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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 |
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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 |
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] |
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Feb 16
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Peak oil and climate change
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Jan 17
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Get
Growing Growers to Grow Great Greens for another year
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2005:
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Dec 7
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New
start for Plas Machynlleth
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Nov 15
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Saving
energy in Dinas Mawddwy
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Nov 14
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New
start for the Plas?
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Nov 10
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Ysbryd
y Mwynwyr - Spirit of the Miners
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Oct 31
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Lantern
Festival lights up Machynlleth
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Oct 21
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Don't miss the Samhain celebration!
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Oct 10
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Mountain
Bike Trail Build Training Project creates opportunities
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Oct 2
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Local
food schemes success
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Oct 2
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Samhain
lantern procession is saved
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Aug 15
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Local
businesses talking rubbish
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July 22
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Achievements
and plans presented at packed Annual General Meeting.
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July 21
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Annual General Meeting June 16 2005 minutes [Word Doc
46kB | PDF 50kB]
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July 15
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Act
now against climate change
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June 28
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Bontgoch
fights for its community building
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June 13
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Changing
nappies changes what goes into Welsh landfill sites
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June 10
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Turbine
membership on offer
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June 3
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ecodyfi newsletter March 2005 and annual review 2004 [PDF 450kB]
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June 3
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Come
to the AGM!
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May 17
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First
for fair trade: organic cotton
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Apr 27
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Dyfi
Valley Gardeners Get Growing
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Apr 20
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Dyfi
Active: Getting Active this Spring
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Mar 21
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New
dual-use path linking Derwenlas and Machynlleth
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Mar 15
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An outdoor gym with a difference
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Feb 27
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Fair Trade Fortnight Mar 1-13 2005
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Feb 26
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Dinas Mawddwy heating scheme: Public Meeting 9th March
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Feb 22
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Record
electricity production from wind co-op
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Jan 27
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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.
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Jan 22
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'Working Your Woods' Demonstration [Word Doc 400kB]
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Jan 21
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New
group seeks bus solutions
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Jan 11
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The
humble tomato could be a key to better health and saving the environment - but only if it's a Dyfi
Valley organic tomato.
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Dec 6
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Mr
Lembit Opik MP opens the Teenzone project.
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Dec 6
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Wales'
first community wind turbine has won a Eurosolar UK Award
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Nov 15
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Dyfi Valley is awarded fair trade zone status
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Nov 9
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Report on community renewable energy projects [PDF
file 395kB]
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Oct 22
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Dyfi
Valley action plan on show
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Oct 15 updated Oct 29
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New
community turbine meeting: 7.30 Tuesday 26th October
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Oct 5
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Wood
to heat Dinas Mawddwy? Public Meeting 13th Oct
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Sept 30
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ecodyfi's response to the Assembly consultation on renewable energy
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Sept 30
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Exhibition at Ty Bro Dyfi: linocuts by Ian Phillips of the Dyfi Valley
Way
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Sept 29
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New car sharing website for Mid Wales
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Sept 20
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Fair trade coffee morning: Friday 24 September Wynnstay Hotel
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Sept 15
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Affordable housing report - public launch Monday 20th Sept.
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Sept 11
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Where can you get 'real nappies' locally?
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Sept 6
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Ecological business unit available
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Sept 6
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Free
training offer
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Sept 1
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Dyfi
Valley planning in progress
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August 23
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Read the summary report of the Dyfi Biosphere Conference
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August 11
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Dyfi Trails Newsletter 1
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August 2
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Recycling
is the norm in the Dyfi Valley
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July 27
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Compare home energy prices
- what's the best deal locally for gas and electricity?
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July 23
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Dyfi Biosphere Reserve FAQs
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July 22
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Learning
from the Dyfi Valley
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July 22
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Five
families have been selected by ecodyfi to trial a variety of real nappies over the coming
year.
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July 15
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Dyfi
Active is a new outdoor activities group that is determined to make a splash in this expanding
sector of the tourism market.
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July 15
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Mach
Off Road Ltd announces new Dyfi Mountain Biking Trails to open Autumn 2004
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July 7
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Regeneration
the Dyfi Valley way - news from the 2004 ecodyfi AGM
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July 6
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Ecodyfi
and Farming Connect are working to get more vegetables and hardy crops grown in the Dyfi Valley
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June 26
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Download the reports of the Dyfi Valley Biosphere
Conference and view photographs of the conference
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June 26
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Action
plan for the Dyfi Valley: Public meeings in July
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June 13
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Dyfi
Valley Biosphere conference a success
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June 3
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Dyfi Valley Fair Trade Campaign Minutes 27.05.04
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May 26
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Communities First Spring 2004 Newsletter
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Machynlleth Mediaeval Day photograph album
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May 25
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International
experts and local people will be examining the potential benefits of a unique United Nations honour
at a conference in Machynlleth this June.
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May 20
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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.
