Volunteer Stories – John Hancock
22/07/2026
By Anne
Role in the park: Receptionist Background: John has been here “since it opened” and was one of the first receptionists here. He is 81 years old and lives locally. Previous to volunteering at the park he worked for five years as a hospital receptionist up until the Covid period. John has been volunteering for about …
Congratulations to Michael Norman MBE!
Posted: 11/06/2019 by Admin
A European white elm tree being planted at the Bishops Park to celebrate Michael Norman’s contribution to the site.
Michael Norman, one of the founding trustees of the Tywi Gateway Trust, has been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Awarded for his services to heritage, Michael was one of the founding members of the Welsh Historic Garden Trust 30 years ago and was a volunteer, director and trustee of the Penllergare Valley Woods up until three years ago.
From 2014 Michael worked tirelessly to set up and raise funding for the Tywi Gateway Project and without him we wouldn’t be now restoring the Bishops Park.
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