Bhunesh lives in Newport, South Wales. She decided to become a Community Champion after reading about Mosaic in an email from her local community centre.
“My main job is being a mother, but I also do voluntary work, like being a school governor. I’d already visited the Brecon Beacons National Park with my family and decided to go on one of the Mosaic Partnership’s ‘taster weekends’.
“As a Community Champion, I’ve organised outdoor activities for groups and families – there’s been a real demand from our BME community. The young people helped with a wonderful Diwali celebration in the Brecon Beacons. We stayed in the youth hostel, lit candles and sparklers, and invited the local community to join in – there was a really good response.”
Bhunesh is currently setting up a new organisation, Grass Routes Cymru. “We want to carry on the good work of Mosaic, reconnecting urban people to nature.”
Bhunesh Napal, Community Champion for the Mosaic Partnership