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May 14
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Dyfi Valley Fair Trade Campaign Minutes 25.03.04:
Next meeting 27 May.
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May 14
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Quarry café and shop win Local Food awards
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May 14
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Report on ecodyfi's composting project published
[Word doc: 39kB]
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May 14
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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]
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May 14
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Dyfi Biosphere Conference: Wed. 9 - Fri. 11 June
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May 14
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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.
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May 13
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Join ecodyfi's real nappy trial and save money
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May 10
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On the 1st September 2004 the Machynlleth exchange is due to be enabled
for broadband - for Corris it's 28 July
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May 7
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New recycling depot for Machynlleth and Dyfi Valley
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Apr 8
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Are
you interested in helping to create your own job? Invitation: 21st April
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Apr 4
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Ceinws
wants housing and play space for local people
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Apr 2
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Internet
prize within our grasp!
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Mar 25
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Local women can train as 'breastfeeding supporters' - launch event
May 11.
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Mar 14
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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.
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Mar 9
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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.
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Mar 5
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A
new service, consisting of 'business surgeries' on selected Wednesdays, is to be launched at a
pair of Business Information Events in Machynlleth.
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Mar 1
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European
grant funds Machynlleth community currency system introduced by Elemental Earth
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Mar 1
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Aberystwyth
students make plans for Machynlleth's tourism future
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Mar 1
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 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.
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Feb 25
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Ceinws
camp consultation begins
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Feb 13
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Ecodyfi
is teaming up with Farming Connect to help Dyfi Valley farmers interested in horticulture
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Feb 13
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Communities First February 2004 Newsletter
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Feb 13
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Sustainable
tourism project in Cornwall seeks inspiration from the Dyfi Valley
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Feb 4
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Become a volunteer with ecodyfi!
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Feb 4
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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.
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Feb 2
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Community forum focuses on housing
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Jan 21
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Kerbside
recycling collections reach Machynlleth and surrounding area
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Jan 21
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Constitution, news of forthcoming
events and contacts list added to the fair trade section
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Jan 21
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Read the January 2004 ecodyfi newsletter
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Jan 20
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Ceinws
Forestry Camp consultation
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Dec 5
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Pentre Bach Holiday Cottages scoops Sustainable Tourism Award
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Nov 28
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Fair trade: meeting minutes 13.11.03
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Nov 28
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Young People's Live Music Gig from Communities First -18 Dec - Kentucky
AFC + more!
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Nov 19
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Read the first Bro Ddyfi community renewables newsletter
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Nov 19
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Read the first Broadband Project newsletter
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Nov 19
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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 >>
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Nov 14
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Free training from Communities First: an opportunity to receive
free training through helping with the Communities First Bro Ddyfi Participatory Appraisal.
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Nov 14
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Communities First Autumn newsletter
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Oct 21
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Communities First Ideas Book published on the ecodyfi web
site.
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Oct 20
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New Dyfi Valley Transport Guide published
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Sept 25
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News of the Community Strategy and the next meetings of the
Fora on Community Safety, Lifelong Learning and the Environment
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Sept 24
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Wood fuel Production & Marketing Event: An Opportunity For Your Business. 10th October 2003,
Lake Vyrnwy, Powys. Read more >> [PDF file 292kB]
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Sept 19
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Read the September 2003 ecodyfi Newsletter
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Sept 17
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Business Women's Support Evening on Tuesday 23 September 2003 at Celtica, Machynlleth. Read
more >>
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Sept 5
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A
new campaign group is calling on Machynlleth residents and businesses to join the push for Broadband,
Read more >>
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Sept 3
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Managing Water & Wetlands through Woodland Expansion and Restoration, Seminar. Celtica, 11th
September. Download a pdf form [155kB].
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Sept 2
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Business
opportunity? Would you like to be involved in establishing a commercial laundry serving the Dyfi
valley? Read more >>
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Aug 29
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Ceulanamaesmawr
Community Council and ecodyfi have released the provisional results of a job creation study
for Talybont. Read more >>
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Aug 27
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Read the Communities First Summer Newsletter!
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July 30
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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 >>
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July 27
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Capture Wales workshops: a fantastic opportunity for people to make their own digital stories.
Read more >>
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July 24
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MB Britain raves about Mountain Biking the Dyfi Valley: read
their recent article >>
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June 23
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Partnerships
and projects in the Dyfi valley - AGM report and a look back on the last year. Read
more >>
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May 14
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An
enterprising Mallwyd farmer is receiving visits from people interested in making electricity from
water power. Read more >>
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April 17
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Tourism
Growth Area project strengthens the local economy Read more >>
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April 7
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On
Saturday April 5th Cynog Dafis switched on the UK's first community-developed wind turbine. Read
more >>
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March 29
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Cynog to open first community wind turbine. Read more >>
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March 24
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Where
& how to reduce re-use recycle in the Dyfi Valley: information for householders
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March 21
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Make the Dyfi Valley a Fair Trade valley - petition from local
children
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