The feasibility study is being run by The Green Valleys Community Interest Company (TGV CIC) with funding from the Friends Provident Foundation. TGV CIC is a local social enterprise with experience of community woodland and energy projects.
The most important work will be working with communities to explore what it might mean and to understand the risks and opportunities. The feasibility project will be seeking to answer some of the following questions:
What might a community choose to do with the land if it could plan not for the three years of a Lottery grant but for three generations? Create jobs from forestry? Support small-holdings or food projects? Improve public access? Support wildlife? Or a combination of ideas and more besides.
A few photographs from the Festival of Ideas in Treherbert on 27th October. Huge thanks to Melissa, Justine and Rebecca from PEAK and to Emily from Caban Sgriblio, Owen, Carys and Sakina and everyone at Welcome to Our Woods for making it such a great day.
Save the date. Saturday 27th October there will be a Festival of Ideas in Treherbert to explore what Skyline could mean for the town. Details to follow, but save the date.
This rough map shows the area that we are looking that is the focus of our attention in the Treherbert area. It is only approximate. More detailed maps that reflect landownership, ecological status and current land use will be come available as the work continues.
The Coal Authority owns and is actively monitoring the site at Blaencwm. Although the stability of the land will restrict options there may be possibilities for community stewardship.
Here are links to a number of resources that have informed our work on Skyline.
Know if other research, reports, blogs, or resources about community action to develop stronger local communities and economies, then email me a link to skyline@thegreenvalleys.org and I will add it to the library.
