Meeting 13 September 2019 (Pendragon, Cardiff)
A. SAFE Administration
It was noted that SAFE is still alive and
kicking! The website has been
updated. There are new members on the
Committee taking on the roles of
Treasurer and Membership Secretary. Many
thanks for all the hard work and
the many years commitment made by the
departing committee members. Thanks
to all SAFE members for their
continuing support!
SAFE does have a lack of active members and members
are to be encouraged to
assist. SAFE is a self-help group, but it can
provide advice, assistance and
support to members wishing to take projects
forward.
It was noted with some pleasure that SAFE now covers a wide area
–
Risca/Brynmawr; Caerphilly; Rudry; Machen; Cardiff, and Dinas
Powys.
B. Ongoing Projects
A new SAFE member is
leading a response to the NRW proposals for flood
defences in Dinas Powys
which may involve Casehill Woods where SAFE helped
fund a permissive horse
route, with support from the committee.
Another SAFE member has worked
hard to achieve a link between Forest Fawr
and the Walnut Tree Line at Ty
Rhiw which also creates a link to the Taff
Trail.
Several SAFE
members attended the Gwern y Domen protest event on horse back,
highlighting
the effects of a predicted increase in vehicle usage of narrow
lanes and the
danger to other road users plus the destruction of the local
flora and
fauna.
C. Other Issues
Illegal scrambler/motor bikes
in forestry and common areas are a continuing
problem. Please carry on
reporting these using 101. The SAFE website also
has a permanent link on the
right hand side to the BHS reporting facility.
The Committee aims to hold its AGM in February 2020. Invitations will be
sent by e-mail so it is important that SAFE has up to date contact details
for members. This will be publicised via the Facebook group.