If you were able to make it to the last general meeting, then you’ll already know that the Cain Valley River Group has decided to become part of BRACE. We’ll be joining forces over the next few months so that the River Group can benefit from BRACE volunteers and focus on the core activities along…
Steering Committee Meeting – March 2022
Date & location Old New Inn, 4:00pm Sunday 20th March 2022 Agenda Project updates/discussion 20-minute neighbourhoods Community fridge Moving materials from the workhouse Gardening at the school PAVO Social Fund Repair Cafe Cain Valley River Group Finance updates Membership discussion (continued from the last meeting) Membership ideas (benefits, costs, pledges) Examples of memberships from other…
Steering Committee Meeting – February 2022
Agenda and minutes from the steering committee meeting, February 2022.
Steering Committee Meeting – January 2022
Agenda and minutes from the steering committee meeting, January 2022.
Volunteers needed for home energy audits
BRACE is looking for volunteers to carry out home energy audits as partof a new project from Powys Action on the Climate Emergency (PACE). Ideally, we need at least 3 volunteers to undetake half a day’s training and carry out home visits (which would take about 2 hours each). This is a great opportunity to…
Recent workshops
BRACE is very grateful to the Powys Association of Voluntary Organisations (PAVO) for funding that enabled a series of recent workshops for members of BRACE and the wider community. Workshops have included making jams and chutneys, propagating plants, growing winter and perennial crops, and pruning fruit trees (helping to maintain the Cae Bodfach orchard in…
Steering Committee Meeting – 28th November 2021, Zoom
Agenda and minutes from the steering committee meeting, November 2021.
Annual General Meeting – 28th October 2021
This was a hybrid meeting to which all supporters of BRACE were invited. The meeting was convened at Cross Keys, Llanfyllin and on Zoom. The meeting commenced at 7.30pm Participating: Alison Alexander, Diana Allen, David Brandreth, Gwen Brandreth, Alan Bridger, Lorna Brown, Alex Burnett, Claire Cater, John Dady, Sue Dolman, Duxicus Duckers, Sally Duckers, Hannah…
Upcoming Workshops
4 Workshops Before Christmas As part of the funding we received from PAVO we are running 4 more free beginners workshops before Christmas (with more after!) Please email a66diana@gmail.com to book a place. There are 10 places on each workshop so book early to avoid disappointment (some already have places taken). Propagation Friday 12th November,…
New Wildflower Turf at St Myllin’s
A band of BRACE volunteers laid wildflower turf in the churchyard of St Myllin’s this afternoon to increase biodiversity and help pollinators in the years to come. It might not look like much now, but hopefully it will be bursting with pollinator-friendly wildflowers next spring!