Here's your Friday update, covering: endangered sheep bred by teenage shepherd given conservation role on Flat Holm;Betty Campbell Monument shortlisted for an award; and free garden waste sacks available for a limited time.
Endangered sheep bred by teenage shepherd given conservation role on Flat Holm
A flock of endangered Boreray sheep, bred by a fifteen-year-old girl, have been shipped to Flat Holm to help the island's shrinking colony of lesser black-backed gulls recover.
Shepherd, Faith Green spent her childhood summer holidays in Wales helping to look after the sheep on her grandparent's farm and at the age of nine she decided she wanted a flock of her own, settling on Britain's rarest breed, the critically endangered Boreray, which originate from the Hebridean islands off the west coast of Scotland.
Now fifteen years old, Faith said: "When I first started what I wanted to do was increase their numbers because there's not that many left of them, they're gaining numbers now but not too fast, so they're still struggling.
"Over the past five years I've built up my flock and this is a good way to help the breed. I've selected a few individuals from my flock to come here to Flat Holm and spend the rest of their days here, doing whatever they want to do."
Read more here:
https://www.cardiffnewsroom.co.uk/releases/c25/30212.html
Betty Campbell Monument shortlisted for an award
Cardiff's Betty Campbell monument has been nominated for a prestigious award. The PSSA (The Public Statues and Sculpture Association) have shortlisted the monument in Cardiff city centre for the 2022 Excellence in Public Sculpture Marsh Award.
Betty Campbell was once told her childhood dream of becoming a headteacher was "insurmountable".
Born and raised in Butetown, Betty Campbell was told by her teacher that a working-class Black girl could never achieve the academic heights she aspired to. She proved her doubters wrong in the most inspirational way, becoming Wales' first Black headteacher and champion of equality and diversity.
Mrs Campbell was honoured with a permanent monument in Cardiff's Central Square to mark her incredible contribution to education and community.
You can vote for the Betty Campbell monument by Eve Shepherd here:
https://pssauk.org/awards/
Free garden waste sacks available for a limited time
Order your free garden waste sack - perfect for taking garden waste to recycling centres at Lamby Way or Bessemer Close (HWRC) throughout the winter.
Normally £3.50, the sacks are available free of charge for a limited time. Any property in Cardiff can request sacks but stocks are limited.
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