{"id":551,"date":"2022-03-29T10:14:05","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T09:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/?p=551"},"modified":"2022-03-30T09:42:19","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T08:42:19","slug":"amazing-communities-and-banana-pianos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/amazing-communities-and-banana-pianos\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing communities and banana pianos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our communities are incredible places. Across Gwynedd there are people who are bursting with that get-stuff-done energy, creative people full of amazing ideas and enthusiasm and a good dollop of elbow grease too. People who don\u2019t shy away from a bit of hard work if it gets things done and makes things happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Have you heard of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8t_dyKELaWA\">Ynni Padarn Peris<\/a>? It is a micro-hydro scheme on the Afon Goch River in Llanberis, and it was funded by the local community. The renewable energy initiative now generates an annual income of \u00a310,000, and it is all invested back into the local community.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As spring blooms all around us, what better time to mention <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Incredible-Edible-Rhiwlas-Bwyd-Bendigedig-Rhiwlas-108595371025652\">Incredible Edible Rhiwlas<\/a>, a movement that\u2019s all about food. Their aim is to find as many places as possible to grow food in Rhiwlas and get growing. Everyone is welcome to get involved. Their wonderful moto is; \u2018if you eat, you&#8217;re in\u2019!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-555 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6.png 960w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-6-48x36.png 48w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 960px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 960\/720;\" \/><figcaption>Little hands busy growing food in Rhiwlas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over in Dyffryn Nantlle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YrOrsaf\">Yr Orsaf<\/a> puts on a coding club for children and young people, and during one recent session they connected wires and batteries to bananas so that you could&nbsp;\u2018play the piano\u2019 on the banana! Brilliant and bonkers! There is also a repair caf\u00e9, where you can call in with any of your broken property for repair (instead of constantly buying new), and in the coming weeks Yr Orsaf will be launching an electric bike scheme &#8211; a plethora of activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-776x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-581 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-776x1024.png 776w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-227x300.png 227w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-768x1014.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-1164x1536.png 1164w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-1552x2048.png 1552w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-18x24.png 18w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-27x36.png 27w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image-7-1-36x48.png 36w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 776px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 776\/1024;\" \/><figcaption>Busy at work at Yr Orsaf&#8217;s Caffi Trwsio (Repair Cafe) in Penygroes<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bro Ffestiniog has lots of things going on, including a really cool community fridge. Local supermarkets donate the food that can&#8217;t be on the shelves the next day for free to the fridge, so anyone in the area can pop in and pick up something from the fridge. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/YDrefWerdd\">Y Dref Werdd<\/a> in Blaenau has developed a glade in the local woods where they hold well-being sessions, and other local community groups can host their activities there, such as the Ti a Fi sessions for parents and children, where they host a forest school session and play amongst the trees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"607\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-24x12.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-36x18.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/IMG_20220127_141703_934-3-48x24.jpg 48w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/512;\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Pupils planting trees in a community orchard in Bro Ffestiniog<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did you know that Bethesda\u2019s Rugby Club is one of Wales\u2019 largest carbon neutral sport venues? It has solar panels, LED lights, and top notch insulation. The valley also has it&#8217;s own renewable energy venture; Ynni Ogwen. Ynni Ogwen captures the power from the flow of the Ogwen river to produce Electrical energy from Hydro technology. The profit gained from the venture funds other environmental and community projects in the Ogwen Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further west in Pen Ll\u0177n where the roads are windy and the views spectacular there are now a number of ways to travel without setting off in your own car including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fflecsi.wales\/locations\/llyn-peninsula\/\">Fflecsi Ll\u0177n bus<\/a>. The bus operates between Pwllheli and Aberdaron and everywhere inbetween on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays from 9am to 6pm. You can book your journey in advance over the phone or via the Fflecsi Ll\u0177n app. A great way to travel and take in the views, save money on petrol and let someone else take the wheel for a change!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That\u2019s just a quick snapshot of some of the amazing things happening across Gwynedd. There are many, many more. So just imagine what we could create if we spent a bit of time together at our local Community Assemblies on the Climate, learning more about climate change and climate solutions, and spending that time together to think and re-image a greener, better future\u2026&nbsp;<br>It\u2019s there &#8211; within our reach. Be a part of it now and get involved with so many exciting projects in your community. To register an interest to take part in your local Community Assembly on the Climate visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/taking-part\">www.gwyrddni.cymru\/en\/taking-part<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our communities are incredible places. Across Gwynedd there are people who are bursting with that get-stuff-done energy, creative people full of amazing ideas and enthusiasm and a good dollop of elbow grease too. 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