Blog

I hope you enjoy reading my blog which includes regular updates on my work across the Llanrhian community and some of my other work in the Council. I’m also an author for the Local Government Association’s First Magazine, and you can read these columns here.

Annual report for Llanrhian Community Council 2023-24

In my third year as the Chair of Llanrhian Community Council, I’m pleased to write a short report highlighting some of our activities over the past municipal year. Town and Community Councils are set up by statute and form the most local tier of democratic representation. Run by local residents who are either elected or…

by Neil Prior May 30, 2024

Launch of the Pencaer Connected Community, Dec ’23

Following the successful grant bid to help create a more ‘connected community’ across the Pencaer area, and the appointment of ‘Purple Sue’ as the Community Link Officer, working alongside me, the Llanrhian Connected Community and Pencaer Community Council, we held a community meeting in St Nicholas Village Hall in December 23 to launch the Pencaer…

by Neil Prior March 3, 2024

Community Renewable Energy – the next steps

Following the community renewable energy feasibility study that took place earlier this year, I have further good news to share. Llanrhian Community Council have been successful in securing a further grant of nearly £12,000 from CWMPAS to explore the possibility of establishing a community renewable energy enterprise. This grant will help establish a community-based company,…

by Neil Prior November 16, 2023

Community Renewable Energy

Those who came to the recent event at Ysgol Croesgoch will know that a small group of residents have been exploring the possibilities of a community energy scheme. Managed by Llanrhian Community Council and supported by Gwelliant Trefin Improvement, the three-month project, funded by a grant of £10,600 from Cwmpas has completed a feasibility study…

by Neil Prior August 4, 2023

Annual Report for Llanrhian Community Council 2022-23

In my second year as the Chair of Llanrhian Community Council, I’m pleased to produce a short report highlighting some of our activities over the past municipal year. Town and Community Councils are set up by statute and form the most local tier of democratic representation. Run by local residents to act on behalf of…

by Neil Prior July 22, 2023July 22, 2023

Pulse Survey Winter 2022/23

Thank you to everyone who took part in the recent Connected Community Pulse Survey. Intended to be a brief check-in to ‘take the pulse’ of the community, the below provides a brief summary of the responses and outlines the action plan based on the survey findings. Respondents were asked to rate both the importance and…

by Neil Prior February 22, 2023

Pencaer Community Meeting, December 2022

On December 20th 2022, a community meeting was held at St Nicholas Village Hall / Neuadd-y-Pentref Tremarchog, with around 30 residents from across the Pencaer Community (which includes the St Nicholas and Llanwnda wards). The purpose of the meeting was to generate ideas so that a bid could be submitted to Pembrokeshire County Council’s Enhancing…

by Neil Prior January 21, 2023

Annual Report for Llanrhian Community Council

Having been a Community Councillor since 2017, I was delighted to be the Chair of Llanrhian Community Council for 2021-22. Below is my annual report. Llanrhian Community Council Past Chair’s report – 2021-22 It has been an enjoyable year being the chair of Llanrhian Community Council and there is much to reflect on that we…

by Neil Prior July 4, 2022

Local Elections May 2022

On 5th May 2022, local elections take place across Wales meaning that you will have the opportunity to vote for County Councillors and Town & Community Councillors to represent you for the next 5 years. It’s been a privilege to have been elected as County Councillor to represent the Llanrhian ward in 2017, and I…

by Neil Prior March 31, 2022

Representing the local community

Here’s a short film (one minute long) recorded to promote local democracy on behalf of Pembrokeshire County Council. I was very happy to ‘volunteer’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnyv471WqjU

by Neil Prior February 23, 2022

Expanding the Community Link Officer role

Funded through Pembrokeshire County Council’s ‘Enhancing Pembrokeshire’ Grant, and supported by Llanrhian Community Council, the Llanrhian Connected Community project has been awarded £14,520 of funding to build on the progress made in 2021. The project started in Jan 2021, with some modifications to the school hall at Ysgol Croesgoch to enable it to be used more…

by Neil Prior December 22, 2021

The Connected Community – an explainer

Our Connected Community project will be hosting the first ‘This is Your Community’ Day at Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch on 30th Oct 2021. If you’re not sure what it is, here’s an explainer of what the project is all about. What is it? The Connected Community project is a ‘pathfinder’ project that is working to create…

by Neil Prior October 17, 2021October 17, 2021

Porthgain Survey 2021

A number of residents have contacted me sporadically to highlight concerns around Porthgain’s infrastructure and the impact of tourism. In an attempt to address any issues fairly, and based on resident feedback, I ran a survey during April/May 2021, to enable me to collate the common themes for further consideration and action. This was run…

by Neil Prior June 27, 2021

Guest blogpost from Community Link Officer, Nia Jenkins

Our Connected Community Link Officer, Nia Jenkins, shares her thoughts 3 months into her role. It’s been a tumultuous time for us all over the past few months, with vaccinations and the lifting of regulations dominating our lives. Things have steadily progressed in the right direction from where we were this time last year, but…

by Neil Prior April 22, 2021

Connecting our Community

As we start 2021, I have some good news to share (yes, really). At Llanrhian Community Council, funded by the enhancing Pembrokeshire grant, we’ve appointed a community link officer to start work on the ‘Connected Community’ project. This role was advertised last year as a part-time one-year post, and following an interview process, Nia Jenkins…

by Neil Prior January 29, 2021August 5, 2024

Community Link Officer

Llanrhian Connected Community – Community Link Officer Job Description Funded through Pembrokeshire County Council’s ‘Enhancing Pembrokeshire’ Grant, and supported by Llanrhian Community Council, the Llanrhian Connected Community project has been awarded £11,536 of funding to facilitate the establishment of a community hub utilising Ysgol Croesgoch’s School hall, the appointment of a Community Link Officer for…

by Neil Prior November 11, 2020November 13, 2020