GRAIGFELEN COMMUNITIES FIRST TEAM
What is Communities First?
Communities First is the Welsh Assembly Government's flagship programme to improve the living conditions and prospects for people in the most disadvantaged communities across Wales, and exists to provide local people with opportunities to play an active role in shaping the future of their community.
Communities First
- it is a long term programme and will run for at least ten years
- local people themselves decide what is needed and are helped to make it happen.
Communities First aims to:
- get local people involved in improving their areas and their own prospects
- bring in funding and support from a range of sources to make things happen
- make sure improvements last
- encourage flexibility, risk-taking and new ways of dealing with problems
- involve everyone working together to identify and do something about their community's problems.
The Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation (WIMD) was used to identify Communities First areas in the most deprived areas of Wales.
The WIMD 2005 provides detailed information, categorised by postcode, for all of Wales as well as separately for Communities First areas.
Meet The Team
MARK STOKES - Communities First Co-Ordinator
Mark was appointed as the new Communities First Co-Ordinator for Graigfelen in July 2008.
Mark was previously the Senior Development Worker and also the Sports
Co-Ordinator for Townhill for the past 9 years. Married with sons at University, Mark is looking forward to working in the Graigfelen and wider community, and "to get out and about meeting community residents to discuss how we can all work together with to make this community the best in Swansea!".
JULIE MORGAN - Community Development Officer
Julie was appointed in August 2008, and started work in September.
A Development Worker for 4 years, Julie, has vast experience in helping to deliver a wide and diverse range of projects in areas that include Blaen Y Maes, Bonymaen and Townhill.
Julie will also bring her enthusiastic nature and hard work ethic, and also looks forward to working with existing community groups, and helping identify and set up new ones.
The Communities First Office is based at Forge Fach.
Mark and his team can be contacted by ringing 01792 845566 and asking for extension 23. e mail:
mark@clydachtrust.org.uk julie@clydachtrust.org.uk louise@clydachtrust.org.uk
More information on Communities First can be found by clicking here
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