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Categories: equality, politics and parliament, regional news: Wales
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Making an impact at Plaid Cymru conference

Platform 51 Cymru makes an impact

Staff and service users from Platform 51 Cwmafan attended the Plaid Cymru conference, the last political conference before the Welsh elections in May.

They told conference delegates about the valuable work done in the Platform 51 centre in the village of Cwmafan, near Port Talbot, including the drop-in group for young mothers and the All about Alcohol project.  This All about Alcohol project, funded by Pfizer, is helping girls to find ways to go into primary and secondary schools to raise awareness about the risks of alcohol abuse.  The girls' group has developed a resource based on the Top Trumps card game where each card highlights the impact of excessive drinking.

Representatives from Platform 51 Cardiff's Truth about Youth project, funded by The Co-operative Foundation, also attended. Fifty-five young people from Truth about Youth who created a manifesto for young people promoted this widely at the conference.

Linda Pritchard, Welsh policy officer, said: "It was good to have such a strong team effort promoting Platform 51 Cymru.  The women and young people were superb ambassadors for Platform 51's Cymru's work."

Pictured: Staff and service users from Platform 51 proudly represent the organisation at the Plaid Cymru conference