Llantwit & Cowbridge Lions

📅 Date: 16 Feb 2024

📍 Location: Llantwit Major

🗣️ Who we spoke to: Members of Llantwit & Cowbridge Lions - 18

Facilitators: Llantwit Major Town Council

🙋 Type of engagement: Group discussions and set questions

🚀 Emerging Themes

• Strong appreciation for green spaces, planting and flowers, historical buildings, and community safety.
• Positive mentions of free car parking, railway station, community facilities, voluntary groups, and independent shops.
• Concerns about litter and lack of bins, poor transport services (irregular buses, hourly trains, no late-night service), and dangerous beach access.
• Frustration with Eagleswell Building development, lack of banks, and poor leisure centre pool condition.
• Desire to maintain independent traders and avoid chain stores.

💬 Comments

"Residents want improved train frequency, new health centre, and better youth facilities."

"Suggestions include wine bar, cinema, banking hub, and lift for Town Hall to improve accessibility."

"Calls for better pavements and mobility scooter access, reflecting the town’s older demographic"

"Group expressed concern about declining volunteer engagement, especially among younger residents post-Covid."

Summary

The Lions group values Llantwit Major’s heritage, safety, and community spirit, but highlighted gaps in transport connectivity, public amenities, and accessibility. There is a strong push for modern facilities, inclusive spaces, and initiatives to boost volunteer participation to sustain community life.