News

Get the latest from Pen Y Cymoedd CIC

Latest News

Exciting News!!!

1024 580 rctadmin

PyC will be supporting Afan Valley Community Leisure with 5 years funding totalling £300,000 Afan Valley Community Leisure (AVCL) was formed in 2015 when NPT Council announced that the Cymmer Pool was to close, a new social enterprise was established, Afan Valley Community Leisure,  with the purpose of keeping the Pool open and the ownership…

A PATHWAY TO BUSINESS GROWTH – £26K LOAN/GRANT MIX AWARDED TO HUSSEY’S AUTOS LIMITED

1024 1024 rctadmin

A £26k loan/grant mix has been awarded to Hussey’s Auto’s, Hirwaun towards the installation of an MOT Bay. The expansion will aid expansion and diversify of the business and will undoubtedly bring in more customers . The project will also create a full-time Job for an MOT tester. The business was established in January 2022…

Class Act Tutoring new business starts up with PyC Support

1024 538 rctadmin

A £17,919.11 Loan/Grant Mix has been awarded to Class Act Tutoring for help with Business Startup costs. The main vision of Class Act Tutoring is to bring affordable and high-quality tutoring services to those who cannot afford it and those who reside in the valleys. It hopes to: remove financial barriers to accessing tutoring, empower…

GTFM GRANTED £46,500 TOWARDS THEIR VALLEYS GO DIGITAL PROJECT.

1024 753 rctadmin

GTFM received a grant to install 5 digital radio transmitters in the PyC fund area. The aims of the project are to facilitate the sustainable migration of GTFM and other local community services to the digital radio medium, to provide more complete signal coverage of RCT and to utilise the benefits of digital (DAB) radio…

Cap y Gymuned Community Hub at Capcoch

960 502 rctadmin

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 also be hosting training sessions and courses and are excited to provide these to community in their local area. They will be inviting Citizens Advice,…

Exciting news! The Pen y Cymoedd team have a new office.

1015 720 rctadmin

We are thrilled to now be based in Parc Busnes Treorci. It is a fantastic space with lots of local groups and businesses all based there making it a valued local space now. Why are we moving? When the fund started the plan was to move around the fund area of benefit every 5 years…

Interlink RCT continuing support for communities in PyC fund area with an award of £80,856 over 3 years.

587 610 rctadmin

For 6 years now, both NPT CVS (in Neath and Afan) and Interlink RCT (in Rhondda and Cynon) have been supporting communities in the fund area. They have offered dedicated support and we have now agreed to offer funding of £80,856 to Interlink RCT for the next 3 years. Interlink RCT now focus support in…

Treherbert RFC awarded £21,243.85 for their ‘Sport goes green’ project!

647 513 rctadmin

Treherbert RFC was founded nearly 150 years ago and is steeped in mining history. The club is run by local volunteers for the benefit of the local community and is at the heart of Tynewydd at the top of the Rhondda valley. Their main aim is to encourage and increase rugby participation in the Treherbert…

PyC thrilled to announce 3 year funding support to Tempo Time Credits for new Cynon Valley Credits programme

496 529 rctadmin

The funding of £127,260 over 3 years will allow Tempo to develop a flagship volunteer project in the Cynon Valley, offering underrepresented and vulnerable groups, working-age individuals, and young people opportunities to engage in community volunteering and consultation. The funding will directly create a fulltime Cynon Development Officer role. The beauty of the Time Credit…

Resolven RFC and Cricket Club awarded with £23,951 to install Solar Panels, Battery storage and EV charging points.

581 683 rctadmin

Resolven RFC and Cricket Club approached the fund for funding to install Solar Panels, Battery storage and EV Charging points, which were identified as the club’s priorities following an Energy Survey that they’d had done. The club had already implemented all of the quick fix measures that the survey had identified and the application came…