As the provider and commissioner of health services for Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil, we are keen to involve you in the redesign of our services as well as hear your views on our current healthcare provision. We hold several public meetings a year across Cwm Taf and you are warmly invited to attend any or all of the […]

The Cwm Taf Safeguarding Board Annual Plan for 2018/19 has now been published on their website and can be accessed here or here ctsb-annual-plan-2018-2019 www.cwmtafsafeguarding.org/    

Cwm Taf University Health Board is responsible for providing healthcare services to the population of Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf, there is a vacancy for an Independent Board member-Third Sector. Closing date for applications: 2nd April 2018 Interview dates: 23rd April 2018 onwards. New Independent Members will be required to participate as full members of the Board setting the […]

Young people from RCT designed a young people’s version of the Social Services and Well-being engagement document, so that other children and young people can get involved. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council (MTCBC), Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council (RCTCBC) and the Cwm Taf University Health Board (Cwm Taf UHB) have been working together to produce the document, designed to […]

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 […]

RCT Together 30 Day Window of Opportunity for the following buildings.   Surplus buildings:   Former Rhiwgarn Infants School Space available within the Former Genesis Day Nursery, Penygawsi   Expression of Interest Received for active buildings:   Rhydyfelin Community Centre   I have also attached an Expression of Interest (EOI) form if there are any interested groups/organisations wanting to express […]

Substance Misuse Poster (2)    

Three Projects walked away from Interlink RCT’s Vol Factor Visioning Event £500 richer last night after the Youth Led Grants Panel guided them through a successful project design session. The Vol Factor grant scheme, funded by the Welsh Government’s Gwirvol Programme via WCVA, supports projects to involve 14-25 in volunteering projects in Rhondda Cynon Taff, and is administered locally by […]

Click on the links below to view the Cwm Taf Social Services and Wellbeing Partnership Board Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT CTSSWPB 2016-7 final ANNUAL REPORT CTSSWPB 2016-7 CYM The Annual Report is available on request from sian.nowell@rctcbc.gov.uk  

Cwm Taf Children First: Upper Rhondda and Gurnos  Cwm Taf Public Service Board has been successful in their application to be Children First areas. To keep up to date with what is happening with the Cwm Taf Public Service Board, visit http://www.ourcwmtaf.wales/   The third sector are represented by VAMT and Interlink on the Public Service Board, so please contact […]

Community Wellbeing Hubs, Resilient Communities and Friendliness  There has been a hive of activity recently with papers and discussions on resilient communities.  It means different things for different people, but I think it has to do with things being more joined up and more people working together. I am not sure how a community gets better at doing things for […]

Building a New Local Economy in Wales by Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) and Building Communities Trust… For many years in Wales, we have striven to meet the challenge of building a better economy with more resilient communities. Some progress has been made, but too many communities continue to struggle. Wales is not unique in this challenge. There is […]