Cyfarfod Cyhoeddus….Public Meeting


A summary of the public meeting in Pumsaint Hall regarding Wind Turbines……Crynodeb o’r cyfarfod cyhoeddus ym Mhumsaint ynghylch Twrbeini Gwynt.

Well over 100 people attended the public meeting about the proposed wind farm at Bryn
Cadwgan on Thursday 7 December, 2023.
 Each turbine (25 proposed) would need 4000 tonnes of concrete – 260 lorry journeys
 They would be the largest on-shore turbines, at 230m, in the UK
 They would be transported from Swansea, around Llandeilo and up through Talley.
They would then turn right at Pumsaint and travel up through the Cothi Valley,
turning left at the Ffarmers turning in Cwrt y Cadno
 These types of proposals are funding by private financiers, delivered by a company
set up to be a delivery vehicle and, usually after three years when the project is
generating revenue, it will be sold
 Reps from the Pylon Group updated the meeting that an independent review is
being carried out by Welsh Gov to compare costs of under grounding cabling, rather
than using pylons. Results are expected in the new year. It is easier to link wind
farms to overhead pylons, rather than underground cabling.
 Adam Price, Plaid Cymru confirmed Plaid was in favour of decarbonisation and
smaller, community turbine schemes. (Bryn Cadwgan is classed as a large scheme
The meeting applauded the comment from the audience: “this is smashing the environment to save the environment”.
An audience member suggested that, if 20% of factories and industrial buildings in Wales
had solar panels on their roofs, it would provide electricity in excess of what is currently
used in Wales, thus ruling out any need for wind farms.
Sir David Lewis, chairing the meeting, asked for a show of hands on who would support this
(solar panel proposal) as a green energy generation alternative. It was unanimously
supported as a much better idea than the wind farm.
The meeting ended positively with people agreeing that it was not a done deal and a
campaign would be launched to defeat it.
Also in attendance to show their support to local people, were members of groups
campaigning against wind farms in Radnorshire and in Llanddewi Breifi.

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St Michael’s Church Cilycwm Eglwys 10/12/2023

Come and celebrate Christmas…..Dewch i ddathlu’r Nadolig

Nine Lessons and Carols….Naw Llith a Charolau

December 10th 6pm…..Rhagfyr 10fed am 6 o’r gloch

with/gyda Côr Cyswllt Cilycwm

Come and join us…..Croeso i bawb

and stay for refreshments…..lluniaeth i ddilyn

Raffle draw….Raffl

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Diwrnod sbesial yng Nghilycwm….A special day in Cilycwm

Penblwydd hapus i Ann Theophilus yn 90 heddiw…..A very happy birthday to Ann Theophilus who is 90 today.

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Pumpsaint meeting regarding wind turbines…..Cyfarfod ynghylch twrbeini gwynt.

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Parc Ynni Bryn Cadwgan Energy Park

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If you wish to give feedback regarding this development, you have until Thursday 30/11/2023. Follow the link below……. Os yr hoffech rhoi adborth ynghylch y datblygiad hwn, bydd rhaid gwneud hyn cyn dydd Iau 30/11/2023. Dilynwch y cyswllt isod……

https://bryncadwganenergypark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/231102-Galileo-BC-Exhibition-Boards_English_v1.0.pdf

I weld map o’r safle, dilynwch y cyswllt isod……To see a map of the proposed site, follow the link below…..

https://bryncadwganenergypark.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Exhibition-VP-locations.jpg

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Neuadd Pumsaint Hall drop-in regarding Wind Turbines…Cyfarfod ynghylch twrbeini gwynt ym Mhumpsaint

IMPORTANT…A chance to give your views Thursday, between 3 and 7 pm… 9/11/2023… PWYSIG…Cyfle i roi eich barn, dydd Iau rhwng 3 a 7 yp… Below is a comment that’s been received and sent to the company.

We have received the leaflet about your company’s proposals for an ‘Energy park’ to be known as Bryn Cadwgan. The scheme being put forward is a major infrastructure, which would have a massive impact on an untouched upland area, affecting not only the proposed site, but also the environs. 

We understand that Galileo Green Energy is headquartered in Zurich, and the company website reveals that the main investment backers are Australian or New Zealand corporations.  Therefore any real profit from this venture, is likely to be directed to Swiss and Antipodean funds, rather than the Welsh economy.  

However, your leaflet dangles the carrot of advantages to be gained nationally in terms of meeting government green

energy targets, and more locally in terms of optional community interests. In order for us to properly consider these alleged benefits, and to weigh them up against the very real despoliation of the landscape of rural Wales, would you please explain to us a number of things.

1. Is the proposed site all privately owned land, or is any of it Crown property or registered Common Land or Village Green?

2. What is the land currently used for? If forestry, how much woodland would have to be removed to accommodate your plans, bearing in mind the Welsh Government’s requirements for land owners to plant more trees?

3. Are Natural Resources Wales or any other government department party to or involved with the project, and have any grants or other incentives been offered by the local councils, Welsh or UK govts? 

