Your Pontypridd AGM 2018 and Annual Reports
James Payne • Oct 19, 2018
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The Your Pontpridd BID Annual General Meeting took place at Pontypridd Museum today with BID's directors and representatives from lots of the BID businesses in the town centre. Chair Margaret Hughes introduced herself and gave her thoughts on the past twelve months, highlighting how important the BID's role is moving forward especially with the difficult climate facing businesses in the town centre not just locally but nationally.
The chair (Maggie Hughes) then thanked everyone for coming before handing over to Robert Thomas of Jeffs and Rowe who presented the accounts for 2017/2018.
This was followed by BID Manager Victoria Pulman who outline the main achievement from her Managers report detailing the progress and achievements of the BID since the last AGM in October 2017 the report is available from the Resources section on the Your Pontypridd website.
This was followed by BID Manager Victoria Pulman who outline the main achievement from her Managers report detailing the progress and achievements of the BID since the last AGM in October 2017 the report is available from the Resources section on the Your Pontypridd website.
Projects Officer James Payne presented a Digital Report detailing the progression of the BID website, social media and MailChimp account over the past year, this report can be seen on the resources section on the website. Directors and BID businesses were also given an update by PCSO Lisa Banfield who discussed the role of the Police helping the businesses stay safe by establishing the new Shopwatch scheme and working with the Police via RadioNet to identify shoplifters in the town.
We would like to thank all those who attended and we look forward to making even more progress over the next twelve months, minutes of the meeting will be published early next week on the website, if you any queries regarding the meeting or reports contact info@yourpontypridd.co.uk
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WE’RE HIRING: BUSINESS CRIME REDUCTION PARTNERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR
Take a look at everything happening in Your Pontypridd this Halloween and half-term break!
Bravery, innovation, leadership, selflessness: just some of the attributes that were celebrated last night with the return of the annual South Wales Police Awards last night. The awards, held at Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, recognised officers, staff, volunteers and partners who have gone above and beyond for the force and the communities served by South Wales Police. The Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team which serves the community of Pontypridd, were nominated for two awards - the Police Community Support Officer of the Year Award & the Police and Crime Commissioner Exceptional Problem Solving in Partnership Award. The Taff team were successful in securing both awards, a major achievement for the town's local Policing team. The first award for the Taff Neighbourhood Policing Team went to PCSO Hannah Lowe who was described as the "Heart and soul of Pontypridd town" - Hannah Lowe, who is committed to tackling crime and disorder and is an integral part of initiatives including Pontypridd Outreach, a Halloween trail and a building painting project. Please see the video below from South Wales Police Twitter page showing Hannah's reaction to receiving the award:
