Paramaethu Cymru is the Welsh branch of the Permaculture Association - a registered charity covering the whole of Britain. We have recently entered an exciting new revisioning phase - and are currently diving deep in exploring the best and most meaningful ways to support and grow the permaculture movement across Wales. We are looking for new members for our main steering group and all of our working groups, and if you have any particular skills or passions to drive this forward with us we'd love to hear from you. Time commitments can vary, but at this set up stage we are meeting every couple of weeks for a 90 minute meeting, but that will soon move to monthly. You can read more about all of the different groups here - if you would like to join us or find out any more information, please contact Nim Robins, our current chairperson and facilitator at [email protected] Steering group Steering group The main steering group is responsible for holding the vision, mission and aims of Paramaethu Cymru moving forwards. We are currently meeting once a month for 90 minutes on zoom, and are looking at many exciting possibilities of how we can make the most difference to permaculturists in Wales. We are particuarly interested in hearing from people who bring a diverse perspective from any area of Wales. Current members are Nim Robins (chairperson), Elizabeth Westaway (secretary), Andy Goldring (Permaculture Association CEO), Sally Hughes, Gail Robinson, Peter Stopp, and Angie Polkey. Festivals team The festivals team is responsible for planning and running the Wales Festival of Permaculture each year. This is such an exciting group to be a part of, basically planning a big permaculture party! We meet every 2 weeks for a short meeting throughout the year to make it manageable and plan things bit by bit. If you have a passion for events and celebrations, this group is for you. Current members are Peter Stopp, Nim Robins, Hock Lim, Cassandra Lishman, and Elizabeth Westaway. Inclusion and diversity We are looking for passionate people to join our inclusion and diversity working group. We would like to explore and develop the accessibility of permaculture for people of diverse ages, abilities, access to land and privilege, genders, races and religions. Do you have a particular interest or passion in working together to support this movement? We'd love to hear from you. Image with gratitude from https://www.brennaquinlan.com Outreach and communications This group is responsible for sharing the voice and message of Paramaethu Cymru. Leading our social media, putting together a newsletter, keeping our website up to date, and creating marketing materials. We are desperately needing more people to join our little team to support this moving forwards, especially those that enjoy writing and/or have some social media skills. We are also looking for Welsh language speakers to support us with translations. Current members are Nim Robins, Gail Robinson and Elizabeth Westaway.