DYDD GWYL DEWI HAPUS! - HAPPY SAINT DAVID'S DAY!
Gwneud y pethau bychain – Doing the small things:
🌻 + 🦗 = 🤣😂
Tynnu lluniau cyfryngau cymdeithasol er lles swyddfa
/ Social media photo shoots for office wellbeing
Credits:
Trefnu’r llun / photo production: Kath
Llun gan / Photo by: Jed
Happy 'Love Your Pet' day 🐶😺 ❤️
At Grasshopper, we are pet mad, and massively appreciate the benefit that pets bring to our lives.
We believe our pets are great for our mental health and wellbeing, from helping us to keep fit to being the perfect stress relievers, as well as just being great company. We really do 'love our pets'.
The following video features; Bow, Chico, Amber, Bella, Romeo, Dora, Sparky and Mabli
Enjoy!
Out n about’ - Kathryn Thomas and Sean Clarke from our stakeholder team were up in north Wales recently for the public consultation of the Bodelwyddan Solar and Energy Storage proposed project from Island Green Power
The Solar Farm and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project is located on the boundary of Conwy and Denbighshire. If approved, the project could generate enough energy to power almost 27,000 homes.
The project is in early stages of development and several environmental studies are ongoing to inform its design and the recent public consultation was undertaken to give the local residents a chance to offer their feedback on the plans.
#communityengagement #publicconsultations #renewableenergy #netzero #solarpower
Kicking of the week with another 'Meet the Team' 🖐
Say Shwmae to Andrew Cotter-Roberts, our head of research and insight at Grasshopper 🧐
Andy likes helping clients to understand key issues and make the most of the data and information available to them so they can gain better insight into their audience, assess impact and plan strategic and effective communications campaigns.
Check out more about Andy below or read his blog on 'Using AI to analyse volumes of feedback' here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eyrweyNJ
Kicking off February with another 'Meet the Team'
🖐 Say Shwmae to Bethan Harrington.
Bethan has been with Grasshopper for over four years now and is our in-house Welsh speaker. She heads up projects in our stakeholder team, is a fully accredited facilitator and has experience in video production too. She also played rugby for over 18 years! 🏉
Find out more about Bethan below 👇 and the rest of our team here https://lnkd.in/esVdbiXK
Last week, John Saleh Price and Bethan Harrington from our stakeholder engagement team facilitated and hosted two public consultation drop-in events around the proposed development of the Penllergaer Solar Park, near Swansea.
The solar park is being developed by Elements Green and has the potential to provide enough clean, affordable energy to meet the power needs of 19,000 homes.
Public consultations are a crucial part of the planning process for developments of national significance, like the solar park, and are part and parcel of our everyday work.
Find out more about some of the other projects we have worked on here 👇 /our-work/
'Net's get physical'
Yesterday Clare Jones, Lydia Lisk and Beth Cole from Grasshopper helped to host, facilitate, and compete in a Women in Property Netball tournament at Sophia Garden's National Sports Centre.
Teams from Arup TURLET CLAUDE, Asbri Planning, Windward, LEE HOARE LTD Blake Morgan LLP Howells Solicitors LG Williams & Prichard and Arcadis all participated in a fantastic afternoon featuring increda-ball passing, 'hoopy' hour action, wonderball footwork and block'in' like it's hot.
Congratulations to Howells Solicitors who took the trophy after a nail-bitingly close final with Windward.
Check out the highlights from the tournament below 👇 ⛹♀️
👋 Say Shwmae to Lydia Lisk
Lydia is the newest member of the Grasshopper team. She joins us as an account executive after graduating in Politics and International Relations at Bristol University. from Cardiff University. She has had a crazy busy first month supporting the team in everything from consultation events and political engagement to marketing, not to mention participating in our Escape Room challenge and Would I lie to You at our Christmas party.
Welcome to the team Lydia. Its great to have you on board...
Find out more about what she has got up to in her first month here - /my-first-month-at-grasshopper-by-account-executive-lydia-lisk/
This week, Lydia Lisk and Iwan Irranca-Davies from our stakeholder engagement team have been out and about checking up on notices put up for the proposed Penllergaer Solar Park site in Swansea, ahead of the public consultations later this month.
Although the project is still in the planning phase, if approved by PEDW, Penllergaer Solar Park, being developed by Elements Green, could provide enough clean, affordable energy to meet the power needs of over 19,000 homes.
There are also plans to help improve the local ecosystems, economy and provide community benefits.
For more information on the project, including drop-in exhibition events taking place this month, head to: /
Meet the Team - Say Shwmae to Sean Clarke
Sean has been part of the growing Grasshopper team for over three years and works out of our England office, located just outside of London.
Sean manages a wide portfolio of clients from the energy and environment sector to housing, and can turn his hand to anything from stakeholder and political engagement to media relations.
Find out a little more about Sean below and see our Meet the Team page for more information on the rest of our team - https://lnkd.in/esVdbiXK
Blwyddyn Newydd Dda! As we embark on another new year, we reflect on how great 2024 was for Grasshopper;
🏆 Received three CIPR awards
🦻 Organised over 40 community events and listening to the voices of local people
🖐 Welcomed five new staff members
💭 Held three more of our Creating Conversations events
📰 Shaped the news agenda
🤝 Met with countless decision makers at The Senedd
🧐 Shared our insight and knowledge at industry events
And now we look forward to seeing what 2025 will bring..
