The PLANED Podcast

It's Volunteers' Week (1-7 June 2020) and it's a strange one because we're still in lockdown here in Wales. I speak to three people who volunteer at POINT, the Young Persons' Trust in Fishguard, about their work mentoring the young people. This was recorded at home and you can hear the sparrows outside conducting their own podcast. You can find out more about Volunteers' Week here: https://volunte...

Tenby Museum & Art Gallery ( www.tenbymuseum.org.uk ) stands as the oldest independent museum in Wales.  Established in 1878 it continues to develop its collections and displays to preserve and promote the history of the town, giving a sense of place and heritage to both the local person and the visitor. Mark Lewis is the curator of Tenby museum, he takes time out to talk on the phone about the cu...

Fio is a theatre company working across the UK and internationally to make interesting, political and provocative work that brings about social change.  Fio's vision is a world where everyone has a voice to tell their story. They focus on those who are currently under-represented or misrepresented in society. Rhys Bugler is the Project Coordinator for Fio. Instagram:   @wearefio Website:   https:/...

Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.  It provides Acute, Primary, Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities services via General and Community Hospitals, Health Centres, GP's, Dentists, Pharmacists and Optometrists and other sites. We hear from Elaine Lorton, the County Director for the Hywel Dda Universit...

Jamie Owen is the face and voice of some of BBC Wales' most popular television and radio programmes. He's best known to UK television viewers as the anchorman of the nightly news show BBC Wales Today. He has worked extensively abroad for the BBC World Service Trust, advising broadcasters in Ramallah, Jordan, Libya and Egypt. After leaving the BBC, Jamie worked for the Turkish broadcaster TRT World...

Sophie Jenkins spoke on the phone in the middle of April 2020 about the effects of lockdown on the community of Brynberian. Sophie comes from a farming family and still farms in the Preselis. She is also the coordinator for the newly refurbished village hall in Brynberian ... and in her spare time she runs the Preseli Heartlands project at PLANED (https://www.planed.org.uk/projects/preseli-heartla...

I speak to David Tovey, the Customer Services Manager at ateb , about how his organisation is supporting its clients under the new restrictions. In the podcast David mentions a recent article in the magazine Welsh Housing Quarterly, https://whq.org.uk This is the second conversation with David, in Podcast 6 he spoke along with his colleague Tom Waters in their Haverfordwest offices. from the DATRI...

I speak to James Parkin, the Director of Countryside, Community and Visitor Services with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority The Park is a unique environment made up of many things - wildlife, habitats, farming, history, tourism, business and local communities. James discusses how the Authority works to achieve a happy balance for all those with an interest in the Park. from the DATRI...

I speak to Neil Prior, County Councillor (Independent) for the Llanrhian Electoral Division in Pembrokeshire, serving the communities and surrounding areas of Llanrhian, Mathry, Trefin, Croesgoch, Penparc, Castlemorris, Porthgain, Abereiddi, Abercastle and Square & Compass. Neil has additional responsibility as a member of Pembrokeshire County Council's political executive with Cabinet responsibil...

I talk to Katie Bingham, over a crackly phone line, about moving away from Pembrokeshire; living in London; and how the lockdown is affecting the entertainment industry.  Podcast Fact: Katie's mum was in episode 3 of this current series talking about POINT in Fishguard. from the DATRIS Project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

Dyfed-Powys Police safeguard people living, working and visiting the Counties of Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys, an area with a population of over 488,000, that is significantly boosted with tourists each year, and covers a land mass of over half of Wales. The Commissioner talks about the general aspects of his role as well as the changes affecting the region during this lock...

John talks on the phone to Zoe Davies the General Manager of Fishguard and Goodwick Young Person's Trust ... otherwise known as POINT. She talks about the vital services that the organisation normally provides for young people and how they are adapting to continue to provide support during this time of lockdown. from the DATRIS Project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

I speak to members of two rural Pembrokeshire communities and ask them about how they are supporting each other during the time of the coronavirus pandemic. We discuss the parcticalities of lockdown and issues relating to isolation and worry and the impact on community wellbeing. The first conversation is with Liz Rawlings from Llangwm in South Pembrokeshire then I speak to Cris Tomos in the North...

It's early 2020 and the effects of Covid-19 pandemic brought about by the spread of the coronavirus are being felt everywhere. In this podcast John asks Iwan Thomas, the CEO, and Julie Davies, PLANED's HR Officer, how the virus is affecting us and what we are doing to manage the potential disruption. from the DATRIS Project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

John met Raul in his studio in Solva where he talks about his life in rural Cuba. Raul discusses the similarities between life in South West Wales and his childhood in South East Cuba. You can see his work on his website, http://raulspeek.co.uk from the DATRIS Project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

Women of West Wales (WOWW) is a three-year project led by Narberth Museum to research and collate the diverse histories of local women and to make them as accessible to as many people as possible. This patchwork of diverse and fascinating stories is supported by talks, workshops, exhibitions and events that celebrate women's contribution to shaping the culture of West Wales. You can find out more...

I met Cllr Stella Hooper in the cafe of the smart new Library in the centre of Haverfordwest. We had a chat about the work of the council while enjoying a very nice cup of coffee. You may hear one of the younger residents of Haverfordwest deciding to have a minor tantrum at the other side of the cafe later in the podcast. But, I suppose, she was just expressing her democratic right ... from the DA...

The aim of Ateb is to create better living solutions for the people of West Wales. They find creative ways of: Responding to housing need. Helping people to maintain their tenancy. Support communities to build capacity and be self-sufficient. Regenerate communities through social, economic, environmental and physical programmes. Help older and vulnerable people to stay in their homes and communiti...

Vicki came into the podcast room at PLANED in Narberth to talk about the community fridge based in the Bloomfield Centre ... also in Narberth In the podcast we talk about the webcam: The Bloomfield Centre webcam https://bloomfieldcommunitycentre.org/community-fridge The fridge and Vicki's post are funded by: The Bluestone Foundation https://www.bluestonewales.com/bluestone-foundation and LEADER ht...

The CWBR Project is a two-year pilot, funded by the Arwain Sir Benfro LEADER programme. It will explore how town and community councils can build community well-being and resilience, by engaging their communities to develop local well-being assessments, plans and project activities. These will feed into and inform the county-wide Well-Being Assessment and Plan undertaken by the Public Services Boa...

POINT, based in Fishguard, provides opportunities for young people aged 11 to 25 years living in North Pembrokeshire to acquire the confidence, self esteem and skills to overcome the obstacles they may encounter on their journey from childhood to adulthood. Kate Mitchell and Helen Bingham are part of a team of youth workers based with the organisation. They took time out to tell us about their wor...

John meets Michael Botzaropoulos, an Operations Executive with The Prince's Trust Cymru on a stormy day in January. The website mentioned in this episode is www.princes-trust.org.uk which will give you all the information you need on registering on a course or for volunteering. from the DATRIS Project supported by the National Lottery Community Fund

I'm John Ewart and I work on a National Lottery Community Funded project called DATRIS which is a small part of PLANED, a Third Sector organisation based in South West Wales. For our first podcast I'm going to be talking to Gitti Coats, the driving force behind HaverHub which is situated in Haverfordwest. This is a venture that has been supported by PLANED since its inception in 2017. from the DAT...