What's new in the Dyfi Valley?

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Biosffer Dyfi Biosphere
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Contact details
Ty Bro Ddyfi, 52 Heol Maengwyn, Machynlleth, Powys, SY20 8DT, UK. phone: 01654 703965 e-mail: info@ecodyfi.org.uk

Become a member of ecodyfi We want everybody in the Valley to join, so it only costs £1. Drop into Ty Bro Dyfi or send some stamps.

The information centre is open Monday to Friday between 10.00 and 3.00. You might even like to get involved in staffing it or in helping to run a project. Please come and see us!

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This is your site and we want you to let us know what's happening in your community. For events, please email events@ecodyfi.org.uk.

Please send community news and links to relevant on-line articles to news@ecodyfi.org.uk. We'll also use this space to keep you up to date on community regeneration news from Ecodyfi and its members.

Date	Item
2010
Apr 13	Tirwedd Dyfi
2009
Nov 30	Warmer homes
June 8	Wales UNESCO Biosphere
May 14	Out and active in the Plas
May 5	Mum's the word for village picnic
2008
Sept 19	Out and Active at Cartref Dyfi
June 16	Protests at early loss of novel bus
May 29	Active Learning? Take a Walk in Welsh
Apr 16	Getting Fit? What a pain in the Assets!
Feb 22	Spring into action!
Feb 14	Tywyn to Aberdyfi cycling and walking path Public Consultation
Feb 1	Get Growing Goes Wild - in Ynyslas and Pantperthog
Jan 28	Free yoga for Mums-to-be!
Jan 15	Fair Trade Fortnight 25 Feb - 9 March
Jan 15	First Dyfi Biosphere grants approved
Jan 15	Start a walk with a kiss
2007
Dec 14	Grants available through the Dyfi Biosphere
Dec 14	Gwenno follows in Bev's footprints
Dec 5	The local bus and rail timetable and transport guide has been updated
Nov 9	Another successful Gwyl y Golau festival
Nov 2	Ecodyfi is looking for a Sustainable Living Officer
Oct 3	Speeding in Machynlleth: A Petition
Oct 2	Innovative village bus services in the Dyfi Valley
July 26	Dyfi Valley to ask for new Biosphere status
July 26	From the Amazon to the Dyfi
June 28	Summary of ecodyfi 's Business Plan for 2007 / 08 [Word doc 57kB].
June 7	Local student helps the Dyfi Biosphere
May 4	Out and About with US Mach
May 2	Waste Watchers Job Vacancy
May 1	Dyfi Biosphere opinions needed
Mar 22	Lunch Launches Slow Food Group
Mar 9	Great news for Penegoes - our safe route is one step nearer
Mar 8	How Big is your Footprint?
Mar 7	Community Strategy offers help
Feb 27	Fair Trade Guide to the Dyfi Valley and Fair Trade Fortnight events
Feb 22	Get Growing gets going again!
Feb 21	Health project to boost activity levels in the Dyfi Valley
2006
Nov 22	Gwyl y Golau picture gallery
Nov 17	Encouraging people to get out and enjoy the open air
Oct 27	Investing in the Dyfi Valley
Oct 10	Trail blazing festival lights up the nights
Oct 2	The only Biosphere Area in the country
Sept 23	Dyfi Light Fest programme
Sept 8	Using old vegetable oil as bio-diesel in Powys
Aug 31	Machynlleth's second community-owned wind turbine
June 26	Plugging the leaks!
June 23	Bro Ddyfi today - photo exhibition
June 13	Oil and food mix at ecodyfi! (AGM invite: Thurs. 22 June)
May 16	Plas Machynlleth: The People's Proposal
April 26	Business Eye would like to invite all potential, new and existing businesses to come and see what support we can offer. More >> [Word doc 130kB]
April 24	Good health not a lottery
April 18	Ecodyfi's response to the Government's Energy Review [Word doc 26kB]
Mar 20	Winter 2005-6 newsletter [PDF 270kB]
Mar 20	Supporting local jobs - 30 March
Mar 1	Summary of ecodyfi's Forward Plan for 2006 / 07 [Word doc 64kB]
Feb 16	Peak oil and climate change
Jan 17	Get Growing Growers to Grow Great Greens for another year
2005
Dec 7	New start for Plas Machynlleth
Nov 15	Saving energy in Dinas Mawddwy
Nov 14	New start for the Plas?
Nov 10	Ysbryd y Mwynwyr - Spirit of the Miners
Oct 31	Lantern Festival lights up Machynlleth
Oct 21	Don't miss the Samhain celebration!
Oct 10	Mountain Bike Trail Build Training Project creates opportunities
Oct 2	Local food schemes success
Oct 2	Samhain lantern procession is saved
Aug 15	Local businesses talking rubbish
July 22	Achievements and plans presented at packed Annual General Meeting.
July 21	Annual General Meeting June 16 2005 minutes [Word Doc 46kB \| PDF 50kB]
July 15	Act now against climate change
June 28	Bontgoch fights for its community building
June 13	Changing nappies changes what goes into Welsh landfill sites
June 10	Turbine membership on offer
June 3	ecodyfi newsletter March 2005 and annual review 2004 [PDF 450kB]
June 3	Come to the AGM!
May 17	First for fair trade: organic cotton
Apr 27	Dyfi Valley Gardeners Get Growing
