Dewi Morris of Severn Rivers Trust will be leading revetment building on the River Cain and the Nant Alan on Monday 25th September, and would love some help from BRACE members. Email Alice Moore, Severn Rivers Trust volunteer coordinator for more details and to get involved: Alice.Moore@severnriverstrust.com.
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River revetment building with Severn Rivers Trust
Dewi Morris of Severn Rivers Trust will be leading revetment building on the River Cain and the Nant Alan on Friday 7th July, and would love some help from BRACE members. Email Alice Moore, Severn Rivers Trust volunteer coordinator for more details and to get involved: Alice.Moore@severnriverstrust.com.
Gardd Y Fro Open Day
The community garden will be hosting an open day and seedling/plant swap on Sunday 11th June, 1–4pm behind the Public Institute Llanfyllin. Email brace.committee@gmail.com for more details. See you there!
June Repair Café
The next OsBorders Repair Café, will be at the Public Institute, Llanfyllin, on Saturday 10th June, from 12–3pm, fixing of electricals, clothes, bikes and more. There will be refreshments as usual. Repairs are free and any donations support running costs of the café. Please book in your items before June 4th by emailing osbordersrepaircafe@gmail.com.
Open Garden at The Chestnuts
Garden lovers had a rare opportunity to visit a hidden treasure in aid of a charitable project to reduce food waste. Jane Pawley kindly opened her gates for visitors to marvel at the spring colour in the enchanting oasis she has created at The Chestnuts in the centre of Llanfyllin over the past 30 years….
Y Pantri is now open!
Y Pantri, the Llanfyllin Community Fridge is now open. The opening hours are 10am to 4pm, Wednesdays to Fridays and 9:30am to 1:30pm on Saturdays. Do pop in to donate your unwanted food, or to pick food in need of a good home!
Community Energy Opportunities in Llanfyllin
Working with PAVO BRACE commissioned a report by Sharenergy into the feasibility of community energy projects in and around Llanfyllin. There is plenty of work happening behind the scenes to act on the information in the report and try to bring community energy projects in Llanfyllin to fruition, but in the meantime, you can download…
Severn Rivers Trust update
The latest update from the Severn Rivers Trust is packed with lots of useful information and events. It’s definitely worth a look. Click the link below to have a read!
Otter holt building – Friday 24th March
Join Dewi to help build some otter holts, laying out the sturdy foundations and helping cover the otter log cabins with piles of sheltering and protective brash. Meet at Llanfyllin spar car park at 10.15am. Please bring lunch and come prepared for outdoor elements. If you’d like to come along, please email volunteering@severnriverstrust.com to register.
Willow spilling – Saturday 4th March
Join Dewi Morris alongside the River Cain for some living willow bank repairing. Using simple techniques, we will build a woven willow fence behind which we will squeeze living willow sprout parcels. Meet at Llanfyllin spar car park at 10.15am. Please bring lunch and come prepared for outdoor elements. If you’d like to come along,…