A few months ago, it was great to meet some members from the Wilderness Allotment Association in Porthcawl. Over a cup of tea and a cake- a lovely scone with homemade strawberry jam, I had the opportunity to hear about the allotment committee’s community engagement activities and to express my personal congratulations on their recent

The Welsh Government has started the process to find the next Older People’s Commissioner for Wales. Sarah Rochira is the current Commissioner who was appointed in June 2012. With her term of office due to end in June 2018 following a two year extension in the role, last month, the Welsh Government invited applications to

It is fantastic to see the Jennings Building brought back into use and last month I was very pleased to attend the official opening event. Jennings is a good example of a building that say fifty years ago would probably have been knocked down. It is therefore great to see that the building has been

Following an invitation from the chair, I was pleased to be the guest speaker at Porthcawl Shout Forum’s July meeting. Many had come prepared with questions to ask me and I was happy to answer a number of questions on both national and local issues. Question topics included the town’s re-development, the Salt Lake site,

Last month, I was honoured to attend a special service at Stormy Down to commemorate those who served at RAF Stormy Down during WWII. During the dedication service, a memorial stone was unveiled by the Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan Mrs Kate Thomas CVO. I was very pleased to have been asked to lay a

Last month, I was delighted to welcome to the Senedd a school choir from Llangewydd Junior School and a number of students from Bridgend College who were exhibiting their work at The Oriel at the Senedd. The school choir consisted of around 40 pupils aged 7 -11 years of age. They were very enthusiastic and