Ysgol Iolo Morganwg School Council

📅Date: 29 April 2024

📍Location: Ysgol Iolo Morganwg

🙋 Type of engagement:

• Workshop with Years 4, 5, and 6
• Children filled in question sheets and discussed ideas in groups.
• Session delivered bilingually (Welsh and English).

🗣️Who we spoke to: Around 30 pupils.

Facilitators: Vale of Glamorgan Council Placemaking Officers.

🚀 Emerging themes:

• Youth & Family Spaces: Parks for older children, new soft play, gymnastics areas.
• Facilities: Swimming pool, more restaurants, better leisure centre.
• Environment: Cleaner streets, more bins, recycling, less smoking areas.
• Connectivity: Better Wi-Fi and mobile signal, bike-friendly paths.
• Community Feel: Keep local shops, add more history and cultural activities.

💬 Comments:

“More places for children to walk after school—parks and safe spaces.”

“Everything is too expensive—shops and parking.”

“People smoking and vaping everywhere—it’s horrible.”

“Better Wi-Fi and cycling lanes please!”

“We want more restaurants and fun places to go and do - trampoline parks.”

📢 Summary

The children love Cowbridge's shops, cafes, parks, and the Physic Garden, and they enjoy having a library and leisure centre so close. But they think Cowbridge needs more family spaces, better parks for older kids, and fun activities.

They also want a swimming pool, cycling lanes, better Wi-Fi, and more bins. Many said things are too expensive, and there’s not enough choice of children shops or restaurants. They care about clean streets, less smoking/vaping, and safer roads for bikes and walking.