15 community groups will be awarded up to £10,000 each to turn
their ideas into viable projects to support Cymraeg in their
communities.
Since it was established in 2022, the Welsh Government's Perthyn
small grants scheme has supported 62 community projects.
Llanrwst town has secured a grant of up to £10,000 to help the
local community to purchase the Bys a Bawd book shop that's
served the community for 50 years. The Welsh language has been at
the heart of the business, and now the community intend to buy
and transform the space into a literary hub.
The Perthyn small grants scheme aims to support Welsh-speaking
communities with high numbers of second homes by creating
economic opportunities, provide affordable housing, and help the
social fabric of the local community and naturally the Welsh
language being a core element of the projects.
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Welsh Language,
, said:
“Small grants can make a big difference to our communities. It's
fantastic to see such a range of projects in this round of
Perthyn funding, which includes a sustainable energy project,
communities coming together to buy and run their local pub,
shops, library and chapel which aim to benefit their community.
We have also supported several community led projects to create
affordable housing to enable people to live in their local
communities.”
The grant scheme is administered by Cwmpas on behalf of Welsh
Government.
Jocelle Lovell, Director of Inclusive Communities at
Cwmpas said:
"We are delighted to be working with the Welsh Government and
Planed to deliver the Perthyn project. Perthyn works with the
communities to identify ways to address the lack of affordable
housing, protect community assets and create new cooperatives and
social businesses. A real enabler for us has been administering a
small grant scheme for the communities to help build local
capacity and accelerate their business and housing ideas. We look
forward to seeing the ideas develop and to working with more
communities over the coming months.”
If you're a community group in a Welsh-speaking community and
would like further support to turn your ideas into viable
projects, please contact Cwmpas: Perthyn - Cwmpas
Notes to editors
Full details of projects:
- Ymddiriedolaeth Tir Bro'r Ffynnon – £10,000 – Llanystumdwy,
Gwynedd – Community looking into affordable housing.
- Bys a Bawd Pawb – £10,000 – Llanrwst, Conwy – Community
looking into buying and running the Bys a Bawd book shop in
Llanrwst
- Deryn Du – £8,500 – Ceredigion – Community looking into
affordable housing
- Menter Gymunedol Llanuwchllyn – £10,000 – Gwynedd – Community
looking into affordable housing.
- Menter y Ring – £9,632 – Gwynedd – Community looking into
purchasing and running the Brondanw Arms.
- Llanfywio – Ysgol Llannefydd – £10,000 – Conwy – Community
looking into bringing the old school into community ownership and
turning into affordable housing.
- Dyffryn Peris – £9,899 – Gwynedd – Community looking into
affordable housing.
- Dyfodol Salem Gâr – £10,000 – Sir Gaerfyrddin – Community
looking into creating a community hub.
- Hwb Penmachno – £10,000 – Conwy – Community looking into
affordable housing
- Cwmni Nod Glas Cyf – £9,998 – Dinas Mawddwy – Community led
business
- Pwyllgor Pentra Deiniolen – £9,950 – Gwynedd – Community
looking into buying the running the old library building as a
community hub.
- Hwb Llansaint – £9,932 – Carmarthenshire – Asset transfer to
the community
- Gweithgor Dyffryn Aeron – £10,000 – Ceredigion – Community
led energy project
- Canolfan Bethlehem – £10,000 – Casnewydd – Community looking
into purchasing a chapel to create a community space and
affordable housing.
- Hwb Aberteifi – £9,050 – Aberteifi – Community looking to
purchase and run the old Tabernacle Chapel as a community hub.