Welsh St Donat’s Community Council

📅 Date: 05 March 2024

📍Location: Welsh St Donat’s Community Hall

🗣️ Who we spoke to: Welsh St Donat’s Community Council members - 5 participants.

Facilitators: Cllr Malcolm Wilson.

🙋 Type of engagement:

• Presentation to the Community Council and a Vale Councilor on Placemaking and ongoing work in Cowbridge with Llanblethian.
• Aim: Raise awareness of engagement activities and surveys.

🚀 Emerging themes:

• High Street vitality and visitor numbers.
• Learning from other towns (e.g., Narberth) for inclusive regeneration strategies

📢 Summary

The meeting was primarily informative and promotional, but two notable comments were recorded:

• Concern that Cowbridge High Street is in decline, with fewer visitors.
• Suggestion to visit Narberth as an example of successfully revitalizing a high street for all age groups.

Overall, feedback reflects awareness of economic challenges on the High Street and interest in learning from best practice elsewhere.