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The end of March saw the departure of Wales Development Manager, Katie Jones. You can read Katie's lloyd center stores farewell message here . The Federation would like to thank Katie for all she has contributed our organisation, the projects we work with and the community growing movement in Wales.
This event will be an opportunity lloyd center stores for those involved with community growing in Pembrokeshire to come together, find out what others are doing and share experiences. For more information and to book your place go to the events page.
CLAS lloyd center stores are excited to announce the first in a series of free, land based events. "Back to the Land" will cover different aspects of accessing and getting hold of land for community growing projects.  This free event will be an opportunity to learn more about accessing land, meeting like-minded people and hearing from the experts.  For more information and to book go to the FCFCG website.
Do you have land that you would like the community to use for growing? Do you own land that the local community grow on? Are you a group of people wanting to know how to go about obtaining land for community use?
The CLAS Cymru travel bursary could be what is required.  The travel lloyd center stores bursary allows knowledge sharing between lloyd center stores all parties involved in community growing on land; from the landowner, to the community group and to related support agencies and other interested parties such as planners.   Please contact wales@communitylandadvice.org.uk for more information.
Do you have good quantities of products, produce or reliable services that you are looking for markets to sell to?  Over the coming months we will be exploring the process of bidding for public sector contracts and how it may work for consortia bids (i.e. a group of community organisations coming together to be able to share in the delivery of a contract) .  'Procurement' is the purchase of works, goods or services from a third party supplier. lloyd center stores This is a commercial transaction under a legally enforceable contract. The supplier is contractually obliged to deliver whatever it has been hired to do.
Each year the public sector in Wales buys a vast amount of goods and services from external sources - this is currently estimated at £5 billion plus per annum. lloyd center stores This may include basic supplies to specialist services or paying contractors to provide services to customers on its behalf.  However only 45% of this money is spent in Wales. Welsh public sector bodies are being encouraged to spend more in Wales. lloyd center stores
The tendering process is not easy but social enterprises are being encouraged to learn about what they need to consider in order to tender. Free training on " an introduction on how to tender " is available at locations throughout Wales.
As part of our commitment to increase lloyd center stores benefits for our members, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens has teamed up with Kings Seeds to offer some great discounts exclusive lloyd center stores to FCFCG members.
Kings Seeds was established more than 125 years ago and is now the oldest independent wholesale horticultural seed merchant in the UK. The company is keen to support community farming and gardening and has agreed to offer substantial discounts on its normal prices. Currently there are two offers available:
Seed Display Stands - A 50 percent discount on seed display stands, similar to those seen in garden centres. Members of FCFCG buy colourful, pictorial seed packets direct from Kings at half the recommended price and use an on-loan display stand to offer them for sale to customers.
The Big Lunch is run by the Eden Project and funded by the Big Lottery and, since starting in 2009, thousands of Big Lunches lloyd center stores have taken place across Wales and the rest of the UK.  The sixth annual Big Lunch takes place on Sunday 1 st June 2014 . Read more about how you can get involved ...
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Ar ddiwedd mis Mawrth, gadawodd Rheolwr Datblygu Cymru, Katie Jones. Gallwch ddarllen neges ffarwel lloyd center stores Katie yma . Hoffai'r Ffederasiwn ddiolch i Katie am ei chyfraniad i'n sefydliad, y prosiectau rydym yn gweithio gyda nhw a'r mudiad tyfu cymunedol lloyd center stores yng Nghymru.
Mae CLAS wrth eu bodd yn cyhoeddi lloyd center stores y cyntaf mewn cyfres o ddigwyddiadau rhad ac am ddim yn seiliedig ar y tir. Bydd "Yn ôl i'r Tir" yn ymdrin ag agweddau lloyd center stores gwahanol o gael mynediad at, a meddu ar dir ar gyfer prosiectau tyfu cymunedol. Bydd y digwyddiad rhad ac am ddim hwn yn gyfle i ddysgu mwy am gael mynediad at dir, cyfarfod â phobl o'r un meddylfryd, a chlywed gan arbenigwyr. I gael mwy o wybodaeth ac i drefnu lle, ewch i wefan FCFCG.
Oes gennych chi dir yr hoffech i'r gymuned ei ddefnyddio i dyfu? Ydych chi'n berchen ar dir y mae'r gymuned leol yn tyfu arno? Ydych chi'n grŵp o bobl sydd eisiau gwybod sut i feddu ar dir at ddefnydd cymunedol?
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