One of Swansea Bay's big news stories of recent weeks was the Aquadome fire in Port Talbot.
The Afan Lido, as it's still often known, was more important to its community than many realise.
The Aquadome was home to Afan FM, a hard-working community radio station.
Afan FM usually broadcasts more than 40 weekly hours of specialist programming. Its key audience across the Neath Port Talbot county borough is aged 11-25.
Sadly, the blaze saw it fall silent. Now a re-launch is being arranged for February 1 and it's a chance for local business to rally round, flash the cash and help give the station a welcome boost.
If such generous enterprises happen to count young people amongst their market then there may even be a little commercial spin-off. Ad rates and programme sponsorship deals are incredibly inexpensive.
You can keep up to date through me or through the Afan FM website and Facebook pages - http://www.afanfm.co.uk/ & http://bit.ly/buOURM.
What's more, you can even submit ideas for what should be the first song they play when back on air.
Swansea Bay Media Master wishes everyone involved a smooth countdown to the big day.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Friday, January 22, 2010
Spirit can help strengthen Swansea Bay morale
The public face of Neath and Port Talbot has been scarred in recent years by high-profile fires to the divine Gwyn Hall and the important Aquadome.
The Gwyn's future looks exciting and the local council has a great chance to make it part of a thriving, traditional town centre.
The future of the sports complex is less clear because fire struck there so recently.
So it'll be fascinating to see how Neath Port Talbot Council's relatively new chief exec uses the first 2010 edition of quarterly door-to-door newspaper Community Spirit to strengthen morale and manage expectation.
Spirit is an interesting tabloid in that, unlike Swansea Council's The Leader, it's a partnership publication. Backers include South Wales Police, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Neath Port Talbot Local Health Board, the NPT Council for Voluntary Services, Environment Agency Wales, NPT College and NPT Council.
In the winter 2009 edition chief exec Steve Phillips expressed excitement about regeneration projects such as Baglan Energy Park, the Aberavon seafront, the Coed Darcy Urban Village and the proposed Jersey Marine university campus.
I advise him to use the next edition to reassure his public that the council will do all it can to replace - and improve upon - what they had at the Afan Lido.
In the meantime, take a look at a PDF of the latest edition by copy-&-pasting this link - http://bit.ly/5FPGih
The Gwyn's future looks exciting and the local council has a great chance to make it part of a thriving, traditional town centre.
The future of the sports complex is less clear because fire struck there so recently.
So it'll be fascinating to see how Neath Port Talbot Council's relatively new chief exec uses the first 2010 edition of quarterly door-to-door newspaper Community Spirit to strengthen morale and manage expectation.
Spirit is an interesting tabloid in that, unlike Swansea Council's The Leader, it's a partnership publication. Backers include South Wales Police, the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Neath Port Talbot Local Health Board, the NPT Council for Voluntary Services, Environment Agency Wales, NPT College and NPT Council.
In the winter 2009 edition chief exec Steve Phillips expressed excitement about regeneration projects such as Baglan Energy Park, the Aberavon seafront, the Coed Darcy Urban Village and the proposed Jersey Marine university campus.
I advise him to use the next edition to reassure his public that the council will do all it can to replace - and improve upon - what they had at the Afan Lido.
In the meantime, take a look at a PDF of the latest edition by copy-&-pasting this link - http://bit.ly/5FPGih
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