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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…

Grant Awards across Four South Wales Valleys!

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is proud to announce four Vision Fund grant awards totalling £748,579 across the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon Valleys.Vision Fund grants support activities that deliver a range of benefits for local communities – businesses, voluntary sector and community groups can all apply. Proposals need to be bold, ambitious…

VALLEYS STEPS

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£3,400 – MICRO FUND – FEB 2017 The mental health problem in RCT is significant – the prescribing rate of anti- depressants in the area is the largest in Wales by some margin – approaching one in six of the population. Valleys Steps was founded after an extensive and independent feasibility study by the Welsh Institute…

Young people taking the LEAD in the Afan Valley!

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We are delighted to announce a Vision Fund grant of £18,020 to the RECLAIM Project. RECLAIM is an award-winning youth leadership and social change organisation – a small but bold charity, using their experience and platform to support and enable the voices of young people to be heard. The Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund grant…

St. Elvan’s Church – a new community resource for Aberdare and the Cynon Valley

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Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is delighted to support the development of a major new community resource for Aberdare and the Cynon Valley.  St. Elvan’s Church is an iconic building in the heart of the town and is set to re-invent itself for the 21st century and beyond. The Church’s Community Heritage Project has been awarded…

COME AND MEET US TO CHAT ABOUT FUNDING

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Every month we hold dedicated appointment sessions around the Area of Benefit so people, groups, businesses can meet us and chat about any projects they have going on that may benefit from the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund If you want to meet us and talk about a Vision Fund proposal, please email enquiries@penycymoeddcic.cymru or…

IMPROVED CUSTOMER FACILITIES FOR NEW CAFÉ BUSINESS

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THE CF42 £10,250 – Vision Fund – Sept 2017 LOCATION OF ACTIVITY: TREHERBERT   This was a straightforward proposal which would make a significant difference to a new business that had invested a significant amount themselves in starting this new enterprise in Treherbert. Already well-used by the community with excellent Facebook reviews and comments, it had become…