Llandissilio

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25 th August 2007 ...........

Llandysilio aims to ban plastic bags.

It's great to see Llandysilio businesses leading the way as pioneers in Wales and it was most welcome that I received a message from a supporter and admirer of Llandysilio's lead in this initiative. Check out the message received below and check out the relevant links. Llandysilio is slowly beginning to look like a a community to connect.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/6947675.stm

Good Evening - I saw this item (below) on the news this evening and was just wondering if anyone from the community would be interested in the following website - morsbags.com - or if you could put it onto the website for others to browse. It is a simple idea that was hatched earlier this year and by now the message has been spread worldwide and people are busy sewing cloth bags to give away for free, there is no money involved whatsoever not even to join the site, it is simply people who want to do their bit for the environment and I thought as Llandissilio is setting the pace in Wales (and may many more follow) it would be an ideal opportunity to spread the word. You will see on the morsmap on the site that there are only 4 pods throughout Wales and it would be fantastic if Llandissilio would set up pod or pods too - I am a solopod only sewing when I can but there are others who meet up in groups and make a very social evening out of sewing, and believe me it becomes veeeeery addictive, you tend to look at curtains, duvet covers even clothes in a different light and wonder what they would look like in the shape of a bag! Village aims to ban plastic bags A village is launching a campaign to become free of plastic bags. Shoppers in Llandysilio, Pembrokeshire, will no longer be offered the bags at either the post office or bakery and instead be expected to bring their own. Organisers, who say it will help recycling, will be handing out reusable canvas alternatives.

Banning plastic bags was the winner when people were asked to vote earlier this year on policies they would like the Welsh Assembly Government to adopt.

Modbury in Devon became one of the first places in the UK to introduce a voluntary ban on plastic bags when all 43 traders and shops in the market town agreed to stop stocking them.

Pembrokeshire councillor Huw George, who lives in Llandysilio, said: "We only have a small number of shops but we want to show everyone can do a little bit.

"When you are just picking up a paper, loaf of bread and bottle of milk I think it will work.

"Hopefully it will also encourage people to buy reusable bags for when they visit the supermarkets."

He said he hoped the campaign would shortly be extended to the nearby village of Maenclochog, which also has two shops as well as two garages. I

Earlier this year a BBC Wales initiative called If I Ruled Wales invited people to submit ideas they wanted to be brought in as a law.

Banning plastic bags was one of three ideas shortlisted and was backed by more than half the 500 people who then voted for their favourite.

To have a chance of becoming law the proposal will first go before the new assembly petitions committee, which will decide where it goes for further discussion at Cardiff Bay.

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/wales/south_west/6947675.stm