Local Government Royal Welsh Show Itinerary
15 July 2009
ADVANCE NOTICE
Royal Welsh Agricultural Show 2009
Three steps to healthy living
Local Government Royal Welsh Show Itinerary
20th- 23rd July 2009, Royal Welsh Showground, Builth Wells
Local government professionals in the fields of waste reduction and health and well-being will be on hand during next week’s Royal Welsh Show to provide visitors with helpful tips and information on how to achieve good quality, healthy and sustainable lifestyles.
Through a variety of activities, local authorities will showcase the benefits of outdoor exercise, recycling and waste reduction, home composting, home grown foods and many more as a means to improving the quality of people’s local environment, to raise awareness of the need for people to think more responsibly about environmental sustainability and to encourage people to make changes to their everyday lives which could significantly impact on their overall health and well being.
The Local Government Pavilion will play host to a number of fun-filled and informative activities aimed at engaging children, parents, local government professionals and political leaders alike in the healthy living agenda.
Activities include the ‘Meal of Fortune’ game which raises awareness of current levels of food waste across Wales and the necessity for food waste reduction. Local authority mascots will also be encouraging visitors to get active by playing on Wii Fit machines as well as giving visitors tips on how to set up their own gardens for home grown foods.
This year’s Royal Welsh is set within the most difficult of financial climates yet local authorities’ commitment to delivering the best event possible for their communities is undiminished.
Local government’s exhibition at this year’s Show is the product of excellent joint working between this year’s host authorities - Swansea, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, Caerphilly, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Cardiff
The WLGA would also like to thank Powys County Council for the support it continues to provide to the WLGA in hosting the Local Government Pavilion on the Showground.
During the Show, leaders from across local and national government will also meet to address the key challenges facing Wales, most notably budget pressures and supporting Welsh communities through the recession, current public health challenges and the specific issues facing rural authorities.
The Local Government Pavilion is located on Avenue E, Plot 390 on the Royal Welsh Showground (opposite the NFU building).
Notes to Editors
During the Show the Local Government Pavilion will host a number of meetings with senior Welsh Assembly Government Members and officials and leaders and chief executives from across local authorities in Wales and the National Parks, Police Authorities and Fire and Rescue Services. These include:
• A local government reception on Monday 20th July where Cllr John Davies, WLGA Leader will be celebrating local government’s presence at the Show with delegates from across local and national government.
• Celebration of a funding agreement between the WLGA and the Royal Welsh Show which is helping to secure a stable and sustainable future for the event, while easing the financial burden on each year’s host authority. This will immediately follow the Show’s official opening ceremony.
• A meeting of the WLGA Management Sub-Committee where the WLGA senior management team will meet with the political leadership of the WLGA to discuss the key challenges facing local government.