Plaid AM calls for funding for Environment Centre
Plaid AM Dr. Dai Lloyd has called for a more sustainable form of Government funding to protect invaluable educational resources such as Swansea’s Environment Centre.
His call comes following a meeting with Environment Centre Trustees and Management on Monday.
The Centre provides a wide range of resources for schools, colleges and the wider community on green issues such as waste, recycling, food and energy use; however it has warned that due to lack of funding they could be forced to cut back on this provision.
Dr. Dai Lloyd stated:
“Swansea’s Environment Centre is a great resource and does a tremendous amount of work in terms of trying to create a more sustainable Swansea. However, it is clear that funding issues are putting that work at risk.
“The educational work that they do, particularly with the next generation, is vital if Swansea is to do its bit to combat climate change. I have written to the Sustainability Minister, Jane Davidson, outlining the good work that the Environment Centre carries out, and have asked that she suggests possible avenues of funding that they can access.
“In a broader sense, it is vital that organisations such as the Environment Centre, and others who carry out good work within our communities, have a sustainable form of funding, where they can plan in advance over a period of years.
“Government and large business organisations have medium term financial plans. It is wrong that we expect voluntary and local organisations such as this to operate on a piece-meal, hand to mouth basis.”
