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Guy is joining us as Finance and Fund Manager with a focus on the running of the fund and supporting enterprises that apply to the fund. Guy has years of experience supporting third sector but a passion for community development as a whole and is excited to join the fund. Kate, Holly and Shayla remain…

Today we can confirm that the consultation process with staff at Afan Lodge has concluded. There has been no viable solution to save this business as it currently operates, and therefore, Afan Lodge will close to the public on Sunday 3rd November. The business will officially cease trading on Tuesday 5th November. We continue to…

Welsh ICE will be delivering a 4-month programme in the upper Rhondda and Cynon to support businesses in that crucial stage a couple of years after start-up. This is often the stage businesses really struggle with planning what’s next and this intensive support programme will equip local SMEs with the tools and strategies to overcome…

When Glynneath Town Council first approached the fund with plan to transform Glynneath Miners Welfare Park into a destination park, by building on the potential of existing facilities, and adding new ones which will serve the local community and the Neath Valley for many years to come we were excited as rather than piecemeal approach…

STRONGER CHARITIES, STRONGER COMMUNITIES From working alongside hundreds of charities every year, we know it is an incredibly challenging time for frontline organisations as they are under greater pressures than ever before. Charity leaders and their teams are working hard to respond to the increases in demands from their beneficiaries who need their services more…

We first supported Valleys Kids with a large grant to establish and support their amazing social enterprise The Play Yard back in 2019. That facility is now a well-used and valued local asset. Like all charities, the last few years have been really difficult for Valleys Kids with the pandemic, the cost of living crisis…

Background Pen y Cymoedd CIC has appointed Wavehill, an independent social and economic research consultancy, to evaluate the impact of funding from its Community Fund. The evaluation is using a range of methodologies to assess the impact on communities in the Area of Benefit. See the Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund website for details of…

Dallaglio RugbyWorks is a rugby orientated intensive skills and health development intervention aimed at helping teenagers who are facing the most barriers to a positive and productive future. The intervention will involve weekly sessions with Rugby Works coaches going in to schools working with a specified group of young people. Their previous work has shown…