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Regions
Wales
Contact list for Wales
Chairman
Huw Thomas
Email: huw@huwthomascpc.com
Treasurer
Philip Dobson
Tel: 029 2057 8731
Email: phildobson@aol.com
Wales
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Upcoming Events in Wales
Project List
| Applicant organisation | Project name | Project classification | Date opened | Wooden Spoon's commitment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebbw Vale & District Trust | Cafe/Catering hygiene & lifestyle training facility | Buildings & Extensions | In Progress | £25,000 |
| SCOPE | Communal Activity Area | Buildings & Extensions | In Progress | £20,000 |
| Sparkle | Outdoor play area | Sports and Activity Areas | In Progress | £10,000 |
| Cathays Youth & Community Project | Garden of Gorgeousness | Sensory Gardens / Rooms | In Progress | £10,000 |
| Ynyswen Infants School | Outdoor play area | Playgrounds | 22 Feb 12 | £13,000 |
| Harriet Davis Trust | Swimming Pool Refurbishment | Buildings & Extensions | 18 May 11 | £4,128 |
| Touch Trust | Sensory Lighting | Sensory Gardens / Rooms | 11 May 11 | £10,000 |
| Ashgrove School | Sensory Garden | Sensory Gardens / Rooms | 13 Apr 11 | £9,000 |
| Bobath Cardiff | Therapy Rooms refurbishment | Buildings & Extensions | 2 Mar 11 | £7,000 |
| Clwyd Primary School | Soft Play Flooring | Soft Play / R&R Rooms | 25 Feb 10 | £10,000 |
| Maesmarchog Primary School | Maesmarchog Primary School, Outdoor play area | Playgrounds | 26 Mar 09 | £20,000 |
| Morriston Primary School | Sensory Room | Sensory Gardens / Rooms | 19 May 06 | £30,000 |
| Pippin's Cardiff Arms Park Art Project, Pippins Designs Limited | Pippin's Cardiff Arms Park Art Project, Pippins Designs Limited, Art project for | Equipment and Activity Aids | 1 Jan 06 | £30,000 |
| Ysgol Hen Felin | Ysgol Hen Felin, Sensory Walkway and Willow Tunnel | Sensory Gardens / Rooms | 12 Jul 04 | £49,000 |
| Myrddin Special Needs and Autistic Units, | Myrddin Special Needs and Autistic Units, Specialist playground | Playgrounds | 1 Dec 02 | £24,000 |
| Millennium Stadium | Millennium Stadium, Low-level bar counters | Sports and Activity Areas | 1 Jan 00 | £120,000 |
| Blackwood Resource Centre, Wooden Spoon House | Blackwood Resource Centre, Wooden Spoon House, Refurbishment to provide Home and | Buildings & Extensions | 1 Nov 99 | £100,000 |
| Drive for Youth, Tywyn, West Wales | Drive for Youth, Tywyn, West Wales, Renovating storage barn | Buildings & Extensions | 1 Jan 98 | £25,100 |
| Caerphilly Children's Centre | Caerphilly Children's Centre, Hydrotherapy pool | Hydrotherapy Pools | 1 Nov 96 | £40,000 |
| South Glamorgan Health Authority, Llandough | South Glamorgan Health Authority, Llandough, Children's Treatment Centre | Buildings & Extensions | 1 Jan 89 | £64,900 |
More information
The Welsh Region is presided over by the National Coordinator, Bob Harris (07974 435955 / 01443 436617) Email: bobharris@spoonwales.co.uk who is also a member of the Welsh Regional Committee.
Chairman Huw Thomas huw@huwthomascpc.com
Secretary Liz Griffiths lgriffiths@hhf.uk.com
Treasurer Phil Dobson phildobson@aol.com
Committee Member Brinley Groves brinley@bggsolutions.freeserve.co.uk
Committee Member Martin Jackson mjackson28@aol.com
Committee Member Kaye Fisher kaye.fisher@nrwproperty.com
Committee Member Tracy Griffiths tgriffiths51@gmail.com
Committee Member Clive Thomas clive.thomas@watkinsandgunn.co.uk
Committee Member Anthony Evans antevans@hotmail.co.uk
Committee Member Clive Norling big_refcn@yahoo.co.uk
Committee Member Tony Moulding jamould@aol.com
For enquiries, please don't hesitate to contact any of the above committee members.
Support and Sponsorship
Wooden Spoon in Wales would like to acknowledge the significant support of it's First XV members and supporters who have contributed their services or nominated spoon in their fundraising activities. Thank you for your continued support:
Latest Projects
This financial year we have funded three projects, totalling £33,000:-
(i) The final installment for Pippins Design.
(ii) An autistic unit at Ynyswen Primary School, Rhondda - £13,000.
(iii) Another autistic unit at Maesmarchog Primary School, Neath Valley -£20,000.
Currently we are considering half a dozen applications for submission to the Trustees at their December meeting.
Previous Projects
Since the transformation of the "new" Spoon Welsh Committee in 1999, we have put together a group of hard working, dedicated people, who, throughout the past six years, have helped raise the sum of £134,000 to support various schemes throughout Wales.
* A £2,500 whiteboard for Lewis Girls School
* A £25,000 playground at Myrddin Special Needs Unit in Carmarthan
* A £49,000 sensory garden at Rhondda Special School in Ystrad
* A £30,000 sensory room at Morriston Primary School in Swansea
* A £30,000 arts project at Pippins Designs at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff