PEN Y CYMOEDD
THE LATEST NEWS AND EVENTS
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New Board Member Appointed
Two years in the Open and Trusting Funder Network
Exciting News: Funding for Valleys Kids’ Penyrenglyn Hub!
OUR SPACE | EIN LLE NI – COMPLETION & REFLECTION
Supporting Arts Factory: £26,000 Awarded for Solar Panels to Make Community Spaces Greener
Pen y Cymoedd Fund Announces New Monitoring & Evaluation Partner
Spring 2026
We are excited to announce that, following many years of collaboration with Wavehill, Pen y Cymoedd Fund is entering a new Monitoring & Evaluation contract with People & Work. We want to thank Wavehill for their support, challenge, and insight since 2018 — your work has helped shape how we understand and evidence the difference the Fund makes.
Micro Fund Round 19 Awards Announced
Transforming Treorchy Boys & Girls Club: £25,700 Awarded to Volunteer It Yourself
Spring 2026
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is delighted to award £25,700 to Volunteer It Yourself (VIY) to support a vital refurbishment and transformation project at Treorchy Boys & Girls Club. This funding will help improve the facilities and provide life-changing opportunities for local young people.
£21,000 awarded for new playground at Pontneddfechan Village Hall
Spring 2026
We’re excited to announce that £21,000 has been awarded to Pontneddfechan Village Hall to install a new community playground. The previous play area, in place for many years, was removed in 2022 due to safety concerns. Since then, the local community has made it clear that replacing it is a top priority.
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£19,500 Awarded to Support Local Business Growth Through The Apex Series
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Micro Fund Round 18 Now Open for Applications
Afan Lodge: Sale Now Complete
Autumn 2025
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is pleased to confirm that the sale of Afan Lodge has now been completed.
Afan Lodge ceased trading in November 2024 following a formal consultation with staff. Since purchasing the Lodge in 2019, Pen y Cymoedd had supported its operation through an exceptionally challenging period — including the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Big Improvements to Bryn Golwg Play Area, Clyne!
Autumn 2025
Pen y Cymoedd is pleased to be supporting Clyne and Melincourt Community Council with £25,895 towards an upgrade of Bryn Golwg Play Area, building on previous improvements funded through our Micro Fund in 2019.
The aim of the project is to create a safe, inclusive, and engaging outdoor space for children, young people, and families of all ages and abilities within the community.
Thriving Future for healthcare: £149,999 awarded to Tynewydd Pharmacy
Celebrating Two Years of the Children’s Rights Officer in the Afan Valley
Autumn 2025
We’re delighted to share an update as we reach the end of Year 2 of our three-year Children’s Rights project in the Afan Valley through NPT Children’s Rights Unit.
Over the past year, around 170 pupils every month have taken part in children’s rights workshops across the primary schools and feeder comprehensive.
Groundbreaking VR mental health intervention trialled in Wales
Autumn 2025
A trial programme of mental health support delivered via a virtual reality headset is underway in Wales. The programme developed by mental health charity New Horizons in partnership with Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board (CTMUHB) utilises mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) techniques to target improvement in an individual’s mental wellbeing.
We’re Hiring: Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant
Summer 2025
Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund is looking for an exceptional Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) consultant (or team) to join us on a 2-year journey (with potential for extension) to explore, evidence and share the impact of over a decade of place-based investment in the upper Neath, Afan, Rhondda and Cynon valleys.
£36,160 awarded to Bryn Sion Baptist Church to help transform listed chapel into flexible community space
Summer 2025
Bryn Sion Baptist Church in Trecynon has been awarded £36,160 from Pen y Cymoedd as part of a wider £340,000 renovation project that will breathe new life into the historic chapel — preserving its heritage while transforming it into a warm, welcoming and fully accessible space for the whole community.