Case Studies

The Club has been at the heart the community since it started 87 years ago. It was formed out of and by the mining community and has always played its full part in village life not only by encouraging and providing sporting opportunities but by organising and supporting events and activities. The club is committed…

Philip Warren Photography has been capturing happy couples’ special moments since 2007. With just himself working at the business, he hired space on Award Winning Treorchy High Street, to offer a professional space to meet prospective clients and offer bespoke photo shoots. Hiring a space seen his business increase significantly with great reviews from prospective…

Based just outside fund area, we are not able to consider capital projects but as they are unique in what they offer in the Rhondda Fawr and support veterans and families from across the fund area, Valleys Veterans approached PyC for a Micro Fund grant to support training and equipment as part of their ambitious…

In September 2020 we supported Rhondda Netball with a Micro Fund grant of £4976 to support coaching salaries and training/development. Obviously the pandemic had a devastating impact on sport participation but we are excited to see Rhondda Netball come through that difficult time stronger than ever. Rhondda Netball is a female sports charity operating in…

As we celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we are reminded of some of the amazing projects and businesses, founded or fronted by fantastic women, that have been supported by Pen y Cymoedd funding recently. That Coco Company, an amazing shop in Aberdare Town Centre selling handmade eco-friendly coconut wax candles. Ladies of the Lake is the…

Today we were thrilled to attend the official launch of the Cynon Linc building in Aberdare. Back in 2018, Age Connects Morgannwg (a charity for older people living in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Bridgend and Merthyr Tydfil) contacted us to discuss funding to support the exciting new development they were planning to take over the old…