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Volunteer organisers network


CARMARTHENSHIRE Volunteer Organisers Network is led by CAVS Volunteer Centre, part of Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services, and is an opportunity for people working with volunteers to discuss issues and ideas and share experiences, and receive information about current volunteering issues. Membership is open to all


organisations who are responsible for managing or organising volunteers and who register with the Centre. To join, contact CAVS on 01267 245555 or visit www.cavs.org.uk


CARMARTHENSHIRE NEWS • EDITION 11 JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2013 Winter vomiting bug


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New school will be eco-friendly


HOSPITALS across the UK have been hit by the winter vomiting bug and Hywel Dda Health Board is continuing to ask the public to wait until they are at least 48 hours free of symptoms before visiting any health facility or care home. Whilst unpleasant, diarrhoea and vomiting is rarely serious and most people


make a full recovery within one or two days. However, the virus can be more serious for sick and vulnerable patients. If you are experiencing symptoms it is important to wash your hands


thoroughly after going to the toilet and before handling food to prevent it being passed on to others. There is no specific treatment and the general advice is to drink lots of water and rest. Advice on how to keep yourself and others well this winter is available at www.nhsdirect.wales.nhs.uk.


Staff of Carmarthenshire County Council who are prepared to go that extra mile and shine will be celebrated during the spring with a special ‘shine award’ ceremony.


Shineawards


In recent years the council has achieved significant success in delivering excellent services. A wide range of awards from outside bodies has acknowledged our success. These achievements are substantially the result of the collective effort that requires all members of staff, in whatever position and for however long they have worked for the Council, to do their best day in day out. It is the commitment and hard work of these often unsung heroes that has enabled the Council to be held up as a model of best practice on many occasions.


This event was a major success last year and this year we hope to build on this. One of the award categories is the ‘Customer Champions’, and these will be chosen from the nominations given by the readers of Carmarthen News. Readers are asked to complete the following form and tell us of any individuals or a group of staff who have provided an outstanding service to you or your community.


Please complete the form and return to the Communications Section,


Carmarthenshire County Council, County Hall, Carmarthen, SA31 1JP


Closing date - Friday 1 March 2013


Would you like to nominate someone who works for


Carmarthenshire County Council


to receive recognition in our annual Shine Awards?


NOMINATION FORM Name of person making the nomination ................................................................................. Contact telephone number


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Name of person(s) to be nominated ................................................................................. Contact details (if known)


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Reason why this person deserves an award ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. ................................................................................. .................................................................................


WORK has started on a new £14.6million school at Ffwrnes in Llanelli. The Welsh medium two-form


primary school with nursery is due to be completed by local contractors WRW by spring 2015. It aims to be one of the most eco- buildings


friendly include


accommodate 420 children, is being built


through Carmarthenshire in


Carmarthenshire with a zero carbon and BREEAM ‘excellent’ rating. Features


thermal panels


insulation. The school will be built on two


levels and corridors will connect to a central heart space, outside there will be roof terraces, courtyards, gardens, formal and informal play and habitat areas. There will also be two games courts and an artificial turf pitch. The


rainwater


harvesting, a green roof, solar energy,


and


County Council’s Modernising Education Programme, and has been funded by a £10.22million Welsh Government grant; and £4.38million from the council’s capital programme. Education


executive board


member Cllr Keith Davies said: “Ysgol Ffwrnes was built during the Victorian era, and no longer meets the demands for the modern curriculum. There is increasing demand for places, and the school needs accommodation and facilities fit for the 21st Century. “The new building will provide a


school, which will


state of the art environment all our children deserve. It is also really pleasing that it will be one of the most eco-friendly buildings in Carmarthenshire.”


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