The Environment Centre
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The Environment Centre is an independent charity (Charity no. 1039378),
who's focus is environmental information, education and activity
in South West Wales. What's Here? You can read the latest environmental news from South Wales and check out our comprehensive 'Events' guide, surf our Links to local groups and related web sites or simply learn about what we do! Download the latest edition of our newsletter "Green Light" HERE. Why not pay us a visit? We are in Pier Street Swansea around the corner form the Evening Post building (see our How to Find us page). |
At the Environment Centre you can get inspired, research information in the library or the internet, buy green goods or drink & snack ethically in our Fairtrade Coffee Shop. Most importantly you can meet like minds and groups.
The Centre is open to the public Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm.
We hire out our hall for meetings . We have a disabled lift and toilet facilities, and we try to accommodate everyone. The Environment Centre is a venue for exhibitions and demonstrations all year round. We also run a low cost membership scheme for anyone who would like to support our work.
Click HERE* to read about the Ecological Features incorporated into our building.
Heard The Latest?
The Environment Centre is closed on Mondays 5th and 26th May.
(Click on a link below )
- Sustainable Swansea Awards 2008 - Closing Date 31st May
- Join us at the Eco-Zone on 25th & 26th May
- Swansea Community Woodlands Initiative (SCWI)
- Transition Swansea - Latest News
- Recycled Fashion - On Show (with photos)
- Environmental Events 2008 Leaflet
- Social Accounts
- Keep In Touch!
- For More News click HERE
Swansea Community Woodlands Initiative (SCWI)
The Swansea Community Woodlands Initiative (SCWI) is coming to a close after helping to develop exciting and innovative woodland projects all across Swansea. The initiative was grant funded through Cydcoed, - Woodlands for all, the £18 million Forestry Commission Wales programme, funded by the EU (Objective One) and the Welsh Assembly Government.
SCWI worked to improve community participation in woodlands through woodland management, access, education, crafts, events and interpretation. The project was a partnership between The City and County Of Swansea, The Environment Centre and the Swansea Biodiversity Partnership.
The 18 council owned woodlands that benefited from this project were Ashlands, Craigfelin, Garth Farm, Glyncollen Quarry, Leadfield, Llewellyn Park, Crymlyn Quarry, Trallwn Woods, Lower Swansea Valley, Penlan Slopes, Sketty Park, Hendrefoilan Woods, Dunvant Brickworks, Killay Marsh, Bishops Wood, Hillside Wildlife Corridor & Rosehill Quarry, Tycoch Valley and Cwmllwyd Wood.
Events: There were a wide range of community events, including:
Santa Stroll & Community Xmas Tree Giveaway - Local volunteers, schools, and the general public attended the event which was a big success with over 100 people turning out. The event comprised of a stroll around the site explaining the local improvements, bird box making and a Xmas tree giveaway of small trees cut during the improvement works.
Youth Action Day Green Blitz Event Craigfelin - Over 80 young people and 10 adults attended the event. They cleared paths, litter picked, repaired seating areas and made bird boxes. The event was followed by locally made cawl. A partnership event with Craigfelin Junior school, Clydach development trust and local parents.
The Leadfield Community Event - The event was a great success and received lots of positive coverage. There was a very good turnout of local people. Lots of things were on offer for people to do from woodland crafts to environmental art to enjoying the local choir sing welsh classic songs. A site leaflet was designed and a first edition produced. This was a great start to a now ongoing project.
Dunvant Fairtrade Easter Egg Hunt - Local school children from Dunvant were given a guided walk and talk about the history and environmental importance of the site. After learning about local history and the range of tres and wildlife on the site the children ran free in search of the easter bunny eggs hidden in the woods. Later they had a go at willow weaving nests for their eggs to take home.
Better Signage & Information: New information panels will also be installed at Dunvant Brickworks and Cymllwyd Local Nature Reserve and new woodland signs are being put up at the entrance to each of the 18 woodlands that were part of SCWI.
Woodlands On Your Doorstep: This new booklet has been produced to help publicise what wonderful local woodlands we have and all the marvellous work that has been going on in them over the last year through the Cydcoed grant scheme. The woodlands featured are all open to the public, why not visit them this spring?.
The free booklet will be available shortly from various venues, including the Environment Centre.
ECO-ZONE 2008
At Swansea Show, Singleton Park
Sunday 25th & Monday 26th May
The Eco-zone has been a part of Swansea Show for over ten years now. Always offering plenty to see and do, it has become one of the most popular attractions in the event. The aim is to encourage everyone to get involved in creating a better environment and a positive future for our planet.
Swansea Environmental Education Forum (SEEF) brings together dozens of local environmental organisations and community groups within one marquee to show what is already being done right across Swansea and provide information and ideas to help us all do our bit in our homes, workplaces and communities.
A special theme in this year’s Eco-zone will be farming and gardening, with some very special visitors from Swansea Community Farm taking centre stage. There will be demonstrations of organic gardening, composting and country crafts and everyone is invited to have a go with a variety of hands-on activities. As part of the BBC’s Do One Thing campaign, visitors will be invited to sow wildflower seeds or make a bird feeder.
Sustainable Swansea will be presenting a range of local projects that are making a positive difference towards a more sustainable Swansea and will also be showing off their new interactive Green Map website. This will include a world’s first – the Swansea Green Map of Faiths and Spirituality – developed by Interfaith Swansea. A temporary cinema will be screening short films about local community projects and environmental issues.
Following the tremendous success of the Environment Centre’s annual Green Fayres, we are pleased to announce that the Eco-zone marquee will host a fantastic green market place offering visitors the opportunity to buy various green products and support local environmental groups. As always, the Environment Centre will also be providing the Fairtrade Café, always a popular spot to sit down, enjoy a cuppa and soak up the atmosphere.
Swansea Show takes place in the beautiful surroundings of Singleton Park. The Eco-zone is co-ordinated by SEEF in partnership with the City and County of Swansea and the Environment Centre.
The Environment Centre's Social Accounts 1st April 2005 - 31st March 2006
For the year 2005/06 the Environment Centre underwnet the process of social accounting and audit.
This is the first time the Environment Centre has provided details on its environmental, economic and social impact.
Click HERE to view the documents
Want To Keep In Touch?
Do you want to know what's going on?
Want to find out about local environmental events, new projects and campaigns?
Then, why not join our new E-News group and get regular email updates from the Environment Centre?
Just email ecnews@environmentcentre.org.uk to join.
*These files are in PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader (click here for a free copy).
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