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.  

Find local groups and services in Rhondda Cynon Taff and Merthyr Tydfil, quickly and easily It’s live! http://findagroup.cymru/ VISIT AND SHARE TODAY! (if you are searching on google – search for Findagroup Cymru or Findagroup and the name of the group you are looking for) How it works – Findagroup is the easiest way to find local groups and services […]

3 October 2018, 10am – 4pm Mercure Holland House Hotel, Cardiff Children in Wales Annual Round Table Conference The Whole Child:  The importance of getting it right #CIW2018WholeChild Children can experience uncertainties, adversity, poverty and trauma.  The ability to adapt well, cope better and thrive despite these challenges is a crucial aspect of their lives. The Children in Wales Annual […]

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Youth Engagement and Participation Press Release – Darran Park Community Cleanup Project Every Tuesday throughout the Summer Holidays, around forty young people from Ferndale and Treorchy Youth Clubs have joined forces to help improve the open spaces in their communities. Working together with South Wales Police, RCT Parks and Environmental Services departments, they have spent their days at Darran Park […]

Addressing Loneliness and Isolation for all ages The Cwm Taf PSB is getting ready to deliver on the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act through the delivering the Cwm Taf Wellbeing Plan. We need to know what local groups and third sector organisations are doing and what ideas they have. This covers people of all ages and abilities. We would like […]

It is with deepest regret and great sadness that Interlink announces the passing of our Volunteer Development Officer Christine Davies, after a short illness. Chris joined Interlink in 2008 having previously managed a Home-Start project in Merthyr Tydfil, her strong work ethic and scrupulous administrative skills immediately came to the fore as she managed and recorded a huge increase in […]

Advertisement for Childcare Assistant Pontypridd YMCA and Artis Community have worked together to secure funding for the Pontypridd “Our Place” Parent and Baby group. With thanks to funding from the Big Lottery and Children in Need, the first term has supported parents and volunteers to move on to employment and higher education. We will continue to run two groups in […]

Building Resilient Communities   Would you like the opportunity to hear about a range of projects which are seeking to encourage communities of all different types to become more resilient?  A more resilient Wales is one of the seven goals of the Well-being of the Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, and the term resilient communities has become a common theme […]

Join Us At Our Next Coffee Social 9th October 2018 6pm till 8pm Pop Factory Porth CF39 9PP http://proudvalleys.org/

Announcing….a new round of Volunteering Wales Grants! A new round of Volunteering Wales Grants is launching on 12 September, with opportunities for project funding of up to £20,000 for activity from 1 April 2019 – 31 March 2020. Volunteering Wales Grants is a scheme funded by the Welsh Government to promote and improve volunteering in Wales. The scheme is administered […]

To book your place please email: kprice@interlinkrct.org.uk / 01443 866200 To find out more please email:  sjames@interlinkrct.org.uk

Volunteering Wales Youth Led Grants The Vol Factor 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 […]

Find our more about the Arts Council of Wales’ Night Out scheme that may be of interest to community halls