Social Value Network – come and take part on the 5th October from 1.00pm at Ty Dysgu, Nantgarw So what is Social Value?  Well  . . . in the Act and our Cwm Taf Social Value group Terms of Reference it is . . . Social Value ‘The additional benefit to the community from a commissioning/procurement process over and above […]

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 […]

  We’re thrilled skinny (or in my case thrilled a bit plump) to be launching our formal membership drive – open to all ages, all sizes and all types. The only requirement is that you commit to work with us to make co-pro happen. The Membership Form  asks you to agree to our shared principles and to decide on what you want to do […]

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 […]

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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 […]

Kindness is at the very heart of our wellbeing. With the support of JRF, over the past nine months we have been working with seven organisations to test what, if anything, could be done to encourage kinder communities. The report by Carnegie Associate Zoë Ferguson sets out what we have learnt, highlighting powerful examples of where kindness and everyday relationships […]

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Welsh Government | Community Facilities Programme The Community Facilities Programme is a capital grant scheme and can be used to improve community facilities which are useful to, and well used by, people in the community. Grants are available at two levels; small grants of under £25,000 and larger grants of up to £250,000. The Programme is open to community and […]

For more information contact: Nia Williams – Cynon email: nwilliams@interlinkrct.org.uk Mobile:  07580 869946 Karen Powell – Taff Ely email: kpowell@interlinkrct.org.uk Mobile: 07580 869970 Meriel Gough – Rhondda email: mgough@interlinkrct.org.uk Mobile: 07580 865938 Deanne Rebane – Cwm Taf Primary Care email: deanne.rebane@vamt.net Mobile: 07580 869983 Elaine James – Merthyr Tydfil email: elaine.james@vamt.net Mobile: 07580 866547 Community Coordinator Bulletin August 2017