Cyfarfod / Meeting 8

Caffe Cwtsh

16.04.12

5pm

Present / Presennol: Huw Williams (HW), Edwyn Parry (EP), Lisa Powell (LP), Russell Shurmer – Townscape Heritage Initiative MTCBC (RS) and Gus Payne – Arts Development MTCBC (GP), Apologies / Ymddiheuriadau: Jamie Bevan (JB), Gavin Lewis – Physical Regeneration MTCBC (GL), Rhian Prosser – Town Centre Manager MTCBC (RP), Karen Dusgate – Merthyr Tydfil Housing Association/Old Town Hall (KD), Kate Strudwick – H4A/Head for Arts (KS) and Lis McLean – Menter Iaith/Soar (LM).
1.	Minutes from last meeting / Cofnodion diweddaraf: No amendments to be made. RP and JB’s  actions from last meeting need to be carried forward for next meeting: RP: Contact MTCBC Legal department to clarify what would need to be in place. RP: Look at other funding possibilities via Heritage Trust and Cadw. RP: Approach Roto-print to design a draft pop-up banner. JB: Contact Viv Pugh at the Dic Penderyn Society to see whether they would be able and/or willing. GP has spoken to both RP and JB and some progress has been made in these action areas. GP has also briefly spoken to Viv Pugh who was positive about the idea of the Dic Penderyn Society being the recipient body to hold money raised for the Merthyr Rising Memorial but he would need to consult with the group’s committee before agreeing.
2.	Current progress / Symudiad heddiw GP: Council has not yet approved the wider developments for the Castle Cinema site/Penderyn Square. Approval will now be delayed until after the May Council elections. HW suggested getting the WEA involved in some way. other people suggested to add to the group were; Ceinwen Statter (Historical Society), Huw Lewis AM, Helen Hughes (Stephens and George Charitable Trust) and the Local Authority’s Arts and Heritage Champions after the elections (the current protfolio member for Arts is included but not the Heritage Champion). Action: GP to add Ceinwen Statter, Huw Lewis, Helen Hughes and relavent portfolio members RS: Townscape Heritage Initiative project could fund the cost of flyers to give out at events to raise awareness of the project. LM popped into the meeting for a brief moment to ask if the new Heritage Officer, Sion ap Glyn could be added to the circulation list to attend future meetings. She also highlighted the fact that Caffe Cwtsh closes at 3.30pm. Future meetings will either need to be booked officially or take place during normal opening hours, due to limited staffing resources at Soar. Action: GP to add Sion to the email list
3.	Additional funding / Arian pellach GP: RP has been looking at some possible additional funding options: RP to update at next meeting.
4.	Artwork / Celfwaith GP brought copies of the Artist brief for consideration. There were no major changes requested at the meeting. Action: GP to circulate the Artist’s Brief with the next minutes for wider consideration before sending it out for Expressions of Interest, in consultation with GL.
	Date of next meeting:  5pm, 11th June 2012, Civic Centre. Dyddiad y cyfarfod nesaf:  5yh, 11eg o Fehefin 2012, Canolfan Ddinesig.