Linked to Sections 3.6 and 3.7 of the LDS Guidance June 2014 8.1 Cross-Cutting Themes (1,500 words) 1448 This Section should include the following as a minimum: Information as to how you intend the LDS activities to maximise their contribution to the Cross Cutting Themes of Equal Opportunities, Sustainable Development and Tackling Poverty and Exclusion Show how the LDS will follow the terms of the Welsh Language document Loans and Sponsorship; Welsh Language Commissioner’s ‘Grants, considerations’. Our Approach to the Cross Cutting Themes The LDS integrates the three cross cutting themes of Sustainable Development, Equal Opportunities and Poverty and Social Exclusion, together with Welsh language, as core components of development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of our LEADER activities: Sustainable Development: achieving economic, social and environmental wellbeing whilst keeping within environmental limits; building in environmental sustainability. The environment is a vital resource and driver to our tourism and agricultural sectors and developing the economic potential of natural and historic heritage must go hand in hand with its sustainable management Equal Opportunities: ensuring equality of opportunity including gender mainstreaming across the nine We need to ensure ‘protected characteristics’. equality of opportunity for both the businesses and communities in the rural Vale and, importantly, for the visitors that we want to encourage to the rural Vale Poverty and Social Exclusion: addressing the issues that underlie poverty and the needs of households and individuals in poverty. Major poverty issues are focused outside the LEADER area (Barry Communities First Cluster). Nevertheless there are more hidden issues in the Rural Vale to be addressed; and experience to be exchanged/built on with the Barry Community First Cluster and Tackling Poverty programme (also focused on Barry). Our focus for poverty initiatives will be Llantwit Major and St Athan. Welsh Language: ensuring equality of Welsh language opportunity and contribution to the Welsh language National Action Plan. The number of Welsh speakers in the Vale of Glamorgan is relatively low, at 10.8% (2011 Census), on a par with other East Wales authorities such as Cardiff. However development of new schools working through the medium of the Welsh language is developing its use. We can make more of the Welsh language as part of our cultural tourism offer as well as ensuring that a bilingual approach is promoted. Our approach to Welsh language is set out in the table below, in terms of opportunity, and in a separate paragraph following the table in terms of process in relation to Welsh
Linked to Sections 3.6 and 3.7 of the LDS Guidance June 2014 8.1 Cross-Cutting Themes (1,500 words) 1448 This Section should include the following as a minimum: Information as to how you intend the LDS activities to maximise their contribution to the Cross Cutting Themes of Equal Opportunities, Sustainable Development and Tackling Poverty and Exclusion Show how the LDS will follow the terms of the Welsh Language Commissioner’s document ‘Grants, Loans and Sponsorship; Welsh Language considerations’. Our Approach to the Cross Cutting Themes The LDS integrates the three cross cutting themes of Sustainable Development, Equal Opportunities and Poverty and Social Exclusion, together with Welsh language, as core components of development, delivery, monitoring and evaluation of our LEADER activities: Sustainable Development: achieving economic, social and environmental wellbeing whilst keeping within environmental limits; building in environmental sustainability. The environment is a vital resource and driver to our tourism and agricultural sectors and developing the economic potential of natural and historic heritage must go hand in hand with its sustainable management Equal Opportunities: ensuring equality of opportunity including gender mainstreaming across the nine ‘protected characteristics’. We need to ensure equality of opportunity for both the businesses and communities in the rural Vale and, importantly, for the visitors that we want to encourage to the rural Vale Poverty and Social Exclusion: addressing the issues that underlie poverty and the needs of households and individuals in poverty. Major poverty issues are focused outside the LEADER area (Barry Communities First Cluster). Nevertheless there are more hidden issues in the Rural Vale to be addressed; and experience to be exchanged/built on with the Barry Community First Cluster and Tackling Poverty programme (also focused on Barry). Our focus for poverty initiatives will be Llantwit Major and St Athan. Welsh Language: ensuring equality of Welsh language opportunity and contribution to the Welsh language National Action Plan. The number of Welsh speakers in the Vale of Glamorgan is relatively low, at 10.8% (2011 Census), on a par with other East Wales authorities such as Cardiff. However development of new schools working through the medium of the Welsh language is developing its use. We can make more of the Welsh language as part of our cultural tourism offer as well as ensuring that a bilingual approach is promoted. Our approach to Welsh language is set out in the table below, in terms of opportunity, and in a separate paragraph following the table in terms of process in relation to Welsh