Yesterday Gwynedd Council declared a Climate Emergency at the full council meeting in Caernarfon and pledged to do everything in its power to make the county carbon neutral by 2030. The motion, which passed unanimously, was proposed by Cllr. Catrin Wager and seconded by Cllr. Mike Stevens. During the discussion which preceded the vote, Steve […]
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Tywyn first town in Gwynedd to declare ‘Climate Emergency’
Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd is proud to announce that Tywyn has become the third town in Wales, and the first in Gwynedd county, to declare a climate emergency after Tywyn Town Council backed the decision unanimously on February 13th 2019. The town is following in the footsteps of nearly 300 local governments in the UK and […]
Declare a climate emergency in Tywyn – Sign our petition!
An Appeal to Tywyn Town Council for 13th February 2019 The Need Extreme weather events in the last few years have presented severe challenges to transport, agriculture and other services. Unless we act on climate, we collectively face the greatest threat to our local and global environment. According to October’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
2018 – Our first year in review
It seems like just yesterday that the original members of Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd got together to have an informal chat about the environment and the positive changes we hoped to inspire in our community. Like many stories, it started around the table with a good cup of tea. Each of us knew we wanted to […]
Race the Train – August 2018
This year the Rotary Club of Tywyn and Race the Train made a commitment to try and recycle as much of the rubbish generated at the Saturday event as possible. Greener Tywyn Gwyrdd were asked to coordinate the volunteers to help achieve this goal. The day went very smoothly and the weather was kind thank […]
North Wales Wildlife Trust – Meirionnydd Branch 2018/19 Wildlife Events
GTG is keen to work closely with the North Wales Wildlife Trust to help build local knowledge of the area and encourage collaborative activities. Here are the NWWT events for 2018/19 including our talk in Dolgellau Free Library that will take place in late February next year. Friday July 20th at 10am: BALSAM BASH save […]