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Come and ‘Visit Treorchy’!

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We are really pleased to be able to support Treorchy and District Chamber of Trade with a £24,904 Vision Fund grant for the ‘Visit Treorchy’ initiative. The grant brings active community groups and vibrant businesses together, all focussed on the aim of telling the world what a brilliant place Treorchy is, and encouraging people to…

Micro Fund Round 4 – Grant Awards Announced!

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We are delighted to be awarding our fourth round of Micro Fund grants – and telling everyone about all the wide-ranging and exciting projects being supported. Thanks very much to everyone who made an application. Once again, we received many more applications than we were able to support. 59 proposals were submitted requesting £240,000 –…

HOT JAM MUSIC EDUCATION BUSINESS RECEIVES £22,392 VISION FUND GRANT

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is delighted to be supporting music education business Hot Jam with a £22,392 Vision Fund grant. Over the next two years, 4,000 young people aged 3 – 14 in 30 schools across the Fund’s area of benefit will be able to take part in a variety of music…

Micro Fund Case Study for FRIENDS OF CRAIG GWLADUS

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We gave a Micro Fund grant of £3750 to Friends of Craig Gwladus in February 2017. Their project is now almost complete and has been a great success. You can read more about this grant by looking at our Case Studies page as well as lots of other grant updates.

VISION FUND GRANT TO ARTS FACTORY, FERNDALE

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is pleased to announce the award of a £145,980 grant to Ferndale-based social enterprise, the Arts Factory.  Over the next four years, the organisation will be able to take its enterprise activities to the next level – helping it to grow, become sustainable and much less reliant on fund…

Supporting Communities gives a helping hand thanks to Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund

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Practical help and support are now on hand thanks to a Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund grant award! Communities in the Fund’s area of benefit (the upper reaches of the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon Valleys) now have a dedicated Supporting Communities Team, providing development support to Fund applicants and grant recipients for…

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is delighted to announce a Vision Fund grant of £23,065.00 to The Tired Mama Collection – an innovative and growing clothing brand (with English and Welsh ranges) aimed at tired mums and dads….and their babies! Set up a year ago and run until now from the applicant’s home…

Do you want to apply for a Micro Fund grant of up to £5,000?

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If you are a new business, small community group, sports group, PTA or charity based in the upper reaches of the Neath, Afan, Rhondda or Cynon valleys then you might be able to apply for a project or idea you have. The deadline for applications is 20th August and we encourage people to contact us…

Training Together at Treherbert – Vision Fund Grant: £22,561

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Treherbert Rugby Football Club, founded over 140 years ago, is steeped in mining history. The Club is run by local volunteers for the benefit of the local community. It plays a crucial role at the heart of Treherbert village life, providing a lively social focus and encouraging and promoting the game of rugby. Until now,…

Meet the Team – Bob Chapman

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Name? Bob Chapman Position at Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC? One of the six company directors Job History (you want to tell us about)? I’m an advice worker by trade – I spent 26 years working with Citizens Advice Bureaux and local authority welfare rights units and then became a civil servant…