Please see attached flyer for an opportunity to exchange with France.
The number of people with Flu is on the rise this winter, but we can all play our part to help stop the spread and keep each other safe.
We can:
- Wear masks
- Wash our hands
- Stay away from others when ill
- Meet outside when possible
- Mae nifer y bobl sydd â ffliw ar gynnydd y gaeaf hwn, ond gallwn ni i gyd chwarae ein rhan i helpu i atal y ffliw rhag lledaenu a diogelu ein gilydd.
Beth am:
- Wisgo masg
- Golchi ein dwylo
- Cadw draw os ydych chi'n sâl
- Cwrdd tu allan, os yw'n bosibl
- There are lots of little things we can all do to play our part in keeping ourselves and each other safe this winter. We can all help stop the spread of viruses like Flu and Covid by wearing masks, washing hands, staying away from others when ill and meeting outside if you can.
Mae llawer o bethau bach y gallwn ni i gyd eu gwneud i chwarae ein rhan a diogelu ein gilydd y gaeaf hwn. Gallwn ni i gyd helpu i atal feirysau fel Ffliw a Covid rhag lledaenu trwy wisgo masg, golchi ein dwylo, cadw draw os ydych chi'n sâl a chwrdd tu allan, os yw'n bosibl.
As you are hopefully already aware, Coed Caerdydd is a 10 year programme to increase the number of trees in Cardiff, supporting the city’s One Planet climate change strategy.
Coed Caerdydd - Outdoor Cardiff
www.facebook.com/CoedCaerdydd
twitter.com/CoedCaerdydd
Thank you very much for the communications to date. Further to our engagements with community groups and stakeholders over the summer please see below an updated tree planting programme for your area for the period November 2022 – March 2023.
We want to build upon the success of last year’s tree planting programme, where over 700 volunteers helped us to plant 8ha of new trees, with an even more ambitious programme this year.
Please let us know if you have any queries about the sites in your area, would like further information, or are interested in attending any of the events. We would be grateful for any support to help us promote the events in your locality.
- Eurwg Crescent verge (15.12.2022)
- Peppermint Park (15.12.2022 – community event)
- Butterfield Park (18.01.2023 – community event)
- William Nicholls Drive Park (18.01.2023 – community event)
Our full programme of community tree planting events can be found via this link: Coed Caerdydd Tree Planting (22-23) | Eventbrite
We are also offering a free trees for households scheme and Cardiff residents can apply for up to 5 trees or shrubs for their gardens, more information can be found via this link: Nominate sites, request and contribute trees - Outdoor Cardiff
Please feel free to get in touch with the Coed Caerdydd team if you have any queries: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
As part of the Welsh Government’s Help Us Help You campaign they have released posters (see attached) with some essential advice
Your local pharmacist can offer advice on minor health concerns and provide some over the counter and prescription medicines free of charge #helpushelpyou
Gall eich fferyllydd lleol gynnig cyngor ar fân bryderon iechyd a darparu rhai meddyginiaethau dros y cownter a meddyginiaethau ar bresgripsiwn, lle bo hynny’n briodol, yn rhad ac am ddim. #helpuNiHelpuChi
Free NHS advice and treatment from your local pharmacist
Get to know the changing ways you can access healthcare
Link to the full Primary Care toolkit:
The toolkit contains useful videos and social media post copy providing clear, easy to digest information about the ways in which NHS services in Wales have changed, how to access them and how to make the best decisions when it comes to accessing primary care.
The South Wales Police & Crime Commissioner has launched his annual community survey. The aim of the survey is to seek feedback from the public about:
- what can be improved to make people feel safe wherever they live, work, or spend time in South Wales
- their views and experiences of engaging with the police in their local area
- their views on the options being considered for the policing element of council tax payments (the “precept”).
The results from this survey will be helpful as part of the decision making for setting the 2023/24 police precept, as well as the way we pursue the delivery of Neighbourhood Policing and Community Safety work. It will provide the Commissioner and his team with a broader understanding of the issues making people feel unsafe and how we work with the police and local organisations to better understand where and how resources should be targeted to keep communities safe and provide reassurance.
The Commissioner is committed to ensuring that we hear the views of as many people as possible and would appreciate your support as community representatives to encourage people in your areas to take part before the survey closes on Tuesday 13th December 2022. I would really value it if you will support this approach by promoting and circulating the survey to your constituents via whatever mechanisms and forums that you have in place.
Attached posters and graphics, which promote the various ways of taking part in the consultation. Alternatively, details of how to take part in the survey are included below:
Online survey: Our Police, Our Community Survey 2022 (southwalescommissioner.org.uk)
Request a paper copy: 01656 869366 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Mae Comisiynydd Heddlu a Throsedd De Cymru wedi lansio ei arolwg cymunedol blynyddol. Nod yr arolwg yw gofyn am adborth gan y cyhoedd am:
- yr hyn y gellir ei wella i wneud i bobl deimlo'n ddiogel ble bynnag maen nhw'n byw, yn gweithio, neu'n treulio amser yn Ne Cymru
- eu barn a'u profiadau o drafod gyda'r heddlu yn eu hardal leol
- eu barn am yr opsiynau sy'n cael eu hystyried ar gyfer yr elfen blismona o daliadau treth gyngor (y "praesept").
Bydd canlyniadau'r arolwg hwn yn ddefnyddiol fel rhan o'r broses o wneud penderfyniadau ar gyfer gosod praesept heddlu 2023/24, yn ogystal â'r ffordd yr ydym yn mynd ati i ddarparu gwaith Plismona Cymdogaeth a Diogelwch Cymunedol. Bydd yn rhoi dealltwriaeth ehangach i'r Comisiynydd a'i dîm o'r materion sy'n gwneud i bobl deimlo'n anniogel a sut rydym yn gweithio gyda'r heddlu a'r sefydliadau lleol i ddeall yn well ble a sut y dylid targedu adnoddau i gadw cymunedau'n ddiogel a darparu sicrwydd.
