Gwynedd Council has been working with the Prince’s Trust team from Coleg Menai to improve the local environment in and around Clynnog Fawr, Llanaelhaearn, Trefor and Dinas Dinlle.
The team have been taking part in a three week community project in partnership with Gwynedd Council’s Tidy Towns project, the Council’s Maritime Department, Glynllifon country park, Clynnog Fawr Community Council and Llanaelhaearn playing field committee.
The team have been working hard to improve the local environment in these areas by improving pathways and taking part in conservation work at Glynllifon; tidying up and setting down slabs at Dinas Dinlle; litter picking and tidying up at Trefor; painting and tidying up at Clynnog community hall and litter picking around Llanaelhaearn playing field.
Iona Thomas, Gwynedd Council’s Tidy Towns officer, said:
“We are very proud to support this community project as part of the Tidy Towns initiative and we hope that the whole community will benefit from the work carried out in the area.”
Gethin Jones, Prince’s Trust team leader at Coleg Menai, said: “This project has been very successful and we have been in the lucky position of being able to extend a helping hand to a number of local organisations. We have received support from several local organisations such as Tidy Towns, Gwynedd Council’s Maritime Department and Glynllifon park. I would like to thank everyone for their invaluable donations in terms of equipment and time. We look forward to working with them again in the future if the opportunity arises.”
Student Chris Thomas, who took part in the scheme, said:
“I feel more a part of the community now and the project has helped me to work effectively as part of a team.”
Fellow student Kelsey Jones, who also took part in the project, added:
“I have enjoyed taking part in this community project – it has helped my teamwork skills as we have had to work together to complete the tasks. I am very proud to have been able to take part in this project as it has allowed me to contribute to the community.”
The Tidy Towns grants are funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and are administered by Gwynedd Council working in partnership with Keep Wales Tidy. The aim of the scheme is to support environmental ventures such as litter picking and weed killing, making public areas and open spaces more pleasant, planting flowers, improving access and creating nature gardens.
For more information about Gwynedd Council’s Tidy Towns scheme, contact [email protected] or telephone 01766 771000.
