FRIENDS OF CWMCARN FOREST DRIVE PUBLIC MEETING: I would like to give notice for the next Friends of Cwmcarn Forest Drive public meeting which is to be held at the Cwmcarn Workingmen’s Club on the evening of Wednesday March 29 from 7pm to 8.30pm. In the meeting we will receive an update from NRW on their negotiations with CCBC on the future of the facilities in Cwmcarn and progress they are making with their work to clear infected larch. It is also hoped that other groups, and local businesses, which have been affected by the closure of the Drive will use this an opportunity to input into the future plans for the site. Following this we plan a question and answer session on the subject of the Drive and its future. The evening will close with an opportunity to join the society. We hope you will be able to attend this event. If you are able to join us could you please RSVP to our Secretary Sharon Peck at friendsofcfd@gmail.com or respond via our Facebook or Twitter pages. 

NEW GIRL GUIDES GROUP FOR RISCA: There is a new Girl Guide Unit which meets at the Salvation Army in Risca and the organisers are looking for girls aged 10-14 to join. The group meets on a Wednesday evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm and the cost per girl is £25 per school term. Contact Pam Parnell at 07803525061 or pam.parnell@sky.com

RISCA MUSEUM: The museum is under serious threat of closure although the volunteers that run it are doing everything they can to ensure that it continues for many years to come. Those of you who wish to help can do two things; firstly, speak to your local councillor and secondly, visit the museum.Risca Museum is open every Saturday from 10am to 12.30pm.

Risca 
Robert Southall
riscagrassroots@gmail.com