RCT Volunteer recognised at WCVA Volunteer Awards: Edgar Llywellyn of Toogoodtowaste was successful in the Green category, for the contribution to local environmental projects. Edgar Llewellyn volunteers six days a week every week, helping people in poverty or on low incomes to benefit from recycled furniture and other household items. https://www.wcva.org.uk/about-us/news/2018/06/winners-of-the-wales-volunteer-of-the-year-awards-2018  

Local Youth Worker scoops Gold! Tom Addiscott has been awarded Nation Radios Pride of Wales Gold award for community and fundraising work and his the commitment to safeguarding local services for young people whilst under threat of redundancy. Tom had been working under Glyncoch Community Regeneration on the community voice project where funding was ending, thanks to interlink they had […]

Welcome to Interlink’s Community Link Newsletter Spring 2018 edition communitylinkspring2018 If you would like to include an article in the next edition please send it to cjordan-evans@interlinkrct.org.uk by 20 July 2018.  The theme will be Health and Wellbeing.  

We’re pleased to announce that nominations for the Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards 2018 are now open. The Awards promote and celebrate the hard work and great achievements of inspirational volunteers from around the country. There are six categories which recognise the way in which volunteers make a real difference to their area or to the lives of others: […]

The Tenth Anniversary Crystal Trophy Awards 2017-18 are now open and receiving applications! Applications are welcome from any community projects that contribute to the promotion of healthy lifestyles and the prevention of ill-health. The awards are open to new or established projects in RCT and Merthyr Tydfil with Prizes ranging from £500-£1000. The overall winner will also receive a Crystal Trophy! […]

Please find all your usual local news, awards, funding deadlines, governance & events. Don’t forget you can also sign up for updates on Jo’s facebook page and more deadlines can be found here: http://www.interlinkrct.org.uk/funding/ Trustee Bulletin March 2018 For more information contact Ken or Jo on 01443 846200 or kmoon@interlinkrct.org.uk or jmarkham@interlinkrct.org.uk  

High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Awards A reminder that the closing date for the High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Youth Community Award is 26 January 2018. The High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan Youth Community Awards Scheme takes place annually and involves the current High Sheriff inviting applications for a competition to find a young person between the ages of 11 […]

Please find all your usual local news, awards, funding deadlines, governance & events to fill all your free hours over the Christmas Break. Don’t forget you can also sign up for updates on Jo’s facebook page and more deadlines can be found here:  http://www.interlinkrct.org.uk/funding/ Click here for your Trustee Bulletin

Welcome to Interlink’s Winter 2017 edition of our Community Link Newsletter. the community link winter 2017 If you would like to include an article in the next edition please send it to cjordan-evans@interlinkrct.org.uk by 23 February 2018.  

Log into the Arriva Fund to vote for your favorite projects in RCT Here’s a short selection of projects that have entered from RCT… Children’s Contact Centre, Pontyridd RCT Tigers Disability Football Salem Chapel Community Garden, Church Village Shed Ambassadors, Porth A.S.D Rainbow Greenstream Flooring Shortlisted for Cynnal Cymru Sustain Wales Awards: But they need your vote!

Welcome to your Interlink Trustee Week Bulletin: Interlink Trustee Bulletin ‘Normal People Don’t Volunteer to be a Trustee!’ so Interlink and Third Sector Support Wales are holding a series of local and regional events on governance to support these strange but wonderful people do the really hard but vital job of being a trustee: Trustees’ Week Launch Event – PwC Cardiff Mon […]

Six more youth-led projects in RCT are celebrating this week after receiving Vol Factor grants from Interlink RCT’s Youth Grant Panel. Back in September three projects (RCT People First, Aberdare Valley Football League and Avant Theatre) walked away from Interlink RCT’s Vol Factor Visioning Event £500 richer after the Panel guided them through a successful project design session. Last week […]