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Welcome to our Woods A Resource Connected Community Plan

Limited Company: WTOW LTD. Welcome to our Woods A Resource Connected Community Plan. Hydro Electric Generation (timescale) Future Biofuel Crop Planting (partnerships) Local Wood Fuel Supply Chain Company (recognising an opportunity together) Strategic and Legislative Drivers

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Welcome to our Woods A Resource Connected Community Plan

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  1. Limited Company: WTOW LTD Welcome to our WoodsA Resource Connected Community Plan

  2. Hydro Electric Generation (timescale) • Future Biofuel Crop Planting (partnerships) • Local Wood Fuel Supply Chain Company (recognising an opportunity together) • Strategic and Legislative Drivers • Is it going to get any easier in the future?

  3. Hydro Project Timeline Initial feasibility survey work carried out in 2010 Local Authority planing consent granted 2015 Lease terms agreed with public land manager (NRW) 2017 Construction started on the scheme Aug2017 Potentially 40yrs electricity production Cwm Saebren Hydro Scheme

  4. Partnership Local private land owner (use of land) Aberystwyth University Beacon project (supply trees and expertise) WTOW Ltd (local people involvement and project management) A plot on an ex-colliery site has been identified to for us to explore the potential of agroforestry type food production systems and to trial planting our future bio fuel crops for local use. Biofuel Planting Trial Project

  5. Recognising an opportunity together 20,000 - 30,000 hectares of publicly owned and deemed uneconomic broadleaved woodland and conifer plantations in the Upper Rhondda. Published data suggesting that more than a third of households in the area are in fuel poverty. The rate of unemployment and those claiming any benefit is more than 25% higher in Rhondda than the national average. We think a business case writes its self here! Local Wood Fuel Supply Chain Company

  6. Strategic Drivers • Valleys Regional Park, 2010-14 • Heads of the Valleys woodland plan, FCW 2010 • Natural Resources Wales created, Treherbert 2013 • Well-being of Future Generations Act, WG 2015 • Rhondda Area Trial (Area Statement) NRW, 2016 • Create Your Space Lottery / WG funding, Rhondda 2017 • Development of Public Service Boards, PSB plans 2017-18

  7. Is it going to get any easier? • NO, not unless; • Accountability of policy makers. • Commitment (on the ground) from Statutory Sector staff to support existing govt the policy. • Long term planning/investment for long term outcomes (a 50-100yr+ vision). • PSB plans reflect the aspirations of communities and the act that created them.

  8. Limited Company: WTOW LTD Welcome to our WoodsA Resource Connected Community Plan

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