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Heart of the Hall, Maerdy Community Centre
Major £235,532.59 investment awarded to The Fern Partnership to strengthen communities across the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys
Summer 2026
A major £235,532.59 investment over three years has been awarded to The Fern Partnership to help secure vital childcare, community and wellbeing services across the Rhondda and Cynon Valleys. The funding will support the organisation’s ambitious Anchoring the Valley’s Future: Rooted in Place, Built to Grow plan, safeguarding the core infrastructure that underpins its wide-reaching work with children, families and communities across the area.
George Caffee: Bringing Authentic Polish Baking to Aberdare Market
Summer 2026
When Sylwia approached the fund with her idea to open George Caffee in Aberdare Market, she had a clear vision: to create a specialist Polish cake shop offering handcrafted cakes made from traditional family recipes. Recognising a gap in the local market, Sylwia wanted to provide residents, visitors, and the local Polish community with authentic baked goods that celebrate cultural heritage through quality, flavour, and craftsmanship.
EcoServ: Helping a Local Business Clean Solar Panels More Safely, Efficiently and Sustainably
Summer 2026
EcoServ is a well-established small business based in Cynon, providing exterior cleaning services across the Pen y Cymoedd Fund communities and the wider South Wales area. Since 2013, the business has built a strong reputation in window cleaning and solar panel cleaning, helping customers keep their solar panels performing effectively through regular maintenance.
£19,408 Awarded to support Hirwaun Village Green Improvements
Summer 2026
We are delighted to announce an award of £19,408 towards improvement works and community activity at Hirwaun Village Green. The funding will support enhanced access, signage, information boards, and ongoing maintenance activity on the Village Green. The project will help celebrate the area’s rich industrial heritage while encouraging greater community use and volunteer involvement.
Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund Awards £25,672.83 to Inspire Future Green Careers Through “Turbine Time!”
Summer 2026
The Pen y Cymoedd Community Fund is proud to award £25,672.83 to EESW STEM Cymru to deliver “Turbine Time! – Wind Powered Education” across schools within the Fund area. This exciting programme will give hundreds of young people the opportunity to explore renewable energy, engineering and environmental sustainability through hands-on activities linked directly to the Pen y Cymoedd wind farm.
£6,000 PyC funding helps Back2Front strengthen health and wellbeing services
£46,673 awarded to restore rivers and reconnect communities in the Afan Valley
Summer 2026
We’re delighted to award £46,673.48 to West Wales Rivers Trust for their Valleys River Restorers project. For generations, rivers have been at the heart of communities in the Upper Afan Valley, supporting local community, farming, wildlife and wellbeing. But over time connections have lessened while the rivers themselves face increasing pressure.
Thank you to Jamie Smith
£16,500 awarded to Bee1 Community for Pollinator Patch Challenge
Spring 2026
We are delighted to announce that Bee1 Community has been awarded £16,500 to deliver its inspiring Pollinator Patch Challenge across the Pen y Cymoedd area. The project will empower schools, residents, and local businesses to design and create pollinator-friendly green spaces – from small garden patches to larger community habitats – helping to reverse biodiversity loss while improving access to nature and supporting community wellbeing.
£21,144 awarded to Dylan’s Den for their Sustainable Places project in Treorchy
Spring 2026
We are pleased to announce that we have awarded £21,144 to Dylan’s Den to deliver their Sustainable Places project in Treorchy. This funding will support the provision of funded childcare places for up to 34 children over a two-year period, helping families who face financial barriers when accessing or sustaining employment.
Exciting News for the Upper Afan Valley!
Spring 2026
We’re thrilled to share that the Upper Afan Valley has been awarded a £55,945 grant from Pen y Cymoedd to fund a part-time Senior Community Development Officer for the next two years. This role, hosted by Neath Port Talbot CVS, will be based in the Upper Afan Valley and is a significant step forward for local communities.
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.