4. The proposed height of the turbines on upland area, means they are likely to be visible for a great distance a) Is it requisite that they be such a size, and b) have there been consultations with MOD as much of this area is used for low level training flights?

5. Which country would be fabricating the turbines?

6. How do you propose transporting the huge masts and other heavy equipment to the site, as all access points are via narrow unclassified roads and lanes?

7.What are your proposals for recycling the turbines at the end of their short 20/25 year life, especially the blades?

8. On your website, it is stated that you have secured connection to the National grid. Where exactly is the access point, and is  connection proposed to be overland by pylon, or underground by cable, and what routes are you presently considering? Are you collaborating with other ‘Green energy’ suppliers on this aspect?

9. If solar panels and batteries are to be installed on the site, please answer questions 5,6,7 in respect of this part of the proposal.

10. What noise level is there likely to be from the 25 turbines, and what steps have been taken/ are proposed to minimise this and to protect those members of the community living nearest to the site? 

11. The site is close to a RSPB reserve. What research has been carried out on the effect on the local wildlife, including some of the rare and endangered species found in upland habitat? 

12. How many permanent jobs are likely to be available at the site, and would you prioritise and facillitate training for local applicants?

Our apologies for the number of questions, but as you will appreciate, this is a substantial matter, which would have a big impact and implications for future generations, so we should appreciate your full and frank answers. 

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Eglwys Cilycwm…St Michael’s Church, Cilycwm

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Bore Sul…Sunday 5/11/2023 11.15am Eucharist with Rev Marc Rowlands

Bore Sul…Sunday 19/11/2023 11.15am Morning Prayer with Mrs Jane Shaw

Nos Sul Gwasanaeth Naw Llith a Charolau…Sunday evening 10/12/2023…6.00pm Community Nine Lessons and Carols. With Rev Marc Rowlands. Please stay for refreshments after the service

Croeso cynnes i bawb…Everyone welcome to all the services and we hope to see you there

Dim gwasanaeth boreuol ar Rhagfyr y 10fed…No service on Sunday morning December 10th

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ENERGY PARK….PARC YNNI

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Mae rhannau o’r cynnig hwn yn y rhan uchaf o blwyf Cilycwm………….This proposal includes some areas in the upper parts of Cilycwm parish.

I ddysgu mwy am y cynigion galwch mewn i Neuadd Pumpsaint ar ddydd Iau, 9fed o Dachwedd, 2023 rhwng 3yp a 7yh…………To attend a drop-in event and find more about the project, visit Neuadd Pumpsaint Hall, on Thursday 9th November 2023, 3pm – 7pm.

gwefan….website…..https://bryncadwganenergypark.co.uk/

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Prices’ Pumpkin Patch

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Nantycar Farm, Nantycar, Siloh, Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, SA20 0HP

Pick your own pumpkins with various shapes and sizes….dewisiwch bwmpen ar gyfer Calangaeaf.

https://www.facebook.com/people/Prices-Pumpkin-Patch/61550857393125/

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Eileen Davies, Aberdunant

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Yn dawel ar ddydd Gwener, 29ain Medi 2023, yn Ysbyty Glangwili. Eileen o Aberdunant, Cilycwm. Priod ffyddlon Hywel, mam gariadus Julie, Gareth, Delyth a Ceri, mamgu balch Sioned a Dewi, chwaer a chwaer yng nghyfraith hoffus Iris ac Idris, Alun a Gwen, Gwynfor a Dorinda a’r diweddar Owen, modryb arbennig a ffrind a chymydog annwyl.

Angladd Dydd Sadwrn, Hydref 14eg, 2023. Gwasanaeth cyhoeddus yn Eglwys Sant Mihangel, Cilycwm am 11.30 y.b. Dilynir gan gladdedigaeth hollol breifat ym Mynwent Capel Cefnarthen. Croesewir gwisgo sblash o binc neu borffor. Blodau’r teulu yn unig, rhoddion os dymunir, tuag at, Feddygfa Llanfair neu Macmillan Cancer Support. d/o Cyfarwyddwyr Angladdau IC a SM Davies, Tŷ Britannia, Llanymddyfri, SA20 0DD. Ffôn 01550 720636.

Peacefully on Friday, 29th September 2023, at Glangwili Hospital. Eileen of Aberdunant, Cilycwm. Devoted wife of Hywel, loving mother of Julie, Gareth, Delyth and Ceri, proud Mamgu of Sioned and Dewi, much loved sister and sister-in-law of Iris and Idris, Alun and Gwen, Gwynfor and Dorinda; and the late Owen, special aunt and a dear friend and neighbour.

Funeral Saturday, 14th October, 2023. Public service at St Michael’s Church, Cilycwm at 11.30am. Followed by a strictly private interment at Cefnarthen Chapel Cemetery. Wearing a splash of pink or purple is welcomed. Family flowers only, donations in lieu, if so desired, to Llanfair Surgery or Macmillan Cancer Support. c/o IC & SM Davies Funeral Directors. Britannia House, Llandovery, SA20 0DD. Tel 01550 720636.

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