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This project is a follow-on project to the one in the Upper Cynon Valley, which we supported in 2020 with a grant of £49,242. The award allowed the organisation to engage the local communities residing alongside and close to the northern reaches of the River Cynon (and its tributaries such as the Dare) in the…

New Pathways are a sexual violence specialist support agency and provide services across the region. The project will ensure that people who have experienced sexual violence in the area (rape, sexual assault, or sexual abuse) are able to access therapeutic services that overcome the effects of trauma and promote recovery. It will: Provide specialist sexual…

With funding of £98,000 over 3 years they will work with all 4 Afan schools (Croeserw, Cymmer Afan, Pen Afan and Glyncorrwg) Provide a coach/mentor per school every week for 3 years Run wellbeing workshops in each school Establish and run after-school clubs with approximately 40 children from each school participating in these clubs Host…

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…

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 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…

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…

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 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…