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Who is this month’s local hero? Nathan at The Play Yard, Treorchy. What have they been doing? Nathan started as manager of The Play Yard in late 2018 when Valleys Kids took over the run-down facility as a social enterprise. Since then, Nathan has worked tirelessly to improve and enhance the facility adding a children’s…

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is making emergency, fast-track funding available for organisations in the Fund area. There will be two strands: Survival Fund: to provide emergency cashflow funding for organisations at risk of closure Project Fund: to support additional services that meet immediate community needs Our funding will not replace any Government…

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC (PyC CIC) is pleased to announce that it has worked with the owners and others to ensure Afan Lodge’s continued contribution to the prosperity of the Afan valley and wider communities.  It is now a subsidiary business of PyC CIC which will be managed and run on…

JOB VACANCY Enterprise Support & Finance Officer With £1.8m a year (index linked) until 2043, the Fund invests in communities and businesses across the upper Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys. If you are passionate about this area, and excited about what the Fund can achieve, would you like to join our small staff team…

Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund has been investing in communities and businesses across the upper reaches of the Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys since 2016.  If you are passionate about this area, and excited about what the Fund can achieve – would you like to join us?   We are looking for…

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 17th February 2020. Community groups, social enterprises, and new/developing businesses are eligible to apply for grants up to £5,000. The online application is available here www.penycymoeddcic.cymru Find out more here: https://penycymoeddcic.cymru/the-micro-fund/ We much prefer to have had a chat with you about your proposal before we…