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Reflections on the Fund’s impact during flooding and pandemic of 2020.

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In response to the flooding in South Wales in February 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic which effected Wales from March 2020 onwards, Pen y Cymoedd CIC offered funding in the…

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Vision Fund award to Gentle Care services – £58, 141 as a grant and loan mix.

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Gentle Care Services was established in late 2018, following discussions with individual resident in the Afan Valley it became evident the need for support for older individuals living in the…

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MICRO FUND GRANT TO 2-DUDES BEER COMPANY LTD £3,160

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Some great ideas are born from hours and hours of research, whilst others are developed over a cold can of craft beer, between two friends, over their garden fence. Ceri…

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC is recruiting Board Members!

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has been investing in communities and businesses across the upper reaches of the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys since 2016. If you…

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The Tea Rooms, Glynneath – How a Micro Fund can support local business

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The Tea Rooms opened in Glynneath in June 2020 and as well as Tea Rooms took on lease for the upstairs of the building. They approached the fund for help…

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Funding for staff member at Community Gym

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In September 2019 we awarded Cwmparc Community Association a £5000 Micro Fund grant to cover a part time gym instructor for 16 hrs per week for one year with match…

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Mountain Ash Golf Club – Training area for Junior Members

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In 2019 we awarded a Micro Fund grant of £5,000 to Mountain Ash Golf Club based in Cefnpennar. In March 2018, they were recognised as Junior Golf Club of the Year…

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THE 10TH ROUND OF THE MICRO FUND IS NOW OPEN

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The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 16th August 2021. Community groups, social enterprises, and new/developing businesses are eligible to apply for grants up to £5,000. The online…

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VISION FUNDING AWARDED to Community Impact Initiative – Building Resilience in Communities – £276,265.00

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Building Resilience in Communities’ (BRiC) is an innovative community-focused skill-development project that will deliver a range of personal and socio-economic benefits throughout the Neath, Afan, Rhondda Fawr, Rhondda Fach and…

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PEN Y CYMOEDD ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE LATEST VISION FUNDING AWARDED ACROSS THE CYNON VALLEY, INVESTING A FURTHER £177,171 INTO LOCAL COMMUNITY

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GTFM – Connecting Aberdare – £12,491.60 GTFM pioneered not-for-profit local radio in Wales in 2002 when it started broadcasting to Pontypridd and surrounding parts of RCT on an experimental basis,…

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