Phoenix Heroes Activities Cymru CIC

23/03/2025

***MONDAY 24 MARCH***

23/03/2025

* DEAD HEDGE PROJECT - WEEK 14.5*

You guessed it - a repeat sneaky Saturday visit to Cosmeston.

Really need to complete this by the end of March, hence the extras.

Fair bit accomplished to the far right (where the hedge will end) section during this 3.5 hour session.

Changed the angle of the final section to allow access by Pest Control (needed as near the Café) to the rodent trap - shown in pics.

Nearly there now.

Before, during & after pics below.

23/03/2025

Delighted to join the volunteers from Caerau & Ely Pickers on Saturday morning for a much needed litter clear around Birdies Lane.

Pleasure to spend some time with some lovely folks who collected quite a substantial amount of rubbish.

For more info:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2502495986660191/permalink/4016330925276682/

22/03/2025

Brilliant time for Jeff & I at the very successful Taff Tidy World Record Attempt on Friday.

We got there early to help the organisers of the Cardiff Bay event, Cardiff Rivers Group. We got cracking cutting back the overgrown trails to the beach litter-pick areas to make it as safe as possible for to access, whilst a group of trainees from South Wales Fire & Rescue cleared the beach of multiple lengths of washed up timber that was obstructing litter.

All done in preparation for the 200+ wonderful volunteers who attended this very special event including our good friends and community litter-picking partners, the Wambles of Wales - SYTL

Total items cleared on the day:
162 bags general rubbish
19 bags recycling
6 builders bags hard plastics
14 needles plus a full box
17 N₂O canisters

A huge well done to all who contributed to the massively successful day.

21/03/2025

Amazing day.

We are so proud to have be involved - many thanks to Cardiff Rivers Group

We did it! We are officially a Guinness World Record holder!

A staggering 226 volunteers took part in our biggest ever clean-up today, as we joined the Taff Tidy to attempt the break the world record for the 'most participants in a river clean-up at multiple locations'

In total, 1327 volunteers took part at 8 locations along the river Taff, so we SMASHED the previous record.

Thanks to everyone who took part - you are all record breakers!! 😀🤩👏

More pics here https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjC6ep2

Keep Wales Tidy - Cadwch Gymru'n Daclus Kate Strong South Wales Fire and Rescue Service Phoenix Heroes Activities Cymru CIC

21/03/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyg2yq4xx2o

More than a thousand volunteers met along the River Taff to take part.

21/03/2025

***SATURDAY 22 MARCH***

21/03/2025

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyg2yq4xx2o

Hundreds of volunteers along the River Taff in south Wales will attempt to set a world record.

19/03/2025

***THURSDAY 2O MARCH***

19/03/2025

Calling all peer supporters in Cardiff & Vale!

We’re hosting three upcoming co-reflection sessions for anyone who offers peer support to others. This is a space to connect, reflect, and strengthen your approach with like-minded people.

First session: March 20th (online)
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/5bc4z6nz

Know someone who might be interested? Tag them, share this, or spread the word in your networks.

Got questions? Get in touch. Hope to see you there!

18/03/2025

***SATURDAY 22 MARCH***
*ONE FOR THE DIARY*

18/03/2025

*DEAD HEDGE PROJECT - WEEK 14*

Another fabulous few hours in the glorious sunshine at Cosmeston Country Park for Phoenix Heroes Activities Cymru CIC today.

Earlier start for the 'Heroes', normally 1230, on site this morning for just after 11am - raring to go.

We managed to get a fair bit done on the left hand side, just before our dead hedge begins. Lots of cuttings trimmed and sorted and started to organise the logs.

Carried on building up the last three sections on the right hand end of the hedge.

The highlight of the day was Rick walking along the top of the hedge to ensure the 'filling' was nicely packed down (or in his words "squished") & the structure was stable.
He was asked, for health & safety reasons if he thought it was a little bit dangerous - his reply, "My middle name is Danger." No it's not, it's Trevor. 😂

Pics below, some before, some afters and in-between them, 'The Walk'.

18/03/2025

***WEDNESDAY 19 MARCH***

17/03/2025

A fruitful & therapeutic time at St John’s Gardens this afternoon for the ‘Heroes’ & the ‘Wambles’.

Generally speaking, around 50% of the gardens are not too shabby at all, just need a regular litter-picks which the Phoenix Heroes & the Wambles of Wales - SYTL are happy to provide on a fortnightly basis.
However, as we discovered today, hidden within the areas of denser shrubbery there is a lot of litter, some of which looks to have been there for quire some time. For example - rusty discarded beer cans, brittle with age. Pic below to give you an idea.

Good job we love a challenge!

17/03/2025

***TUESDAY 18 MARCH***

17/03/2025

***FRIDAY 21 MARCH***

*ONE FOR THE DIARY*

16/03/2025

Had a great time earlier when the we joined the Keep Grangetown Tidy litter-pick, with Cardiff Rivers Group at Sevenoaks Park.

Not our first time at Sevenoaks, but our first time alongside Keep Grangetown Tidy and we discovered just how lovely their volunteers are. The 'Heroes' look forward to joining y'all again in future picks.

A very pleasant couple of hours in the sunshine with an incredible 41 bags of littler collected along with some larger items - see pics.

16/03/2025

***MONDAY 17 MARCH***