Apr 20	Dyfi Active: Getting Active this Spring
Mar 21	New dual-use path linking Derwenlas and Machynlleth
Mar 15	An outdoor gym with a difference
Feb 27	Fair Trade Fortnight Mar 1-13 2005
Feb 26	Dinas Mawddwy heating scheme: Public Meeting 9th March
Feb 22	Record electricity production from wind co-op
Jan 27	1,100 individuals and 10 businesses in the Dyfi Valley are supporting the energetic campaign to offer producers in the developing world a better deal.
Jan 22	'Working Your Woods' Demonstration [Word Doc 400kB]
Jan 21	New group seeks bus solutions
Jan 11	The humble tomato could be a key to better health and saving the environment - but only if it's a Dyfi Valley organic tomato.
2004
Dec 6	Mr Lembit Opik MP opens the Teenzone project.
Dec 6	Wales' first community wind turbine has won a Eurosolar UK Award
Nov 15	Dyfi Valley is awarded fair trade zone status
Nov 9	Report on community renewable energy projects [PDF file 395kB]
Oct 22	Dyfi Valley action plan on show
Oct 15 updated Oct 29	New community turbine meeting: 7.30 Tuesday 26th October
Oct 5	Wood to heat Dinas Mawddwy? Public Meeting 13th Oct
Sept 30	ecodyfi's response to the Assembly consultation on renewable energy
Sept 30	Exhibition at Ty Bro Dyfi: linocuts by Ian Phillips of the Dyfi Valley Way
Sept 29	New car sharing website for Mid Wales
Sept 20	Fair trade coffee morning: Friday 24 September Wynnstay Hotel
Sept 15	Affordable housing report - public launch Monday 20th Sept.
Sept 11	Where can you get 'real nappies' locally?
Sept 6	Ecological business unit available
Sept 6	Free training offer
Sept 1	Dyfi Valley planning in progress
August 23	Read the summary report of the Dyfi Biosphere Conference
August 11	Dyfi Trails Newsletter 1
August 2	Recycling is the norm in the Dyfi Valley
July 27	Compare home energy prices - what's the best deal locally for gas and electricity?
July 23	Dyfi Biosphere Reserve FAQs
July 22	Learning from the Dyfi Valley
July 22	Five families have been selected by ecodyfi to trial a variety of real nappies over the coming year.
July 15	Dyfi Active is a new outdoor activities group that is determined to make a splash in this expanding sector of the tourism market.
July 15	Mach Off Road Ltd announces new Dyfi Mountain Biking Trails to open Autumn 2004
July 7	Regeneration the Dyfi Valley way - news from the 2004 ecodyfi AGM
July 6	Ecodyfi and Farming Connect are working to get more vegetables and hardy crops grown in the Dyfi Valley
June 26	Download the reports of the Dyfi Valley Biosphere Conference and view photographs of the conference
June 26	Action plan for the Dyfi Valley: Public meeings in July
June 13	Dyfi Valley Biosphere conference a success
June 3	Dyfi Valley Fair Trade Campaign Minutes 27.05.04
May 26	Communities First Spring 2004 Newsletter
	Machynlleth Mediaeval Day photograph album
May 25	International experts and local people will be examining the potential benefits of a unique United Nations honour at a conference in Machynlleth this June.
May 20	Public meeting: "Jobs from the environment - the future of the Dyfi valley" How can we benefit from our UN designation? 7.00 p.m. Wednesday 9th June 2004 in the Tabernacl, Machynlleth. Simultaneous translation provided.
May 14	Dyfi Valley Fair Trade Campaign Minutes 25.03.04: Next meeting 27 May.
May 14	Quarry café and shop win Local Food awards
May 14	Report on ecodyfi's composting project published [Word doc: 39kB]
May 14	Listen to a programme on the work of ecodyfi on Radio Wales [To listen you will need to have a programme called RealPlayer installed on your computer. If you don't have it download it for free here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/audiohelp.shtml]
May 14	Dyfi Biosphere Conference: Wed. 9 - Fri. 11 June
May 14	Dyfi Active - a new section of the web site for visitors to the area who are looking for action as well as activity providers and activity friendly£accommodation.
May 13	Join ecodyfi's real nappy trial and save money
May 10	On the 1st September 2004 the Machynlleth exchange is due to be enabled for broadband - for Corris it's 28 July
May 7	New recycling depot for Machynlleth and Dyfi Valley
Apr 8	Are you interested in helping to create your own job? Invitation: 21st April
Apr 4	Ceinws wants housing and play space for local people
Apr 2	Internet prize within our grasp!
Mar 25	Local women can train as 'breastfeeding supporters' - launch event May 11.
Mar 14	During Fair Trade Fortnight members of the Dyfi Valley for Fair Trade Group collected over 1,100 pledges to buy fair trade products on a regular basis from the 12,500 people of the Dyfi Valley.
Mar 9	Residents of Ceinws and Esgairgeiliog are responding enthusiastically to the idea that the forestry camp in the village could be used to meet local needs. A meeting is to be held on March 17.
