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£19,200 award supports the next phase of Turning the Wheel

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Back in 2022 we funded Kieran a local creative with a small Micro Fund grant when he had the idea for creating a musical The funding allowed him to develop the script, music, recruit actors and stage a showcase performance in the Parc and Dare. The aim of this phase is to take the show…

Abercwmboi RFC Awarded £13,700

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Abercwmboi RFC is a community club which consists of two senior men’s teams, a senior lady’s team, a veteran’s team, a youth team and a mini and junior section comprising of ten teams as well as a walking football and a walking rugby team which promotes fitness and wellbeing within the older communities. They have…

Pen y Cymoedd welcomes new Board member Jamie and says goodbye and thanks to Victoria.

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As part of our commitment to renewing the skills and experience on the Board we regularly refresh our Board with new membership. This October we are excited to welcome a new member, Jamie Smith. Jamie was born and bred in and around the Afan Valley and has worked in innovation and research-related roles for over…

PyC is excited to offer Phase 2 development of Cynon Linc funding of £188,664 over the next three years

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Cynon Linc is a vibrant community hub, available to all ages and abilities, set in the heart of Aberdare town centre. It provides a place to eat and socialise, as well as providing spaces for hire and a range of services and facilities available to the local community. It offers a variety of services to…

Update on Afan Lodge July 23

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Back in 2019 Pen y Cymoedd purchased Afan Lodge and it remains wholly owned by PYC. It has an independent Board of 5 Directors who take day-to-day decisions and employ staff and contractors to operate the facility. The purchase and commencement of operations at the building occurred just prior to the onset of the Covid19…

Pen y Cymoedd expands the support available to charitable and community organisations in the fund area working with Neath Port Talbot CVS, Cranfield Trust and Interlink RCT.

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Back in 2018 we funded a Supporting Communities team working with Neath Port Talbot CVS and Interlink RCT to offer development support to fund applicants and grant recipients for 5 years. As that period ended, we assessed what fund communities need to benefit from the fund and are thrilled to announce that we have also…

Funding staff and resources for Cwmparc Community Association to develop and grow the theatre space – Vision Fund Grant £110,000

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The Cwmparc Community Centre will celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2024, and to help them realise their goal of restoring the theatre to its former splendour and making it a regular venue for community activities, they turned to the fund. They have already made an investment in the theatre space and have successfully held community…

Supporting Rhondda Arts Festival with funding of £9,950

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Relaunching the festival for 2023 they aim to put on an arts festival and make sure that people get involved in what they are doing and participate. Art has a powerful way of helping you find your place in the world, and this year’s theme of ‘Rhondda Valleys: centre of the universe’ will help that…

Pen y Cymoedd supporting amazing new Re:Make Valleys social enterprise Dant y Llew CIC with funding of £147,114.24

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Dant y Llew’s (DYLL) vision is to support sustainability within the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys, by replicating the success of the Re:make Newport model. Trading as Re:Make Valleys they will establish a Repair Café, a Benthyg (Library of Things), and an affordable zero waste shop. Creating volunteering opportunities, facilitating workshops around sustainability, and supporting individuals…

Pen y Cymoedd funds KnowURights project for young people in the Afan Valley with grant of £121,923

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The Children’s Rights Unit vision is ‘Working together to make Children’s Rights a reality’ giving opportunities to children and young people to have their voices heard in decision-making. CRU approached Pen y Cymoedd with an ambitious project to work in the Afan Valley for 3 years, developing inclusive children’s rights initiatives in three stages: Educate…