Mae'r Comisiynydd wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau ein bod yn clywed barn cynifer o bobl â phosib, a byddem yn gwerthfawrogi eich cefnogaeth fel cynrychiolwyr cymunedol i annog pobl yn eich ardaloedd i gymryd rhan cyn i'r arolwg gau ddydd Mawrth 13 Rhagfyr 2022. Byddwn wir yn ei werthfawrogi os byddwch yn cefnogi'r dull hwn drwy hyrwyddo a chylchredeg yr arolwg i'ch etholwyr drwy ba bynnag fecanweithiau a fforymau sydd gennych ar waith.
Dwi wedi atodi posteri a graffeg, sy'n hyrwyddo'r gwahanol ffyrdd o gymryd rhan yn yr ymgynghoriad. Fel arall, mae'r manylion ynglŷn â sut i gymryd rhan yn yr arolwg wedi'u cynnwys isod:
Arolwg ar-lein: Ein Heddlu, Ein Cymuned 2022 (southwalescommissioner.org.uk)
Gofynnwch am gopi papur: 01656 869366 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Come and buy your Christmas presents!
at Old St Mellons Village Hall, Newport Road on Saturday, November 5th 2022
from 2pm till 4pm
Craft Stalls:
jewellery, quilts, woodwork, knitting, cards,
Christmas decorations etc
also home-made cakes, jams and chutneys plus lots more
Refreshments available
It’s now time for the People’s Choice Award, which gives the public the chance to vote for their favourite 10 Green Flag awarded green spaces – see link to the Keep Britain Tidy website to vote -
https://www.greenflagaward.org/award-winners/
Voting isn’t that obvious so follow these instructions –
- Zoom into Wales on the map
- Zoom in further to find the park/green space you want to vote for
- Click ‘more details’ and the image/info on that site will come up
- Then on the right click the big green ‘VOTE FOR THIS SITE’ button
We also have a great marketing guide this year to give you some tips on how to get people to vote for your site. Download the People’s Choice Marketing Guide 2022 (Available in both English and Welsh)
- Obviously we really want some lovely Welsh winners, so please vote yourself/tell your family/friends and share with your groups/staff/teams. Share on your socials and get the word out there.
- You can ONLY vote once on each device (but feel free to vote again on your phone/tablet etc)
- Voting is OPEN and closes the end of October.
- Winners will be announced in mid Nov accompanied by lots of press and social media celebrating the winning green spaces
Thanks all – let’s get our amazing Welsh green spaces to the top of the leader board!!
There is a new scam being circulated aross the UK. This phishing scam involves a text message that links you to a fake UK Government website to register for the energy bills discount scheme.
It is with enormous sadness we announce the death of our beloved monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2nd. After 70 years of dedicated service to the nation she has passed away and her loss will be deeply felt by everyone. May I extend our deepest condolences to her family. God Save the King.
Dianne Rees MBE JP
Chair , Old St Mellons Community Council
Send a message of condolence to:
https://www.royal.uk/send-message-condolence
Please visit Cardiff Council's website with information regarding Public floral tributes
https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Your-Council/News/HRH-Queen-Elizabeth/Pages/default.aspx
Location: Cardiff City Hall, CF10 3ND
Opening times: 9am - 5pm daily.
Visit Her Majesty The Queen | The Royal FamilyLink opens in a new window website for further information.
BOOK OF CONDOLENCE
A BOOK OF CONDOLENCE FOR HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II HAS BEEN OPENED AT
ST. MELLONS PARISH CHURCH.
THE CHURCH WILL BE OPEN FROM 11AM TO 2PM EVERYDAY FROM SATURDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2022
TO THE DAY OF HER FUNERAL.
ALL ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CHURCH TO PAY YOUR RESPECTSTO HER MAJESTY AND TO SIGN THE BOOK OF CONDOLENCE.
The ‘Primary Care’ toolkit contains useful assets providing clear, easy to digest information about the ways in which NHS services in Wales have changed, how to access them and how to make the best decisions when it comes to accessing primary care.
The assets in the toolkit are designed to highlight which services are available for use in a range of scenarios, as well as simple things people can do to look after their health and prevent themselves from needing to use these services too frequently.
Subjects covered by these assets include…
- Virtual consultations
- The role of pharmacists
- The Common Ailments Scheme and how to access it
- Oral health including dental check-ups, what to expect when visiting your dentist and how to maintain a healthy mouth and teeth
- Eye health, including acute eyecare and short sightedness (myopia) in children
Hello, My name is Lynne, and I’m getting in touch today to tell you about our #TogetherWeCan campaign. Here at Home-Start Cymru, we have seen a significant spike in the number of families reaching out for support and information over the past years. We are looking for people who can spare even just an hour a week to help deliver our services to families. Our charity provides support, friendship, and practical help to parents with young children when they need it most.
Our volunteers work alongside families to give compassionate and confidential support tailored to each family. Our volunteers are trained and given support and guidance from our highly skilled and experienced local coordinators in their area. Becoming a Home-Start Cymru volunteer enables us to improve the lives of families by encouraging parents to develop the knowledge, skills, and resilience to enable their children to thrive.
What we're looking for:
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A positive attitude to working with people of any gender, family status or sexual identity, or who are from any ethnic origin, culture or religion, or who may have a disability.
The UK Government has launched the Help for Households campaign which draws together information on the support packages it has put in place to help ease the impact of the cost of living crisis. There are 41 schemes available to support citizens, all of which can be found on the new Help for Households website
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