Case Studies

BUSY PINS & NEEDLES – LEARNING TO SEW

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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…

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STACKED STREET FOOD LTD – THE HOME OF THE GOURMET BURGER

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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…

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Cap y Gymuned Community Hub at Capcoch

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Situated in Capcoch School grounds. They will run a food pantry, recycled school uniform and clothing swap shop will be open daily to parents, residents and surrounding communities. They will…

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Update on Water Vole Project

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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…

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Glwyptiroedd – Wetlands

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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…

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Update on impact of Vision Fund award of £11,538 to Men’s Shed Tynewydd / Grow Rhondda in 2022.

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“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…

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Treherbert OAP Hall – Update – £1,690 awarded for “one final push for our lovely hall”

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We previously awarded a Vision Fund for the major renovation of this much loved community hall and when they approached us in last round of Micro Fund we were pleased…

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PYC Supporting Business Growth- Penaluna’s Road Chip- Faster Food

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We supported Penaluna’s with £26,000 loan/grant mix for their new mobile shop ready to attend events, festivals and private functions. Already a successful business with an excellent local reputation, Penaluna’s…

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NEW WELSH THEMED, BILINGUAL COFFEE SHOP AWARDED £6,455.04 TO HELP WITH START UP COSTS

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The applicant applied to the fund with the aspiration to open a Welsh themed bilingual coffee shop in the historic Aberdare Market, offering Welsh coffee, tea and other drinks along…

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PyC Supporting Groups to thrive – Treorchy Male Voice Choir

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Treorchy Male Voice Choir is famous across the world for their beautiful choral singing and have been based in Treorchy since 1947. As well as a whole host of events,…

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