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P-05-742 Stop Forsythia Closing

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Meeting: 09/10/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee agreed to close the petition in light of the fact that it no longer appears possible to take this petition forward given the lack of contact from the petitioners and the impact of the end of Communities First funding.

 


Meeting: 23/01/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to the petitioners to ask for an update on current provision at Forsythia Youth Centre and whether they are have been part of discussions with the Council about the future of the Centre.

 


Meeting: 07/11/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council and 3Gs Development Trust to ask for an update on the current and future provision of services for young people at Forsythia Youth Centre.


Meeting: 27/06/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to:

 

·         the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children to ask for an update on the development of the Welsh Government’s new approach to building resilient communities; and

·         the centre management, to ask for a comparison on how the service provision will differ following the changes.


Meeting: 09/05/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered correspondence on the petition and agreed to write to:

 

·         the Communities First Lead Delivery Body responsible for Forsythia Youth Centre to seek information about the future support available for the group, given the apparent success of the work done;

·         the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children, sharing the video and information received from Forsythia Youth Centre, and expressing concern over the impact that the loss of successful projects like this could have in local areas.

·         the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language to ask whether there is a route to supporting projects like Forsythia Youth Centre through youth work; 

·         Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council sharing the video and information received from Forsythia Youth Centre and asking for their views; and

·         Forsythia Youth Centre to thank them for providing Members with a video raising their concerns and attending the public gallery for the meeting.

 

 


Meeting: 07/03/2017 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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Minutes:

The Committee considered the petition for the first time and, in light of the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children’s statement confirming that that Communities First will be phased out, agreed to write to him to ask:

 

·         how he intends successful Communities First schemes and projects to be supported in the future; and

·         whether the continued investment in the Flying Start and Families First programmes will support the sustainability of youth centres such as Forsythia.

 

The Committee also agreed to consider the contents of a forthcoming statement by the Minister for Lifelong Learning and Welsh Language on the future of youth work delivery.