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Businesses looking to reduce waste and maximise recycling?
Free workshop to help businesses reduce costs Calculate the value of your waste, and develop a tailored action plan to help you prevent waste, and cut costs. You’re invited to join Caerphilly County Borough Councils Economic Development Team, and resource efficiency experts WRAP Cymru for a free 90 minute workshop specifically designed to help businesses reduce the amount of raw materials used, minimise waste and maximise recycling. Through structured presentation, exercises, and case study examples you’ll learn what simple measures you can adopt to reduce your resource use and develop a plan which you can take back to your business to implement. You’ll also have the opportunity to talk about your business’ needs with a WRAP Cymru Client Manager and learn more about additional support available through the Welsh Government’s Resource Efficient Wales service. The workshop will take place on Thursday 25th February 2016, at Tredomen Business & Technology Centre at 8:30am for registration and 9:00am start. Any Caerphilly County Borough business can register to attend, although places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Please email business@caerphilly.gov.uk to book your place. If you are unable to join us, you can access WRAP Cymru’s resource efficiency self-assessment tool at www.wrapcymru.org.uk/REW-self-assessment-tool or contact Lucy Shields on 07583 104116 to discuss your business’ needs.
Craft network searches Hill and Valley for new members!
A Caerphilly-based network is extending its reach for new artists and crafters and changing its name to boot! Formerly known as Caerphilly Creatives, the group is re-branding to acknowledge the delivery of Cwm a Mynydd (Hill and Valley), a project that has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government, across not only Caerphilly but also the ‘Llanhilleth and Cwm Wards of Blaenau Gwent. The aim of the group is to promote the work of crafters and artists found across both counties and as a result, the newly branded ‘Cwm a Mynydd Creatives’ are on the look out for new members with a view to this year’s proposed ‘Arts Week’ and other exciting events and opportunities during 2016. For further details please contact Gavin Jones on 01443 838632 or email jonesgm2@caerphilly.gov.uk. The Cwm a Mynydd RDP programme is currently delivering a number of innovative rural projects across Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent. This project has received funding through the Welsh Government Rural Communities-Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.
Community Project Expands in Caerphilly Town Centre
The LoveCaerphilly community project is expanding into a vacant café situated next door to its current premises at the top of Cardiff Road. The LoveCaerphilly Family Coffee House is scheduled to open on Valentines Day (14th February) and is the latest phase of the outreach project which works with local families to provide help and support running groups and courses including: Parent and Baby Groups, Parent and Toddler Groups, Kids Clubs and Finance Management / Healthy Living courses. Project Manager Jeremy Davey said: “The new coffee house will support our groups and courses; our aim is to provide the people we are supporting with the very best facilities at the heart of their community. This is an exciting time for LoveCaerphilly as we build on a hugely successful first year and begin to expand the project” For more information go to the projects Facebook page http://FB.com/LoveCaerphilly
Wales Retail Relief Business Rate Scheme Ends Soon
Local businesses in the Caerphilly County Borough area are being urged by the council to claim up to £1,500 in business rate relief by 31 March 2016. The Wales Retail Relief Business Rate Scheme was introduced by Welsh Government in 2014 and has been continued through 2015/16. The grant assistance applies to qualifying occupied retail premises with a rateable value of £50,000 or less, that are wholly or mainly providing a service to visiting members of the public. Officers from Caerphilly County Borough Council posted application forms during August 2015 to qualifying shops, restaurants, cafés and drinking establishments encouraging them to take advantage of the financial support on offer. Business who are already receiving other forms of rate relief, such as small business rate relief can apply, however, the amount of relief will be capped to the amount of rates actually payable. Cllr Ken James, Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Planning & Sustainability, said: “It is great that we are able to support this Welsh Government initiative as a council and that our local businesses have the opportunity to grow their businesses further when facing difficult financial times.” For more information please visit the Wales retail relief scheme section or call us on 01443 863006. Original Article
Pubwatch Gets Ready to Tackle Six Nations
Caerphilly Pubwatch is getting ready for one of its busiest times of years as the Six Nations rugby tournament starts. The aim of the scheme is to work together to make Caerphilly a safe place for people to come and enjoy in the evening. Since it started in 2013, the Pubwatch scheme in Caerphilly has seen a reduction of instances of violence both towards staff and customers. The scheme currently has 7 people who have been banned from licensed premises in Caerphilly for various incidents. The bans vary from 6 months to 5 years. Chair of Caerphilly Pubwatch Danni Stephens – Licensee of Weatherspoon’s ‘The Malcolm Uphill’ said: “The atmosphere in the towns pubs for the Six Nations match’s is always fantastic and at Pubwatch we are working together as licences to ensure that people enjoy this years tournament in a safe and friendly environment” Caerphilly Pubwatch is a partnership between Gwent Police, Caerphilly County Borough Council and involves six licensed premises in Caerphilly town centre – Wetherspoons, Courthouse, Caerphilly Social Club, Irish Tymes, Kings Arms and Municipal Club.
