I visited the new social enterprise Awesome.Wales shop on Holton Road, Barry, to meet co-owner Amy Greenfield. Awesome Wales has received funding from the Wales Council for Voluntary Action Social Business Group Fund, and a loan from the European Regional Development Fund through the Development Bank of Wales and […]
Supporting staff and patients at Barry Hospital Barry Hospital is a vital resource and I am glad improvements are being made to outpatient services. The Health Board plans for Barry Hospital to be a Health and Wellbeing Hub for the Vale of Glamorgan. This will involve working even more […]
Friends, family and colleagues came together to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Jane Hutt’s election as Vale AM in 1999. The Vale Labour Party Women’s Forum organised the surprise party, to thank Jane for all her hard work for the community and people of the Vale since 1999. A wonderful […]
I was pleased and proud to co-host a Great Get Together event at Barry Island, alongside the Royal British Legion, on Friday 21st June. The sun shone on the iconic beach huts, and we were joined by the Real Lives Choir, Barry Community Choir and Oasis Choir from Cardiff. […]
The National Assembly for Wales Children, Young People and Education Committee is currently conducting an inquiry into the sufficiency of school funding in Wales, and the way school budgets are determined and allocated. As regards the opportunities to consider school funding from cross party perspectives, I am glad to report […]
It was with great sadness that I learnt from her devoted family that Dilys Colbourne MBE passed away on Sunday 2nd June. Dilys was a pioneering and visionary campaigner, playing a leading role in the Barry Citizens Action Group. She successfully fought the campaign to keep Central Park ‘green’, obtaining […]
Twenty years on since the Senedd was established, the main political parties of Wales have come together to pledge to tackle racism and racial inequality in Wales. A motion passed in the National Assembly for Wales and tabled jointly by Welsh Labour, the Welsh Conservatives and Plaid Cymru with support […]
Recent correspondence clarifying educational funding VOG schools funding WG response 18.4.19 (1)
Mind in the Vale and Valeways are coordinating a walking programme to promote health and wellbeing, which began St David’s Day at Barry Town Station. Group walking is beneficial to mental as well as physical health. The initiative is the beginning of a worthwhile partnership between the two organisations, which […]
On Monday 4th February, I was privileged to welcome constituents and charities to the Senedd in Cardiff Bay, to mark World Cancer Day. I was joined by members of The Gloves Are On campaign, led by Soraya Kelly, who brought together a range of third sector workers and volunteers to […]
