Rethinking Regeneration in the valleys

In the last five years ago I have heard many derogatory things said about Merthyr - "it's like Beirut, the best have left, the problem is their attitude, why don't they get on the train to Cardiff" etc etc. I also have seen the Heads of the Valleys programme, announced nearly 4 years ago, full of good intent but with not enough money or action on the ground it has achieved little other than a mess in the town centre and the threat of a Status Quo concert in the park in the summer.

So, I have put pen to paper and written a pamphlet - Rethinking Regeneration: the Heads of the Valleys. I hope it will put to rest the insulting myths that swirl around the chattering classes of Cardiff and generate some real commitment to improving matters. It's being launched on 12th May at Merthyr College Theatre 4 p.m. - there will also be a 'question time' with local AMs and MPs. It's free too but you need to register in advance. The pamphlet will be available there or you will be able to download it from our website.

And, if you want more of this kind of thing, then you should JOIN the Bevan Foundation because that is the only way we can raise any money.