Gwynedd Council’s workers are very busy making preparations as they carrying out their annual “blitz” work in communities across the county begins for the fifth consecutive year. The process of identifying the work has already started.
Towns and villages across Gwynedd are being given a spring clean by the Council’s Community Gangs again this year – the aim of the work is to take on those small but very important jobs which go a long way to improving the look and feel of our communities.
Peter Simpson, Gwynedd Council Streetscene Manager said:
“The “blitz” starts with a good look around an area with local representatives. A to-do list is drawn up and then the Council’s Community Gangs get to work. The type of work involves a really good tidy up of an area, including removing old signposts, replacing old or rusty signs, mending small things, painting railings, clearing graffiti and fly-posters, in fact just about anything which makes a place look untidy.”
Ysgol Dyffryn Nantlle pupils were given the chance to see the Community Gangs carrying out their work at Penygroes, and a chance to question Councillor Dyfed Edwards and Peter Simpson about their work and the aims of the scheme. The pupils are working on a project by making a video about the state of Penygroes and they intend to make a further contribution to the scheme by volunteering.
Councillor Dyfed Wyn Edwards, the local member for Penygroes said:
“The very popular “blitz” initiative continues to deliver visible improvements to our towns and villages by focusing on key areas and carrying out those little jobs that often make a big difference.
“It was wonderful to have the opportunity to share information and raise awareness of the importance of the scheme with the young people, and to see they had a genuine interest in the work. The scheme shows what can be achieved by working with people in their community, and it was very pleasing to see that Dyffryn Nantlle’s young people had a sense of pride in their community.”
The Gwynedd Council “blitz” scheme is part funded by the Welsh Assembly Government’s Tidy Town initiative and is aimed at ensuring that everyone in Gwynedd can enjoy living and working in a quality environment by pooling the resources of a range of groups and partners. The work programme has been drawn up and agreed by Gwynedd Council, North Wales Police, the Environment Agency, Keep Wales Tidy and town or community councils.
This year many areas will be benefiting from the ‘blitz: Penygroes, Llandwrog, Porthmadog, Abererch, Llannor, Pontllyfni, Tudweiliog, Fairbourne, Arthog a Llwyngwril and parts of Bangor and Caernarfon.
Members of the public who believe that Gwynedd Council’s Community Gangs could improve their town or village, should contact the service on (01766) 771000.
For more information about Gwynedd Council’s Tidy Towns initiative, contact [email protected] or phone (01766) 771 000.