Mar 5	A new service, consisting of 'business surgeries' on selected Wednesdays, is to be launched at a pair of Business Information Events in Machynlleth.
Mar 1	European grant funds Machynlleth community currency system introduced by Elemental Earth
Mar 1	Aberystwyth students make plans for Machynlleth's tourism future
Mar 1	Low Energy Light Bulb Giveaway at ecodyfi; Wednesday 3 March 10 - 4. Come and pick up a free low energy bulb (1 per household) in exchange for filling out a questionnaire. The Energy Efficiency Advice Centre will then send you an Energy Saving Report on your property giving recommendations on how to reduce your energy bills. We will also help you to access energy saving grants that you may be entitled to.
Feb 25	Ceinws camp consultation begins
Feb 13	Ecodyfi is teaming up with Farming Connect to help Dyfi Valley farmers interested in horticulture
Feb 13	Communities First February 2004 Newsletter
Feb 13	Sustainable tourism project in Cornwall seeks inspiration from the Dyfi Valley
Feb 4	Become a volunteer with ecodyfi!
Feb 4	Enter our Logo Competition and win a Playstation 2. We want you to design the logo to go on all our broadband leaflets. The closing date is February 29th 2004.
Feb 2	Community forum focuses on housing
Jan 21	Kerbside recycling collections reach Machynlleth and surrounding area
Jan 21	Constitution, news of forthcoming events and contacts list added to the fair trade section
Jan 21	Read the January 2004 ecodyfi newsletter
Jan 20	Ceinws Forestry Camp consultation
2003
Dec 5	Pentre Bach Holiday Cottages scoops Sustainable Tourism Award
Nov 28	Fair trade: meeting minutes 13.11.03
Nov 28	Young People's Live Music Gig from Communities First -18 Dec - Kentucky AFC + more!
Nov 19	Read the first Bro Ddyfi community renewables newsletter
Nov 19	Read the first Broadband Project newsletter
Nov 19	The next opportunity for people living in the Powys part of the Dyfi valley to influence the way services are delivered is on December 17th 2003. Transport is on the agenda. Read more >>
Nov 14	Free training from Communities First: an opportunity to receive free training through helping with the Communities First Bro Ddyfi Participatory Appraisal.
Nov 14	Communities First Autumn newsletter
Oct 21	Communities First Ideas Book published on the ecodyfi web site.
Oct 20	New Dyfi Valley Transport Guide published
Sept 25	News of the Community Strategy and the next meetings of the Fora on Community Safety, Lifelong Learning and the Environment
Sept 24	Wood fuel Production & Marketing Event: An Opportunity For Your Business. 10th October 2003, Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. Read more >> [PDF file 292kB]
Sept 19	Read the September 2003 ecodyfi Newsletter
Sept 17	Business Women's Support Evening on Tuesday 23 September 2003 at Celtica, Machynlleth. Read more >>
Sept 5	A new campaign group is calling on Machynlleth residents and businesses to join the push for Broadband, Read more >>
Sept 3	Managing Water & Wetlands through Woodland Expansion and Restoration, Seminar. Celtica, 11th September. Download a pdf form [155kB].
Sept 2	Business opportunity? Would you like to be involved in establishing a commercial laundry serving the Dyfi valley? Read more >>
Aug 29	Ceulanamaesmawr Community Council and ecodyfi have released the provisional results of a job creation study for Talybont. Read more >>
Aug 27	Read the Communities First Summer Newsletter!
July 30	The Dyfi valley has been recognised at a European level for helping the local community to use clean home-grown sources of energy. Read more >>
July 27	Capture Wales workshops: a fantastic opportunity for people to make their own digital stories. Read more >>
July 24	MB Britain raves about Mountain Biking the Dyfi Valley: read their recent article >>
June 23	Partnerships and projects in the Dyfi valley - AGM report and a look back on the last year. Read more >>
May 14	An enterprising Mallwyd farmer is receiving visits from people interested in making electricity from water power. Read more >>
April 17	Tourism Growth Area project strengthens the local economy Read more >>
April 7	On Saturday April 5th Cynog Dafis switched on the UK's first community-developed wind turbine. Read more >>
March 29	Cynog to open first community wind turbine. Read more >>
March 24	Where & how to reduce re-use recycle in the Dyfi Valley: information for householders
March 21	Make the Dyfi Valley a Fair Trade valley - petition from local children

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This is your site and we want you to let us know what's happening in your community. For events, please email events@ecodyfi.org.uk.

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