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www.mantellgwynedd.com NEWSLETTER FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS IN GWYNEDD Issue 43 December 2008 CONTENTS News 2 Getting to know your community better! A warm thank you to Mantell about how to record oral history ‘We are very pleased that young Grants 4 Gwynedd for its part in today and how to recognise people are part of the project and contributing to the success of our archaeological features using aerial extremely grateful to Gwynedd Communities Heritage Lottery Fund Project, photographs. Council for its ready support’. First 5 Adnabod Ardudwy – Knowing Our website was launched in July Our priority for the next few Ardudwy. When the Merioneth this year by Lord Dafydd Elis- months is the collection and Health, Social Historical and Record Society Thomas at Theatre Harlech. It recording of field names which are Care and Well- 5 prepared its bid for a grant to includes interactive Ordnance still in the local memory in the being enable it to manage an innovative Survey and 1840 Tithe maps and parishes of Llanfrothen and project, it turned to Mantell aerial photographs. You can Nantmor, Ffestiniog, Maentwrog and Training and Gwynedd for support and advice. discover the name of the field and Llanelltyd. If you think you can help Events 6 The Grant Officer gave invaluable, the history of any historical us to fill in some of these gaps or if practical help which contributed to monuments by visiting - you have photographs of ruined our success. Children & Young www.adnabodardudwy.org.uk cottages or old maps and can let us People 7 The project is now in its second A number of local school pupils scan and record them, please year and we have already organised have been very busy walking their contact us. You can do this through a number of interesting sessions the website or by writing to the Gwynedd parish paths and enjoying learning e.g. Guided walks, several more about their areas. Many pupils project leader: Volunteering 8 workshops were held in the visited the archives at Dolgellau to Rhian Parry, Tŷtandderwen, Centre Meirionnydd Archives, we learned learn how to research for Pencefn, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, how to read a series of documents information and to study old maps. LL40 2ER. in Latin, we were also able to learn Registered Head Office: 24-26 High Street THE CHEST IS OPEN FOR GWYNEDD’S COMMUNITY GROUPS CAERNARFON LL55 1RH Tel: 01286 672626 Community and voluntary groups voluntary groups support to develop Y Ffôr Community Centre, Menter Fax: 01286 678430 throughout Gwynedd have and realise wonderful projects which Chwarae Manod and Y Felin Sgwrsio Registered Area Office: benefited from financial support to bring significant benefit to local in Felinheli which is an innovative The Old Police Station Lombard St. develop initiatives which benefit their communities across the county. new project aimed at Welsh DOLGELLAU local area, thanks to the Gwynedd Funds available to groups in learners. LL40 1SB Community Chest (Cist Gwynedd). Tel: 01341 422575 Gwynedd If you have an idea for a new Fax: 01341 422147 From creating a new square in the Within Cist Gwynedd there are two project, or want to develop existing E-mail: middle of a village to upgrading funds – the Rural Fund II and the activities, please get in touch with [email protected] community playing fields, up to Voluntary Development Fund (next Mantell Gwynedd or Heather Website: £234,863 has been earmarked to closing date December 31, 2008) Williams on 01286 679153, or email: www.mantellgwynedd.com groups all over Gwynedd. Within Mantell Gwynedd there is the [email protected]. Registered Charity: 1068851 Company Ltd by G’ntee: 3420271 Councillor Dewi Lewis, Gwynedd Go for It Fund and Galluogi Registered in Wales Council’s Senior Portfolio Leader for Gwynedd fund (see page 4 for MANTELL is published by Mantell Development who leads on details) Gwynedd. The opinions expressed Economy and Regeneration said: Groups who have recently ensured in Mantell are not necessarily those of Mantell Gwynedd. “The Cist Gwynedd package of Cist Gwynedd support include We reserve the right to edit before grants give our community and Clynnog and Llanelltyd Village Halls, publication. News December 2008 A note from the Chief Officer Welcome to the last edition of Mantell for Sgwâr in Dolgellau, the welcome was consultation. The 2008. The end of another year which really warm and children and young people from Compact is the seems to have flown by before it even local schools entertained the crowds. And agreement between started. all this to celebrate volunteering. Cyngor Gwynedd and the Third Sector in the county. It is an I spent an extremely rewarding morning At the end of October we also held our extremely important