more air for the planet

Young People are interested in a wide range of topics. We could set up a Conversation Cafe for young people to have the opportunity to learn about different topics that interest them. For example Environmental or Political topics.

The young people would decide what they want to know more about and the Cafes would be attended by an expert in the area who would be able to answer questions and have a lively discussion in a relaxed environment.

Actif Woods Wales (AWW) is a programme of Small Woods Association (known in Wales as Coed Lleol), a national charity supporting better management of woodlands for people and the environment. AWW has been running woodland activities for health & wellbeing in a number of locations across Wales since 2010. Our approach is one of partnership, working closely with local delivery partners from the environmental sector, and with the health sector and other social care organisations to ensure that people most at need are referred to our programmes. Our programmes include a system of monitoring and evaluation, and participants have shown clear improvements to health and wellbeing of participants in all programmes.

This project will work in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales, and Swansea and Neath Port Talbot Forest School. We will deliver woodland activities for health and wellbeing, and volunteer training courses at a number of sites within the rural wards of Swansea, with expected outcomes:
1. Improved management of greenspace sites for biodiversity and amenity value
2. Greater community cohesion and participation through volunteering and gaining new skills
3. Improved health and wellbeing of members of the community with poor health and sedentary lifestyles
4. Improved skills of volunteers, participants and activity leaders

Swansea NPT Forest School will lead on programmes of activities for families with young children, which will focus on physical activity, group engagement in games and skill learning, with an additional focus on nutrition and healthy eating taught mainly through campfire cooking and food foraging.
Wildlife Trust will lead on provision of Agored certified training courses for volunteers, in partnership with Coed Lleol who are registered as an Agored training centre.

Taking inspiration from Penzance, the first place with plastic-free coastline status, we need to work with residents and businesses in the ward to reduce the use of single-use plastic and aim for our own accreditation!

https://www.sas.org.uk/news/plastic-free-coastlines-approved-penzance/