Minutes from a meeting of Grangetown Community Concern Executive Committee held at Clydach Street Day Centre, Grangetown, Cardiff, July 2002

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Minutes of meeting of the Grangetown Community Concern Executive Committee Meeting held on 16 July 2002.

Among the usual agenda items (those present, matters arising, correspondence, Treasurer's report) this meeting reviewed the annual week-long festival held in June, which made approximately £1000. It was decided to stop the wine and cheese evening, senior citizens concert and Princess disco due to lack of interest. The Fete Day in Grange Gardens and School Sports at Leckwith Athletic Stadium were deemed very successful.

Page two discusses the quarterly community newspaper (Grange Community News), published and distributed by volunteers. Only three streets were not covered by this distribution. It was suggested to try a poetry competition for the under 11s. Also discussed were the contract and job description of Christine Davies, the administrator and only paid employee of the organisation. Christine was the daughter of Joan Gallagher, so both left the meeting for this discussion. Joan Gallagher was a prominent member of Grangetown Community Concern since it started in 1977 until her death at the age of 85, in September 2010. Joan's many years of dedication to Grangetown were rewarded with an MBE in 2004.

Grangetown Community Concern is a voluntary group, partly funded by Cardiff Council but almost entirely run by volunteers. It was established in 1977 and is a registered charity. The group was set up as an umbrella group for other voluntary organisations with its aims and objectives to provide and encourage services for all age groups, with a particular focus on older people.

The group organises the week-long Grangetown Festival in June. It also organised lunches and trips for older people, and produced a quarterly local newspaper. The organisation has awarded community cups to children from local primary schools who have shown community spirit and has also been responsible for arranging an annual carol service.

The group was renamed Grangetown Community Action in 2014.

Glamorgan Archives, D1070/108
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