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CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 11 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013 Luncheon club’s new kitchen


GOOD news has come in three courses for members of the Eglwyscummin


Community


Association. First, they built a new community


hall with the help of the local community


council. Next,


volunteers started a luncheon club for older people in the area – growing from around 20 members in 2007 to around 70 today. And to top it off they’ve just been awarded a £6,700 grant to fund a new kitchen. Hall Chairman, Steve Millis, said:


“We needed a new kitchen to produce more meals and to give us more flexibility. With the help of council officers, we applied for a Rural Development Fund grant. Over £6,700 was awarded with the association contributing 20 per cent of the cost. The kitchen has also allowed us an alternative means of food preparation in the event of


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power cut and emergencies.” Cllr Jane Tremlett, Executive Board


Member for health and social care, added: “This is a fantastic example of a trend that is being replicated across Carmarthenshire. More and more people are now able to join luncheon clubs now that


The Rural Development Plan for they’re run


independently and without the eligibility criteria the council had to apply.”


Advertorial Armed forces help


A RANGE of organisations in Carmarthenshire are working together to help members of the Armed Forces Community and their families. On January 24, they will sign up to a Community Covenant which makes


a commitment to support the Armed Forces including serving personnel, their families and veterans. The aims of the Community Covenant include: • Encouraging communities to support the Armed Forces Community in their areas, and vice versa;


• Promoting understanding and awareness amongst the public of issues affecting the Armed Forces Community;


• Recognising and remembering the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces Community;


• Encouraging activities which help integrate the Armed Forces Community into local life. Groups and individuals who think they may be able to help in any way can


sign a pledge at the event taking place in the new Ffwrnes Theatre in Llanelli from 12.30pm.


Wales 2007 -2013 is funded by the Welsh Government, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and Carmarthenshire County Council. For further information call 01269 590216. For details about the luncheon club, call 01834 831138.


Road safety training


A PRACTICAL road-side training scheme which teaches young children in Carmarthenshire how to become safer pedestrians has now been running for 10 years. ‘Kerbcraft’


is undertaken at


schools by trained parent volunteers under the watchful eyes of a child pedestrian training co-ordinator. Thousands of children from


Carmarthenshire have benefitted from the training becoming safer pedestrians. Children aged between five and seven are helped to recognise road dangers and hazards and to identify alternative crossing places. They are taught how to use a safe strategy for crossing by parked cars and are also introduced to the problems of simple and complex junctions. The Welsh Government funded


scheme supports the council’s aims of improving child road safety. Road Safety Manager Keith


Griffiths said: “Kerbcraft raises children’s awareness and observation skills while crossing the road with an adult. It provides them with road safety skills in preparation for future independent travel.”


Any


parent


interested


in


volunteering can contact Road Safety Manager Keith Griffiths on 01267 228284.


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