Throughout Cllr Miqdad Al-Nuaimi's year as Mayor a number of fundraising events will be held throughout the city to raise money for two chosen charities; Crow Point Festival is pleased to help Growing Space and the Campaign for St Woolos Cathedral by allowing the two charities to collect money at the festival.
Growing Space offers sheltered
training and work experience leading to employment and/or reintegration
into society for adults suffering from mental health problems.
Based at Tredegar House and Coomassie
Street in Pill, training is provided in horticulture, woodwork, information
technology craft and a work-based learning programme leading to accreditation.
Growing Space also provides a mobile garden clearance service throughout
Newport for elderly and disabled council tenants. During 2005/06 169 gardens
were cleared.
The money raised during the mayoral year will go towards the purchase of
a vehicle for a new gardening service which will enable the charity to expand
its services.
Wales MEP Glenys Kinnock, founder patron of Growing Space, said: “I have
seen so many examples of how self esteem and self worth is built among people
who have been involved with the project. Growing Space concentrates upon
each individual’s ability not inability.”
For more call 01633 810718
The £3 million appeal to repair
one of the city’s most famous landmarks will be launched in July and has
already received the support of Prince Charles who has donated a “handsome”
amount to the appeal.
A
detailed investigation was carried out by conservators at the end of February
after a routine inspection in January found major problems with the building.
It was discovered that the oak roof trusses in the cathedral’s medieval
nave were rotting, making the roof unsafe, while many outer walls were flaking
and clay roof tiles needed
replacing.
The rainwater outlets on the outside of the building also need to be improved
and large areas of the cathedral are in desperate need of limescale treatment.
St Woolos Cathedral has been a haven of peace in the heart of Newport for
over 1500 years. The original wooden church was rebuilt in stone by the
Saxons, then added to by the Normans, enlarged by the Plantagenets in the
15th century and extended by architect Alban Caroe in
the 1960s.
It is estimated that £1.5 million will need to be raised before the cathedral
can apply for funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Cadw.
The announcement of the launch of the appeal has already caused a lot of
interest. The Very Rev’d Dr Richard Fenwick, Dean at the cathedral, said
that people have been very enthusiastic about asking what they can do to
help.
He said: “I’m very grateful to the mayor. This is a further example of the
close relationship that there is between the cathedral and the city.”
More on the campaign at
http://www.stwoolosrescue.org.uk/
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04 Sept 2006
From the semi-natural ancient woodlands of Coed Wen and Plas Machen to the meadows at Llanmartin and the wet pastures and reen systems of the Levels, Newport has a wealth of habitats and wildlife. You can find out more by meetingNewport's Countryside Team at Crow Point Festival.
One thing you shouldn't miss if you come to the festival by bike is the Newport Wetlands Reserve. The Reserve was created as compensation for the loss of habitat caused by the building of the barrage in Cardiff Bay. Reedbeds, lowland wet grassland, saline lagoons, and saltmarsh have been created over 438.6 ha between Uskmouth and Goldcliff.
04 Sept 2006
After a hearing on Monday 4th September Crow Point Festival has a full licence for the 16th and 17th September. Crow Point is the first large scale event of its sort to get a licence in Newport since the new licensing act was introduced.
The festival organisers are delighted to have received this piece of good news. We would like to remind the public that no cars are allowed on site and that last entrance on both days will be at 7.30pm. For more information on opening times and admission requirements please click here. Enjoy the free festival!!
18 Sept 2006
Over the weekend of Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September close to 14,000 attended the free attractions in Coronation Park. After a delayed start we saw 5,300 on Saturday and a further 8,500 on Sunday. More information will appear on the website over the next weekend. In the meantime Crow Point organisers would like to thank our team of workers, our sponsors and supporters, our traders and the public of Newport for making this such a great event.
04 Sept 2006
On Saturday 16th September the festival programme includes a late-season produce show. This the first horticultural and produce show in the centre of Newport for many years.
The produce show marks and supports the renewed interest in gardening and healthy eating in the City. The schedule of competition classes, which are aimed at both novice and expert growers, is now available to download by clicking here . For further information contact Sara Walsh on 01633 665989 (evenings) or at saras.garden@ntlworld.com .
31st July 2006
Crow Point will be one of the fundraising events to support Mayor Miqdad Al-Nuaimi's two chosen charities: Growing Space and the Campaign to Restore St Woolos Cathedral.
Crow Point will help these two causes by giving them the excluive rights to collect money at the festival. Please click here for more.
