Georgian Group

The Georgian Group is a registered charity and a statutory national amenity society. It exists to protect Georgian buildings, monuments and parks and to encourage understanding and appreciation of the Georgian heritage. Among the Group's publications are campaigning reports, guides on different aspects of house restoration and an annual journal devoted to Georgian architectural history. Lectures, walks and tours are organised for members. To join the Georgian Group, or for more information, please contact us.

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Greenpeace

Greenpeace is an independent, campaigning organisation, working to halt abuses to the natural world and promote environmental solutions using political lobbying and non-violent direct action. We are a global organisation with 2.9 million supporters in 158 countries worldwide.

Current Greenpeace campaigns:

• To stop new oil exploration and development and to promote the potential of renewable energy such as wind, wave and solar
• For a ban on genetically modified crops/foods and to promote sustainable agriculture
• To remove hazardous chemicals from our environment
• To phase out nuclear power stations and to stop nuclear waste re-processing
• For an end to commercial whaling
• For the protection of the Amazon rainforest

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Glamorgan Bird Club

The Glamorgan Bird Club is dedicated to the study and conservation of the birdlife in Eastern Glamorgan, South Wales. The membership ranges from beginners to those who are professionally involved in conservation. Our common interest is the enjoyment of birds.

The club runs a full programme of events, with indoor meetings on a wide range of subjects and outdoor meetings led by some of our more experienced birdwatchers to many different locations. Club members receive a quarterly newsletter, giving up-to-date news and information. Each year we produce the comprehensive Eastern Glamorgan Bird Report, free to our members, on the status of birds in the region. Birdwatchers throughout the area submit observation records to the County Recorder. These are then filed and provide an invaluable database. In addition, we operate a telephone information line that lets members know 'what's about', and we also have our own Web site, in partnership with the Gower Ornithological Society, which can be found at www.glamorganbirds.org.uk Follow the link to the Glamorgan Bird Club on the home page. This site also has a recent sightings page.

We're a friendly and welcoming bunch, so - whatever your level of knowledge - if you think you might like to join in any of our activities, and want to find out more, get in touch.

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Glamorgan Moth Recording Group

The Glamorgan Moth Recording Group (GMRG) was formed in 1995 in response to the growing number of naturalists becoming interested in recording moths in south Wales. Within five years the group had fifty members and had published a provisional atlas of the Macro-moths of Glamorgan.

We run a series of field meetings during the summer, which are generally well attended, and aim to produce a minimum of nine newsletters during the course of each year. As a group we have a policy of recording by non-lethal means.

We currently have a membership of over 80, and we are now working toward a comprehensive publication of Glamorgan Lepidoptera that we hope to publish in the next four years. In order to ensure that atlas work is as comprehensive as possible we have self-imposed the condition that each of the 10km squares in the vice-county will have records for the 100 most commonly recorded species. The atlas will provide the first complete Glamorgan Lepidoptera list to be published for over 50 years and will provide and up-to-date account of the counties moth species.

If you wish to become a member or think that you might have records from the vice-county of Glamorgan (VC41), or if you have any other queries about us, please contact us.

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Gower Marine Mammals Project

The Gower Marine Mammal Project was founded in April 1999 to support and extend the work of volunteer cetacean watchers who had been actively logging whale and dolphin activity in South Wales since the mid 1990's.

Our activities centre on public education, both formal and informal, including visits to schools/special interest groups and events such as boat and shore-based wildlife spotting trips. In addition, we support research, particularly involving volunteer effort.

The project is particularly concerned with the status of the harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena). Since November 2002, we have been co-ordinating the South Wales Porpoise Project, an exciting new initiative to increase our knowledge of this Biodiversity Action Plan priority species: how many use our coasts, where and when do they feed, how far do they travel, do they breed here?

Membership is open and free to all. Anyone who completes a "sightings" form, participates in an organised activity (boat or shore-based watch) or asks to be added to the mailing list, becomes a member, should they wish.

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Groundwork

Groundwork Bridgend & Neath Port Talbot is a charitable company working across two county boroughs to achieve sustainable regeneration. The Trust has four business units, Community Regeneration, Energy and Environmental Solutions, Green Tourism and the Intermediate Labour Market, that create social, economic and environmental benefits for local people. We offer a variety of services including community engagement and participation process, fundraising, environmental consultancy, landscape services and environmental business advice.

Community Regeneration
The Betws LIFE Centre offers local people of all ages opportunities to learn and improve computer skills and improve their physical and mental well being through involvement in a range of environmental projects. Provides practical help for local groups carrying out practical projects, environmental education and art opportunities and a dedicated youth programme.

Energy and Environmental Solutions Provides
practical energy advice and renewable energy solutions alongside environmental advice for small businesses. Services include the Bridgend Business Environment Association, advice on environmental legislation, start-up, supply chains and management systems including Green Dragon and ISO14001.

Green Tourism
Developing sustainable tourism through a variety of leisure activities including safe walking, cycling and riding routes that link to the Celtic Trail, access for all improvements to public rights of way, bridleways and other off road routes and sustainable regeneration of heritage sites and other areas of local interest and importance.

Intermediate Labour Market
Offers fixed term employment for long-term unemployed people to build confidence and provide suitable experience to help them get back to work. Trainees receive support and guidance, access to training opportunities and careers advice and a variety of practical work placements.