Llywydd, can I take this opportunity to praise the initiative of Joanne Cheek from the Beautiful Barry campaign? Joanne has led the way as an active citizen, encouraging Barry to become a plastic-free town. To help achieve this, Joanne wants to reduce the use of plastic water bottles, as she's found, as an ardent litter picker, that these make up most of the plastic she picks up. This has led Joanne to campaign for water fountains in Barry.

With imagination and flair, Joanne has drawn attention to historical sources as part of her campaign for water fountains in Barry. She has highlighted an article in the Barry Dock News from September 1906 entitled,

'Barry Sculptor’s generosity. Drinking fountain presented to the town. Splendid example to others.'

The article drew attention to the contribution of F. T. Mossford, a monumental sculptor, who presented the town in 1906 with a 'handsome granite drinking fountain'. Some of those can still be found, although they're not in use at present.

Can I welcome early responses, positive responses, from Barry Town Council and the Vale of Glamorgan Council to Joanne Cheek's imaginative and positive campaign, leading a team of volunteers to provide public drinking fountains across the town of Barry, leading the way in Wales with a clear example of citizen action taking forward this popular and important policy?