hard towards achieving their goals, listening to the issues you brought to our attention.
Following a successful 'Wales / Mumbles in Bloom', we are pleased to announce that this competition will be repeated this year. The Due to a resignation, for personal reasons, categories will include Schools, Commercial MCC has lost Councillor Peter Birch who Premises, Front Gardens, Community Awards represented the West Cross Ward, and was and Container Gardens, and will cover the my Vice Chairman. He will be sorely missed, four wards:- Mayals, Newton, Oystermouth as he was a hard working, diligent member of and West Cross. the Council. Cllr. Brian Arthur was elected, to A further Christmas Tree was installed, a replace Cllr. Peter Birch, as Vice Chairman. couple of months ago, at Blackpill, which now It is with sadness I have to announce the makes a total of three in the MCC area. For passing of one of our former councillors, Christmas, 2016, plans are in hand to provide Peter Jones. He represented the a fourth tree to be sited in Newton. The Oystermouth Ward, and was also an ex- motifs on the lamp posts, along Mumbles Chairman. During his time on MCC he was a Road, were extended and provisions are being most respected and enthusiastic Councillor. made to extend further. Once again, I would like to thank you all for Many other events are being planned for 2016, your continued support." including another 'It's a Knockout', all of which could prove to be a very exciting year COUNCILLOR HELEN MITCHELL ahead, details which are on the 'Events' page. CHAIRMAN, MUMBLES COMMUNITY COUNCIL.
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NEWS
Mumbles Bowls Green, the home of would sub-let the Green to the Bowls Club Mumbles Bowls Club, is, like all other who would be responsible for its bowls greens in the City and County of administration and groundwork. The Club would, in turn, require an annual grant from Swansea, (as part of the Council's savings the Community Council to pay the City strategy) being disposed of by way of a Council's maintenance charge. The Club is lease to the Club or other interested confident that they would be self sufficient parties. This is leading to some clubs within two or three years and would, ceasing to exist and others amalgamate. thereafter, no longer require a grant. The Mumbles Green, to survive, will be leased As a separate matter, the Community Council from the City Council upon the basis that the is considering the possibility of taking over lessee will be responsible for payment to the the Pavilion and the adjacent Pensioners' Council for maintenance costs. This will be at Hall. A grant has been obtained by the two levels, full maintenance and reduced Community Council from the City Council to maintenance. The reduced maintenance level cover the costs of a full survey of the can be achieved by the non- professional buildings, legal and other associated groundwork being carried out by Club expenses. At present, the Community Council members. awaits three estimates, required by Mumbles Community Council has indicated to regulation, for the cost of building the City Council its possible interest in maintenance and repair. When these have becoming responsible for the Green. been received, the possibility of acquiring the Following the receipt of a Draft Lease, this buildings can be debated has now been forwarded to the Community and a decision made, Council's solicitors for their advice. subject to satisfactory negotiations with the If the Community Council decided to acquire City Council. the green, it would probably be that they
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CHRISTMAS IN MUMBLES
Ashley Williams, Captain of Swansea City F.C. and Wales, switching on the Christmas Lights.
Christmas motifs along Mumbles Road
Cllr. Helen Mitchell, Chairman MCC, Cllr. Brian Arthur, Vice Chairman, MCC, and Cllr. Judith Twining, manning the MCC 'Pop-up' stall on Newton Road.
The onset of Christmas in Mumbles was celebrated in style, on 26 November 2015, when over a thousand people, adults and children alike, enjoyed the evening and the various attractions the whole length of Newton Road
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CHRISTMAS IN MUMBLES
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GRANTS
Grants awarded in 2015 - January to December JAN Mumbles & Gower Stroke Club £500 500 Mumbles Rugby Club - Drainage £1,750 1750 Mumbles Rugby Club – Pitch Repairs £3,250 3250
FEB Sculpture by the Sea 2015 £1,000 1000 MDT - St David’s Dragon Parade £500 500 Grange Primary School £600 600 Jesus Christ Superstar Production £900 900
MAR
APR West Cross Ladies Bowls Club £250 250 Kidney Wales Foundation £100 100
MAY The Gower Chorale £500 500
JUN Whitestone School £600 600
JUL
AUG Oystermouth Historical Association £150 150 West Cross Friendship Club £150 150 SEP
OCT
NOV Newton School Parents Association £300 300 MDT – Peel Wood £500 500
DEC Sculpture by the Sea 2016 £1000 1000
TOTAL £12050
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TWINNING WITH HENNEBONT
TWINNING VISIT TO HENNEBONT SEPT 2015
Pictured above is Councillor David restaurant where the lunch consisted of local Dorsett, the representative of Mumbles dishes. The councillor responsible for Community Council, at the 10th twinning was present as was a council official Anniversary of the signing of the who had twinning as part of his brief. They Twinning Charter between Mumbles were keen to discuss comparisons between and Hennebont. local government in Hennebont and Mumbles. The visit lasted six days and involved a wide A ceremony in the theatre complex with range of activities and visits including a visit entertainment by local musicians was to a drained reservoir and a tour of waterside followed by speeches from the Mayor and Lorient and the submarine bases. presidents of both twinning associations and The civic event took place on Friday 18th the delivery of a speech on behalf of the September and consisted of the following: Chairman of Mumbles Community Council, A tour of a chateau by an employee of the who was unable to be present. Gifts were council. exchanged during which a photo montage of The planting of a commemorative Magnolia Hennebont Gardens, pictured above, and four tree on a green space overlooking the bottles of Welsh Whisky were presented on chateau and the river, alongside a similar tree behalf of Mumbles Community Council. Two dedicated to the twinning arrangement with bottles were traditional Penderyn Whisky and Kronach in Germany. two special edition bottles commemorating Dylan Thomas which also included a booklet A sumptuous lunch with the Mayor, Andre on some of his works. Hartereau and the Mayoress, at a local
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THAT WAS 2015
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