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Although seating is already available inside the building at Bridgend Bus Station, there is no seating facilities on the outside of the building.
When Bridgend Bus Station was opened in 2004, bench style seating was situated outside on Bay No. 11. However, this has since been removed due to anti-social behaviour and replaced with perch style seating.
Unfortunately, the outside layout around the rest of the building doesn’t have sufficient space for seating. However, the request for outside seating will be included in the ongoing improvements programme currently taking place at Bridgend Bus Station.
In terms of water fountains. A drinking water fountain/bottle refilling station is currently sited at our Porthcawl Metrolink, and other sites will also be considered, including Bridgend Bus Station.
The Cardiff Bus website page Mobility Scooters on Cardiff Bus Services – Cardiff Bus refers. I have asked Gareth at Cardiff Bus earlier today if he can further advise on events for this being planned in the Vale (Penarth & Barry) and await further advice.
Today, Age Cymru is launching its report on the seventh ‘What matters to you?’ annual survey of people aged 50 and over in Wales: https://www.agecymru.wales/our-work/policy/annual-survey/
This survey ran across March-April 2026 and received responses from 1,448 people across all 22 local authorities in Wales. As in previous years, we asked them about their experiences of health and social care, the cost of living, public transport, access to information, housing conditions, and much more.
This year, we’ve drawn up a short ‘headlines’ report of the key issues reported in the annual survey, covering the priority areas of:
- Cost of living
- Health
- Social care
- Unpaid care
- Transport and travel
- Housing
- Accessing information
Each section contains the most important statistics and comments drawn from survey data. These headline results offer a vital insight to anyone seeking to understand the state of older people’s lives in Wales at the beginning of this new Senedd term.
If you have any questions regarding this report or would like to order a paper copy, please contact policy@agecymru.org.uk or call 029 2043 1555.
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Armed Forces Liaison Officers – Welsh Government provides funding towards AFLOs who operate across Wales supporting the Armed Forces community and local authorities / partners in delivering the Armed Forces Covenant. AFLOs can assist with local awareness training and signposting. Attached is the contact list for AFLOs (and LA Armed forces champions).
Covenant duty – links are included below for the existing legal duty that applies to LHBs, LAs plus information about the extension.
Statutory guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/armed-forces-covenant-duty-statutory-guidance
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Please could you also send us a brief outline on your current engagement and description of any work programmes that you have had that supported Veterans/Ex- Armed forces. Please could you share this with me and Zsanett by the end of July.
Please see below links for the July Your Point of View survey, carried out by Cymru Older People’s Alliance (COPA).
COPA is interested in what is important to older people across Wales and how things might change across the year, which is why the survey is being repeated every two months. It takes less than ten minutes to complete the questionnaire and all responses are confidential.
The questionnaire is simply asking what issues are most important to you – if you have no experience in a particular area, we’re still interested in your opinion on what should be the most important area.
The easiest way to complete the questionnaire is to click on one of the links below, which will take you straight to the online survey.
English
https://www.surveyhero.com/c/yems3huv
Welsh
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Anne Marie and Malcolm will be at Barry Library on Wednesday 17th June to hear people’s views about transport in the Vale. This is a new, pop-up style event that provides older people with an opportunity to have their say.
Feedback will be collected and reported back to the Forum, Vale Council and relevant transport providers where appropriate.
If you are able to share the poster this would be appreciated. The details have also gone out on the June e-bulletin.
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