document for the last month at Tŷ Siamas in Dolgellau in a Annual General Meeting at Gwersyll Glan- future collaboration between both ‘Make a Difference Day’ event organised llyn, Y Bala. As a child I spent almost all of sectors. At a time when the Local by Mantell Gwynedd’s Volunteer Centre. my school holidays at Glan-llyn and many Authority are facing vast cuts and weekends too. Not because I was an avid Make a Difference Day is a nationally commissioning and procurement is Urdd follower but because my cousin John recognised day now to celebrate becoming a reality, it is vitally important Eric Williams was head of Glan-llyn at that volunteering. Several voluntary and we get this relationship right and the time before moving on to become community groups in Gwynedd came to compact is a key stone to doing just that. Director of the Urdd movement in Wales. Tŷ Siamas with their stalls to recruit more We need a robust, open and constructive There is no doubt in my mind that the volunteers and thank existing volunteers. relationship between both sectors and I Urdd is the most important Third Sector The highlight of the morning to me was therefore ask you to respond as fully and organisation in Wales for children and listening to Bethan Gwanas talking about as honestly as possible on the contents of young people today. Its role in how volunteering abroad, after she the compact and I will ensure that your safeguarding Welsh language and culture is finished her academic studies, changed her responses are all given proper beyond measure of course and the vast life forever. I have heard her tale many consideration. difference it has made to the lives of times before of course, having known her people in Wales likewise. Glan-llyn today is And there we are, the end of another for many years. But she still mesmerizes a completely different animal to what it year. An opportunity for me to thank my me with her tales of overseas volunteering was in the days when I half lived there as team of dedicated staff here at Mantell and how it changed her life forever and a child, it has evolved and matured and Gwynedd and to my Board of Directors made her the person she is today. Its survived and grown in the face of all the for their support and hard work enough to make you hand in your notice throughout the year. It leaves me to wish challenges it has faced, and it has faced at work, pack your bags and take off! all of you well over the festive period and some real challenges over the years. Its There is no doubt that volunteering I hope you all enjoy a peaceful Christmas survival thanks to a team of totally changed her forever and judging by the and prosperous New Year. dedicated staff and thousands of faces of avid listeners in Tŷ Siamas that volunteers with a vision. It is quite a With Best Wishes. morning there is a real danger her habits remarkable organisation and it was a might become catching. And what an Bethan privilege to be there celebrating out AGM audience she had – dozens of children and this year. young people from schools in Dolgellau as well as many passers by. It was a really Now a plea… enclosed with this edition memorable morning, the sun shone on the of Mantell is the Compact for New website provides planning information Planning Aid Wales has an exciting new website need for their campaign. An extensive glossary full of information about the planning system in explains the meaning of specialist planning terms Wales. The website explains the main features of using clear language. And in case you still can't the land use planning system in plain language find what you need to know, contact details for and gives tips on how the public can get Planning Aid Wales and other support involved in planning issues. organisations are at hand. A range of guidance leaflets and booklets can The new website, available at be downloaded for more detailed information www.planningaidwales.org.uk, will keep growing about specific areas of planning. There are links over the coming months and years. to sources of further online information to help community activists find all the information they 2 Mantell Gwynedd December 2008 News To view and download news and information for Wales from: Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) visit the News section on Mantell Gwynedd’s website - www.mantellgwynedd.com Disability Wales HELP THE AGED Karen Jones from Disability Wales recently travelled from Caerphilly “Nothing decided about us, without us” up to meet officers from Mantell Gwynedd. Speaking Up for Our Age is a unique information led to recommended changes programme run by Help the Aged that for the guidance used by the Welsh works with older people, to give them a Assembly when considering food supply collective voice to campaign on the issues and service in the Welsh NHS.