EVENTS
NPT Food Partnership – Grant Scheme Launch
Monday 6th December 2023
6:30pm-8pm, online via Zoom
At this month’s meeting, we will be launching the Community Growing Support Scheme which is designed to provide help to community-led food growing projects within Neath Port Talbot County Borough to develop their growing sites and/or deliver their growing activities. Join us to find out more.

Swansea Conference & Exhibition
All day on 7th March 2024
at Swansea Arena
An unmissable day that brings together people, businesses and organisations of Swansea to celebrate, showcase, connect and discuss!
EVENT REPORTS
Browse our past events to see our events report and emerging actions.
Swansea City Centre Conference 2022
Thank you to everyone who attended, exhibited or spoke at the Swansea City Centre Conference on 17th March in the brand new Swansea Arena!
Regional Food Conference 2021
Hosted over Zoom over two consecutive days, the Regional Food System Conference brought together over 100 people to discuss the issues and opportunities relating to our food system in South West Wales.
Swansea Start Up & Business Owners Forum
SWANSEA START UP & BUSINESS OWNERS FORUM 13th April 2021 This major conversation shared ideas and perspectives on how we can make sure Swansea is a an entrepreneurial city with a flourishing independent economy. Thank you to Swansea Council, Indycube, Urban...
Regional Transport Conference 2021
MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER 9th & 10th February 2021 A Major Regional Conversation About Transport, brought to you by Swansea Environmental Forum and 4theRegion, sponsored by Natural Resources Wales and South West Wales Connected. Hosted over two consecutive days via...
4theRegion Members Conversation
4theRegion Members Conversation Thursday 19TH March 2020 4theRegion held an engaging online conversation exploring how we can enhance community resilience and how current events will impact our future. Event report On Thursday 19th March, 4theRegion hosted an online...
Event Report – Community Rail Partnership
South West Wales Community Rail Partnership Event Friday 24TH January 2020 Swansea Train Station On Friday 24th January, 4theRegion held a launch event for the community rail partnership. This is our write up of the event, intended to capture the key discussion points...
The Art of the Possible – Procurement Forum
4theRegion in partnership with EFT Consult convened a forum at The Grand Hotel in Swansea with interest in local economic development. Our goal was to foster discussions centered around the importance of retaining regional spending and how this can be achieved within...
Event Report – Community Support Agriculture & Agroecology
On Wednesday 13th November, representatives from 4theRegion attended an event entitled, Sustainable Food Production: Potential for CSA in Wales. This is our write up of the event.
Roundtable Report – Swansea High Street Property
On Monday 11th November 2019 4theRegion convened a meeting of key property sector professionals with interests in high street and city centre property. Our goal was to explore some of the challenges and opportunities relating to vacant space in the city, and share updates on what’s happening to property throughout the city.
Conference Report – Race Equality & Social Justice 2019
RACE EQUALITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE CONFERENCEWEDNESDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2019GRAND THEATRE, SWANSEA The Wales Race Equality & Social Justice Conference, #EveryoneMatters, was organised in partnership with the Race Council, and brought together people and organisations...
Roundtable Report – Swansea Creative Quarter 2019
The creative quarter round table meeting arises out of the Swansea City Centre Conference run by 4theRegion in April. The intention is to look at what else can be done to keep the momentum up on Swansea High Street. What can we, as business owners, organisations and passionate individuals do to improve the area, visually and socially, increase footfall and make it a destination for Swansea residents and visitors to the City.
Roundtable Report – Renewable Energy Region
This event was organised in partnership with Low Carbon Swansea Bay and sponsored by FLEXIS. The intention was to celebrate the growing Renewable Energy Sector of South West Wales, showcase the fantastic, diverse projects and initiatives going on across the region, and bring together business, academia and individuals to learn from each other and explore what else can be done to strengthen our renewable energy sector.
Roundtable Report – Food, Farming, Waste & Biobased
BIOBASED SECTOR ROUNDTABLETHURSDAY 19TH SEPTEMBER 2019NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDEN OF WALES A well attended roundtable meeting was held in Carmarthenshire to explore the food, farming, waste and biobased sector in South West Wales. The goal of the event was to share...
After the Event: The Swansea City Centre Conference 2019 in Review
On Tuesday 9th April we were honoured to open the doors of the Leisure Centre, Swansea, to almost 600 people and businesses, for the first major cross-sector conversation about the future of the city. Our intention in organising this event was to champion all the...
Wales Race Equality Conference, Swansea, October 2018
4theRegion was proud to co-host the Wales Race Equality Conference in Swansea in partnership with Race Council Cymru. 2018 marks fifty years since the Race Relations Act of 1968 came into force. And Monday 8th October gave the Swansea community an opportunity to look...