Interlink RCT Congratulate Ten Youth Led Volunteering Projects funded by the Vol Factor Scheme Ten Youth Led Projects encouraging 14-25 year olds to volunteer in RCT are celebrating funding this week, after Interlink RCT’s Youth Grants Panel dispersed their Grant Scheme, funded by the Welsh Government and WCVA’s Volunteering Wales Grant programme. Seven of the projects were coproduced with the […]

training programme October 2019 Interlink Training October 2019 – March 2020 Youth Mental Health First Aid 16 and 17 October 2019 9.30am – 3.00pm at Interlink Cost: Members £80  Non-members £160 (for two days) Trainer: Jacqui Rafferty Recruiting Volunteer Trustees 7 November 2019 9.30am – 12.30pm at Interlink Cost: Members £20  Non-members £40 Trainer: Thomas Crockett Suicide First Aid Lite […]

Grants Currently Available:  Comic Relief Community Fund in Wales Grants are available through Third Sector Support Wales (TSSW). Two types of grants will be available: Large Grants between £30,000 to £60,000.  To apply, please download the application form. Closing date is 31 October 2019. Small Grants between £1,000 to £10,000. For more information and an application form, please visit: TSSW Comic […]

Volunteering Wales Youth Led Grants The Vol Factor 2019/20 Interlink’s youth-led grant scheme offers grants to support youth–led volunteering projects involving 14-25 year olds in Rhondda Cynon Taff The scheme is managed by a panel of young people from Rhondda Cynon Taff. This year the panel will once again run a Visioning Event to engage young people in suggesting and designing project […]

The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) is the highest award given to volunteer groups across the UK – it’s the equivalent of an MBE. Any group doing volunteer work that provides a social, economic or environmental service to the local community can be nominated for the award; what they all have in common is their passion to support their […]

Welcome to Interlink’s Community Link Newsletter, this a a combined Spring/Summer edition due to moving to a new premises on 1 July. We are now based at Glenview House, Courthouse Street, Pontypridd CF37 1JY, call in and say hello 🙂 Community Link spring summer 2019 newsletter    If you would like to include an article in the next edition please […]

Programme Coordinator: Community Hwbs / Cydlynydd Rhaglen: Hybiau Cymunedol Salary /Cyflog : £31,715 pro rata Hours / Oriau: 22.5 hours / awr (£19,286) INTERLINK AREA BASED MODEL GRAPHIC Hwb Programme Coordinator JD Location /Lleoliad : Rhondda Cynon Taf This new innovative role will work with new and existing ‘Hwbs’ run by community and voluntary organisations in RCT, working together to transform […]

Volunteers Week 2019 in RCT: Vol Factor Celebration and Round Up Volunteers Week has been in full swing all week in RCT and here are some more highlights from the week so far, and one more event still to look forward to. On Thursday night Llanharan Drop In Centre hosted Interlink RCT’s Youth Volunteering Celebration where young volunteers from organisations […]

Volunteers Week in RCT: Mid Week Report! With Volunteers Week in full swing in RCT we pick out some more highlights from the week so far, and highlight what we can still look forward to. We have counted 26 organisations involved in these events but we are sure there are more. Let us know! Canolfan Pentre Chair and Interlink Trustee […]

RCT Volunteers Week 1 – 7 June 2019!   Volunteers Week 2019 We’ll be posting more community activities and events over the course of the week via @InterlinkRCT on Facebook and Twitter. You can also find out more by searching pages like @ABetterPontypriddGwell or your own communities facebook pages, most areas have one. And if you are running a community […]

Interlink RCT Offers Support to Put on, Promote and Publicise Volunteers’ Week Events in June 2019 Volunteers’ Week – June 1st-7th 2019 Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of volunteers that takes place every year in June. Up and down the country there will be parties, award events and outings, recruitment fayres and exhibitions taking place, to recruit, reward and […]