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This month marks an important moment in the fund as the last 2 Directors from the founding Board of Pen y Cymoedd step down from their roles. “Professor Donna Mead and Dave Henderson have been with the fund since 2016, before we even had an office and have now reached the end of their terms.…

The closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 15th August 2022. Community groups, social enterprises, and new/developing businesses are eligible to apply for grants up to £5,000. We encourage people to apply online here Portal homepage – Pen y Cymoedd (flexigrant.com) but if you need a word version or paper application let us know.…

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 in this role? With experience of both…

“Music and Culture puts us on the map!” The project will bring together a complete cross section of the PyC area in an ambitious collaborative high-tech project to conceive, perform and deliver, a high-end recording of ten new compositions, showcasing our shared heritage in the new cutting-edge audio format, Dolby Atmos. Not only will this…

Glynneath Golf Club was established in 1931 and is situated in the heart of Waterfall Country, an area of outstanding beauty, which attracts thousands all year round. With the golf industry, like many others, recovering from COVID 19 lockdown restrictions, the voluntary committee worked tirelessly with the support of Golf Wales and Wales Cooperative to…

We are really pleased to announce the results of Micro Fund Round 11. The fund is awarding £118,000 to 39 applicants, this is made up of 13 businesses and 26 community groups. Again, we were thrilled with continued interest and engagement with the fund – we received 57 proposals. With this £118,000 that means the…

The Growth & Mindset project will deliver a service specifically for children and young people with and without disabilities and their families. They will work with children from the age of 0 years old to 12 years of age to help them re-build their emotional resilience, self-esteem and confidence which has been devastated by the…

Rhondda Lawn Tennis – £26,000 Rhondda Lawn Tennis Club were established in 1981 and over the years have grown to meet the demand and needs of the local communities they support. They have been working tirelessly over the last couple of years to achieve their growth and development plans for the club – upgrading existing…

Pen y Cymoedd are thrilled to announce another £156,091.92 in Vision Fund Investment to four community organisations across the fund area.    Many community venues were forced to close their doors in 2020, with lots worried about what the future of their group would look like going forward. Treherbert OAP started in the 30’s with…

The Afan Lodge Ltd is run as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Interest Company (PyC CIC), with its own board of directors to implement the strategy and drive the Lodge forward to success. PyC CIC has been investing in communities and businesses across the upper reaches of the…