Hedges and Edges: Join Dewi Morris to help plant new hedgerow plants in a restored hedge line on a farm above Llanfyllin. Meet at Llanfyllin spar car park at 10.15am. Please bring lunch and come prepared for the outdoor elements. If you’d like to come along, please email volunteering@severnriverstrust.com to register.
Category: Projects
Woodland planting – Wednesday 18th January
Join Dewi Morris for a woodland planting session. Learning about setting out a young woodland on the ground so that as the trees grow, they nurture the slow growing trees and provide food and shelter and glades to support a thriving population of local wildlife. Meet at Llanfyllin spar car park at 10.15am. Please bring…
20-minute Neighbourhoods Report
As many of you will know, BRACE has been helping PACE (Powys Action on the Climate Action) to carry out research into the amenities available locally, trying to identify any gaps in the facilities and services on offer. The research is an attempt to see whether the urban concept of 20-minute Neighbourhoods can be applied in a rural setting. The results are in! Take a look at the report here.
🍲 Community Fridge Launch!
Llanfyllin’s community fridge project is nearly ready to launch and has a new name – Community Pantri Cymunedol – reflecting its wider potential. The Pantri is launching over the next two months and is looking for volunteers – if you’d like to help out please email the BRACE committee.
Unpredictable weather patterns, habitat degradation and invasive species all at play on the River Cain
Dewi Morris from the Severn Rivers Trust describes the challenges facing the River Cain, and gives a preview of how the Smart Rivers Hub will be supporting conservation in the River in the coming years, in this blog post.
Can the 20 min community concept work in rural communities?
As many of you will know, BRACE has been helping PACE to carry out research locally into the amenities available locally, trying to identify any gaps in the facilities and services on offer. The research is an attempt to see whether the urban concept of 20-minute Neighbourhoods can be applied in a rural setting. The results are in! Join us on the 21st September on Zoom for a presentation of, and disucussion about, the findings.
🛠 September Repair Cafe
The Repair Cafe will be returning to Llanfyllin in on 10th September! We will be fixing electricals, clothes, bikes and more, and as usual, refreshments will be avalable!
🦋 An excellent visit to Pili-Pala Farm
Thanks so much to Pili-Pala farm for being such informative and generous hosts to BRACE last weekend. Tom gave an excellent tour of the farm and a really interesting talk about its history and methods, as well as answering a lot of questions from BRACE members!
🪴 New container gardens appear at the school
After a busy morning of transporting planters and shifting soil, gardening has finally got underway at Llanfylllin school. While the work is definitely not finished, and there are more plans afoot to create further planting spaces, two new planters and plenty of pots have helped green hard areas of concrete. Herbs will provide an edible…
✊Volunteers needed!
This autumn, BRACE is hoping to hold an energy fair in Llanfyllin. The fair will be an opportunity for everyone from Llanfyllin and the surrounding areas to share and discover ways to make their home more energy efficient. Simple and cheap measures can save huge amounts of carbon emissions and money, making everyday life more…