The BRACE gathering for the Global Day of Climate Justice was a great success, with a large number of people gathering in Llanfyllin market square to talk about the issues, listen to music, and send their own messages to our political leaders. Here are a few photos from the event: As part of the day…
Author: Alan Bridger
Leading from Where you Stand
Sami Grover’s article Why We’re All Hypocrites in the recent edition of Permaculture Magazine has some excellent tips for anyone caught in the debate between personal action and systemic change, and looking to make a difference in the climate and ecological crisis: What does your social network look like, and how can you have an…
Global Day for Climate Justice
Join us! As communities around the world unite to send a message to global leaders meeting at the Conference of The Parties (COP26) to safeguard our planet, there will be a gathering in Llanfyllin. On Saturday 6th November from 10:30, local groups including Brace and Dolen Ffermio are coming together on Market Square. Our aim…
A Successful Return for the Repair Café
OSBORDERS Repair Café returned to the Public Institute in Llanfyllin for a packed afternoon of fixing last month. After an 18 month hiatus, fixperts were delighted to gather together and share their love of saving treasured objects from the scrapheap. BRACE volunteers ran a bookings-only system to reduce numbers in the hall and put up…
The First of New Training Workshops
Community gardeners enjoyed learning about seed saving during their first workshop funded by Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations. The £2,898 award from PAVO allows BRACE to run training sessions for garden volunteers on subjects ranging from propagation to beekeeping to food preparation. Horticulturist Alison Alexander shared knowledge gained at the Milennium Seedbank at Wakehurst Place…
New Grant from Keep Wales Tidy
BRACE volunteers are looking forward to a busy planting season after being awarded a food growing planting kit. The sizeable collection of plants and materials includes 200 native bulbs, 29 flowering and fruiting shrubs, raised beds, vegetable plugs, wildflower seeds, five native fruit trees, and a compost bin. BRACE is one of the first organisations…
BRACE AGM 2021
The BRACE Annual General Meeting will take place at The Cross Keys, Llanfyllin, on Thursday 28th October 2021. The meeting starts at 7pm. The agenda is as shown below. As required by our Constitution, members of the present Steering Committee will retire at the AGM although they may, and we hope will, be seeking re-election….
BRACE Accounts 2021
Here are the BRACE accounts for 1st October 2020 to 31st July 2021.
Community Garden: One Year On
It’s a little over a year on from the last update on the community garden, and the site is now bursting with life and providing a varied harvest of fresh, tasty, organic produce. Along with the promise of edible goodies, the garden now offers a wonderful aesthetic yield, with an abundance of greenery and the…
Special General Meeting – 28th October 2020
This was a virtual meeting to which all supporters of BRACE were invited The meeting commenced at 7.00pm Participating: Alison Alexander, Diana Allen, Lorna Brown, Amanda Dady, John Dady, Sue Dolman, Duxicus Duckers, Sally Duckers, Kay Goddard, Colin Hargis, Steve Heys, Jacqui Langstone, Darren Mayor, Shan Mayor, Lesley Sweet, Anja Torikka, Ruth Weston. Apologies: Jane…