Opportunities for Farmers and Producers
Are you involved in producing/manufacturing food and drink in Caerphilly? Yes 🙂 Then check out the following Opportunities for producers / manufacturers of food and drink in Caerphilly Food Business Workshop and networking Event The Rural Development team in Caerphilly CBC have been working with RDP teams from other Local Authorities, Farmers Union Wales and Cywain to offer a Food Business Workshop and networking event covering; Routes to market, Social Media, and a Local Produce success story If you are a farmer, small producer, market stall holder or someone starting on a food venture check out the Invitation – 23/24 Feb 2016 for more details, call Kevin Eadon-Davies on 01443 838632 or email localfood@menterabusnes.co.uk to book a place. To make it as flexible as possible, the same workshop will run over two days at different locations both from 9.30-2pm (there’s even a local food buffet included). Tuesday 23rd February, Margam Park, Port Talbot and Wednesday 24th February at Big Pit, Blaenafon. Cwm a Mynydd Food and Drink Network The Cwm a Mynydd Rural Development Programme host a Food and Drink Network that runs throughout the year and we are currently looking for your thoughts and views as farmers, producers and makers of food and drink. We’d be grateful if you could answer the few questions on this link – https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/928X3S8 Local Markets Caerphilly and Blaenau Gwent are home to a growing number of local produce markets that are actively looking for food and drink makers to attend and sell their goods. If you are a small producer and would like to…
How the 1950’s Changed the High Street
The evolution of our modern day high street is being chartered in a new BBC2 series ‘Back in Time‘. The programmes feature a modern day family the Ashby Hawkins as they journey through the decades starting in 1950. In the first programme the family swap their gadget filled lifestyle for the austerity of the 1950’s. As they travel through the decade they witness the birth of modern day consumerism and the arrival of revolutionary household appliances: the washing machine, the fridge and the vacuum cleaner. These new products drastically changed not only people’s lives, but also how they shopped for home furnishings and heralded the introduction of higher purchase (HP). In the next programme to be shown on 9th February at 8pm, the family enter the 1960’s where they experience the cultural explosion of music, fashion and clothes which would again alter the face of our high street’s.
Not in Education, training or employment and aged between 16 to 24 years old
GoConnect have collaborated with RecRock to deliver an innovative range of enterprise and employability programmes. The free programmes will consist of a variety of workshops and activities designed to improve young people’s confidence and give them an insight into career paths and opportunities that they may otherwise not be aware of. They will be held at our base over at The Welsh Innovation Centre (Welsh ICE) in Caerphilly so the young people will be at the heart of a thriving business community which itself will enhance the learning experience and enjoyment of the sessions. Each programme will last for two weeks – Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (10 – 3) and will include the following: Confidence building, Music/Media projects, Enterprise and Entrepreneurship workshops, CV building, Interview skills as well as the chance to actually undertake a real job role working on a number of micro-businesses that we have created. Programme 1 Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 3rd March Programme 2 Tuesday 8th March – Thursday 17th March Programme 3 Tuesday 22nd March – Thursday 31st March Contact : alun@goconnectwales.org.uk or phone on 02920 140041 for further information
Traders – Apply now! For your pitch at Caerphilly County Borough Council’s events
Traders – we would like to inform you about the possibility of having a pitch at some of our 2016 events. Please note that the deadline for applications to be received into the event office is Friday 12th February 2016, however please be aware that the allocation of spaces will not wait until this date, they will be issued as indicated previously. Applications are still welcome after this date and will be added to the reserve list if all spaces are already filled. Caerphilly County Borough businesses will be given priority, where possible, up until Friday 12th February only. After this date all applications are dealt with as and when they arrive into the office. Upon receipt of your application form, you will be notified of your success in being granted a stall in writing as soon as possible; verbal requests for stalls will not be considered. Application Forms are only accepted via post – Emailed application forms will not be accepted. Please post to:- Events Team, Tredomen Business & Technology Centre, Tredomen Park, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, CF82 7FN We have a varied programme of events whereby pitches can be applied for as detailed below: EVENT DATE & TIME LOCATION APPROX FOOTFALL EVENT OFFICER APPLICATION FORM Bargoed Spring Fair Saturday 9th April 10am – 4pm Hanbury Square, Bargoed, CF81 8QT (Town Centre) 2,000 Sarah Kate Ackerman 01443 866234 Download Caerphilly Food Festival Saturday 7th May 10am – 5pm Cardiff Road & Twyn Car Park, Caerphilly, CF83 1JL (Town Centre) 8,500 Stacy Francis 01443 866390 Download Caerphilly 10k Sunday 19th June…