A third sector workshop was held in Nyth, Bangor recently, facilitated by the Mayor of Bangor.
The mayor had felt for a while that there is a significant amount of good work happening in Bangor, but people don’t necessarily know about it. She said: “Often, the narrative regarding Bangor is unnecessarily negative. There are some fabulous people doing fabulous work in our city, and we need to thank them.
“It was decided therefore to hold this workshop to provide an opportunity for the third sector to get together, network, share good practice and have the chance to share ideas and create a plan for an excellent Bangor.”
It was an opportunity to thank the third sector for their work with the people of Bangor, especially considering the challenging times within which we live at present, with public funds so scarce. A number of organisations and local services attended, including Mantell Gwynedd, CAB, GISDA, Anheddau, Y Bont, North Wales Africa Society, Age Cymru, Friends of Bangor Garth Pier, Cyngor Gwynedd Youth Services, Canolfan Abbey Road, TEC Cymru, Dewis Cymru, Agored Cymru, Ardal Ni I as well as some of Bangor city councillors.
It was an energetic day, and everyone was full of enthusiasm. Presentations were delivered by Dr Martin Hanks, City Director, describing how the City Council could support the third sector and also by Jess Mullan, Business Project Manager, Cyngor Gwynedd regarding Dewis Cymru.
Dewis Cymru is a website that provides opportunities for anyone to find out what services, events etc are happening in their local area. The rest of the day was devoted to groupwork, providing opportunities for networking and creating and planning. We look forward to working together to develop some of the pioneering, positive ideas that were expressed during the day.
The Mayor of Bangor added: “A huge thanks to Bangor City Council for sponsoring the event and specifically to Llinos and Carwyn for their tireless work in helping to organise the day. Thanks too to Bwyd Da Bangor for the refreshments, Elin Cymen for translating so we could conduct the event bilingually, and to Nyth for permitting us to host the event in such a beautiful location.
“Everyone was keen to see follow ups from the event, including further workshops and a community hub in the city centre. We have thus started further discussions within the City Council to discuss possibilities. Please feel free to contact us with your ideas.”
