Case Studies

Busy Pins and Needles is a family-run fabric shop located in Aberdare. Not only do they offer a wide range of craft supplies, but they also use these supplies to create stunning and unique creations that are exclusive to their store.  They provide an extensive selection of fabrics, wool, and knitting supplies, along with sewing…

PYC supported Stacked Street Food Ltd (better known as “Stacked Aberdare” on social media) with a Micro Fund grant of £6,500 to assist with upscaling the business with a contribution that enabled a purpose built food truck to be purchased. Stacked Aberdare prepares gourmet food specialising in American Burgers and operates throughout Rhondda Cynon Taff…

Back in Spring we awarded INCC £125,052.31 for a 3 year water vole conservation and research project working with communities in fund area. Since then the funding has created 2 part time jobs for local people as well as supporting a role within INCC. The new Conservation Officers have been busy undertaking water vole studies…

The project was centred around the purchase of 27 acres of wetlands and broadleaf native woodlands better known as Cwmbach Wetlands. The project was a multi-partnership project between Down to Zero ltd as the lead, Cwmbach Community wetlands Ltd as the leaseholder/manager of the wetlands and its funders Pen-y-Cymoedd community Fund CIC, Cynon Taf Community…

“The funding supported a 4 hrs per week funded role for a Grow Rhondda administrator. This role supported all our activities thought the Upper Rhondda. As all our projects remain volunteer led there is a need for this paid parttime administrative role which has supported several activities and programmes during 2022-2024. We have been able…