Cris Tomos – Volunteer

Hermon, Y Glog & Llanfyrnach

North Pembrokeshire

CWM ARIAN Community & Renewable Energy Development

New Marquee Bought from Awards for All Grant in 2005

2000 Millennium Celebrations

- Pub was closed so community bought a 70ft Marquee

- Strong Community Activities & Clubs:

- YFC, Nursery, School, Welfare, Playing Field, Church/Chapel

- Funding from Bonus Ball Scheme

New Marquee Committee formed to promote new developments

Today in 2006 there has been no developments on the site

2003 Community Land Initiative

Originally 6 Plots in centre of the village for £120,000

3 plots to locals at £28k each and £375 a share – community ownership = £137,000

raised in 10 days

Land lost to developer of 15 houses – but residents blocked planning

Fund Raising Past Pupils - £2,000

Auction - £6,000

Protest March - £2,000

Donations - £3,500

Festivals - £3,000

Activities - £5,000

Events - £4,000

Total = £25,500(Group Legal Aid,VAT , Gift

Aid)

YMGYRCH YSGOL

HERMON

Community Action Plan with PLANED

Workshops held

www.planed.org.uk

Community Action Plan

SWOT of Community Activities

Hermon YFC

Marquee Committee, Cylch Nursery

Hermon Welfare Committee

Cwm Arian Association

Hydro Scheme, Heritage Centre,

Community Building, Gardening Club,

Celtic Blue Rock Festival…..

CWM ARIAN FORUMINORGUAL MEETING JANUARY 2005

www.cwmarian.org.uk

Launch Action Plan for the 3 Villages

-Ensure that the school site is retained for the community. Deeds Found.

-New Co-operatives / Social Enterprises

-Ysgol Feithrin Hermon – Community Crèche : Charity Status

-Assist in drawing in new development grants

- Set up Website

Celtic Blue Rock Festival

LlanfyrnachOver 7,000 people attended in 2009

www.celticbluerock.org

550 Volunteers help out to make it possible

-60 Bands playing free

-Free Entry – but pay £15 eco parking

-£35k to stage the event

-Licensing Course for community

- Regular gigs

Community Resource CentreShare Offer September 2007

Community Cooperative

-£120k purchase price

-£60k deposit needed by March 07

-Co-op UK helping with IPS

-£52k raised to date

-CFAP Bid of £180k

- Lottery Bid for £350k

Community Finance & Tackling Child Poverty

CEFNOGI & CREDIT UNION

www.credcercreditunion.co.uk

Financing new Social Enterprises

-1500 members £400,000 savings

-Junior members – Child Trust Fund

-Child Poverty & Food Bank

-Kids Saving £35,000

Social EnterprisesDedicated officer – Renewable

Energy Funded

Social Enterprises

-Dedicated Officer to draw in Awards for All for the other 12 groups

-Use of site for stimulating new GREEN enterprises

-Land Trust and other oportunities for community ownership

-Another 2 Turbines?

CWM ARIAN EnergyFunding won for £8k feasibility study

www.cwmarian.org.uk

Contract Awarded to Dulas Looked at Hydro, Solar, Wind & Biomass

-Recommended Wind Energy

-2 x 1.2MW turbines = £330k per annum

-12 Months actual wind readings

- £1.1m Capital cost

- Submit Planning

Low Carbon Communities

Challenge

CWM ARIAN

Phase 2 Application = £400k towards community energy initiatives

Initially Cwm Arian area but widening to 4 wards - Crymych, Clydau, Trelech and Llanboidy = £2,600 households

Investing in Social Enterprise development within micro renewables manufacture

Community Land Trust for Industrial Units & Affordable Houses

Lowering the Carbon Footprint for the area

Farm and household energy production – Feed in Tariffs

Low Carbon Communities Challenge

The main benefit from the scheme is an annual community low carbon income steam from energy sold to the grid. The revenues will be used as follows:

40% of revenue - capital cost grants to households for the installation of insulation/ draught-proofing, solar hot water systems, biomass heating systems and energy efficiency measures.

20% of revenue – National conferences arranged in the community resource buildings with investment in low carbon social enterprise seed corn support for new renewable energy technologies

10% - information leaflets/ house to house training about carbon footprinting.

10% - initiatives that support a reduction in travel through the establishment of car-share schemes and timetabled bus services.

10% - support for local initiatives that assist with community carbon reduction (such as community composting initiatives, mobile shop/service provision)

10% - administrative fees Cwm Arian

Renewable Energy and a Community Resource Centre

A catalyst for future developments

cris.tomos@surfwise.co.uk

Numerous additional opportunities available for communities and villages who are proactively prepared to work together in

achieving their goals.

A new residential Conference centre at Canolfan Hermon.

Financed by community shareholders assisted by Credit Unions – community owned banks.

DIOLCH YN FAWR IAWN – THANK YOU

Cris Tomos – 01239 831962 / 07974 099738