Community Engagement

In 2017 the council began using the Vocaleyes platform to improve our community engagement. In 2018, the council resolved to award up to £5000 in that financial year to fund ideas placed onto the platform by residents and supported by the community. This placed Pennard as the first Community Council in Wales to be undertaking participatory budgeting in this way. This project has brought significant improvements to the community including:

• Litter picking equipment available at The Beaufort in Kittle, The Muddy Mailroom and Pennard Stores in Southgate for anyone to borrow and take on a walk or use for a designated litter pick event.
• We installed a drinking fountain situated at the cliffs outside the public toilets.
• New fencing was erected to secure the school from the new community garden behind the community hall.
• We secured a grant to carry out a feasibility study for a new pavilion/community hub on the playing field.

This year (2022) we have a total of £10,000 available to fund youth and environmental projects receiving support on the Vocaleyes platform. Please register if you haven’t already, to suggest an idea for positive change and support the other ideas you’d like to see become a reality in Pennard.