Pembrokeshire Sustainable Agriculture Network (PSAN)
PLANED’s Pembrokeshire Sustainable Agriculture Network (supported by SDF funding) aims to bring farming/environmental organisations and farmers in Pembrokeshire together to identify, discuss and take forward new ideas and opportunities e.g. renewable energy, recycling, climate change and biodiversity, linked to Sustainable Agriculture.
You are invited to attend the following seminars:
Energy Efficiency on Farm- How to Save £s?
Thursday 29th July(7.45pm prompt start) @ Plas Hyfryd, Narberth
Martin Yeates (Kingshay Technical Manager) will show the wide variation between farms in energy and water efficiency and demonstrate how paying attention to electricity and water usage on your farm can result in significant savings,. Focussing mainly on dairy units, Martin will cover where most energy is used on farms; lighting – pros and cons of different types; cost effective milk cooling; variable speed drives; heat recovery; water heating; electricity contracts; benchmarking electricity usage; alternative energy sources. (Buffet and Refreshments available).
NB: Farmers are welcome to bring in annual electricity (split into day and night, units not £) and water (units not £) use figures to benchmark your figures for Martin to review.
Small Scale Hydro – A Case Study
Tuesday 3rd August (7.45pm prompt start) @ Plas Hyfryd, Narberth
Grenville Ham (Brecon Beacons National Park) will demonstrate the viability of small scale hydro and explain how he helped found The Green Valleys (not-for-profit company) in 2008. This community-led project provides expertise and finance on hydro-electric energy cultivation with ten micro hydroelectric systems already installed as part of the scheme and a further 50 sites identified in the Beacons. (Buffet and Refreshments available).
Please contact Liz Thomas/Sarah Diment on (01834) 862113 email
lizt@planed.org.uk / sarad@planed.org.uk ASAP to book your place(s)
Rural Skills Resource
Interest is growing in the new scheme to bring more money into the county’s farms by making the most of all those skills farming families take for granted! We’re finding that more and more people out in the community would love to pay someone to do those jobs that farming folk take in their stride – whether (more…)
Pembrokeshire Community Allotments Network Questionnaire
The Pembrokeshire Community Allotments Network is a way of community allotment & growing projects from across the county to share knowledge and experience with the aim of supporting each other. PLANED supports community growing initiatives which have been identified by communities through the Action Planning process.
The Network is relatively young, having held its first meeting in May 2009.
I’m looking for some new feedback on what members/potential members would like from the Network. I would be grateful if you could either fill in the on-line questionnaire or print the PDF version and post back to me. This will greatly help the community allotments network to deliver relevant support to you. I look forward to reading your comments.
Many thanks for your time, Rupert Dunn, Implementation Officer.
PDF Print Version Allotments Network Questionaire bilingual July ‘10 On-line Questionnaire allotment_network_questionnaireCarew and Pembroke Hub Area Meeting held on 15th July 2010
Hub Area Meeting participants
Pembroke & Carew Hub Area Meeting 15th July 2010
On a very wet and windy summer evening, 50 people braved the elements to take part in a community workshop in Pembroke Town Hall. There were (more…)
Experience Pembrokeshire Wildlife catches Bumblebees
A beautiful sunny evening found Pippa Rayner from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust leading a group of enthusiasts with nets around a wildflower meadow in order to catch some Bumblebees. (more…)
Pembrokeshire’s Industrial Past July Field Trip
After our evening workshop on Geology with Sid Howells of CCW, the working group met with the St Davids Hub area Lost Villages group for an industrial tour of Abereiddy and Porthgain. (more…)
Tenby Hub Area Heritage Meeting
A number of heritage proposals were discussed at the Area Hub meeting in April supported by PLANED. A follow up meeting has been arranged for 7.00pm on Wednesday 28th July at the New Hedges Village Hall to discuss these opportunities and to further develop future heritage projects within the Tenby Hub Area, namely the communities of Tenby, St. Florence, Penally, Jameston, New Hedges and Lydstep.
The meeting is open to all, particularly those who have an interest in heritage in the area. For further information please contact Alison 01834 862116 or email: alisone@planed.org.uk
This project is part funded by PLANED’s Communities as the Hub Project. This project is part funded through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Union.
Tour of the Historic Environment of North Pembrokeshire
The large Roundhouse at Castell Henllys
A Sense of Place tour took place on 13th July to visit places that reflect the Historic Environment of North Pembrokeshire. Our first stop was Castell Henllys where we were met by Phil Bennett, Archaeological Heritage Manager for Pembrokeshire Coast National Park (who own the site). (more…)
Official Launch of Maenclochog Footpath
Walkers on the New Improved Maenclochog Footpath
The Official Opening of the New Improved Maenclochog Footpath took place on Saturday 3rd July. An outstanding 75 community members and walking enthusiasts from as far as Saundersfoot, met outside Maenclochog Community School to walk the path, led by Paul Morris of Steps2Health. The walk was opened by Teifion John, Chair of Maenclochog Community Council and Cymdeithas Clochog and Becky Davies, local vicar and staunch supporter (more…)
Walkers on the New Improved Maenclochog Footpath
