The venue I teach some of my classes at is a community hub that involves Men's Sheds and Grow Rhondda.
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The venue I teach some of my classes at is a community hub that involves Men's Sheds and Grow Rhondda. They host things like a repair cafe and warm spaces with free food, and are integral to promoting mental health and wellbeing in a place that can have a lot of social isolation.
They've just discovered that the council won't be continuing their funding from March (they're withdrawing all funding from community spaces up this valley). They'll be reducing their hours to two days a week and -
- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
CC: @320x200 @rra @ephemeral @DoomsdaysCW I know yall are not necessarily based in wales but maybe you know people who know people in Europe when it comes to this community arts and skill sharing stuff?
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie That is so sad and infuriating but sadly typical. Grants for capital expenditure are not too difficult to find, but funding for ongoing staffing is always a problem.
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie I think the Menter Iaith charities would be interested in supporting language related projects. Definitely worth talking to your MS as they should be able to help.
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@welshpixie That is so sad and infuriating but sadly typical. Grants for capital expenditure are not too difficult to find, but funding for ongoing staffing is always a problem.
@Dewines aye
I think with building and staff costs it needs about £45k a year to run at bare minimum -
- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie I believe National Lottery do these kind of grants.
Will be happy to donate & share the Go Fund Me.
Sounds like a great project.
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@welshpixie I think the Menter Iaith charities would be interested in supporting language related projects. Definitely worth talking to your MS as they should be able to help.
@glenatron I know the guy applied for one welsh language grant and they came back saying they loved the application but didn't qualify because they're only funding new projects
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie unfortunately although a lot of supermarkets offer grants they are mostly for organisations with charitable status. Perhaps a grant from the national lottery or Red Nose day. MIND might be able to advise.
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@welshpixie I believe National Lottery do these kind of grants.
Will be happy to donate & share the Go Fund Me.
Sounds like a great project.
@welshpixie I assume they have looked into Welsh govt grants?
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@welshpixie I believe National Lottery do these kind of grants.
Will be happy to donate & share the Go Fund Me.
Sounds like a great project.
@GwenfarsGarden yeah I think they're looking into lottery funding, it's on their radar, it's all a bit flappy and panic stations up there right now
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@welshpixie I assume they have looked into Welsh govt grants?
@GwenfarsGarden yeah - lots of support for startups, nothing for places that have existed over 12 months
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie I know there are several programs of the EU that are specifically meant to support small and local communities. One of them is the European Regional Development Fund. But I have no idea how to get the funds and who needs to apply for them.
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@GwenfarsGarden yeah - lots of support for startups, nothing for places that have existed over 12 months
@welshpixie argh!
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie Urgh, that sucks, hope they are able to figure something out.
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- will have to close permanently by September if they can't find funding.
They're setting yp up a GoFundMe, but does anyone have any leads on funding sources or avenues they might pursue? I've brought up contacting the Green party and joining the Co-Op's local community fund.
Areas they cover include arts and crafts, the Welsh language, permaculture and renewables, mental and physical health support, accessibility, access to food, repair cafes.
Please boost!
@welshpixie Speak to Kate Breeze at Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC on 01685 878785. Tell her I gave you her number.
If you are in the correct catchment area then this is the kind of thing that they fund.
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@GwenfarsGarden yeah - lots of support for startups, nothing for places that have existed over 12 months
@welshpixie I used to work for a community garden and run the local food programme, and we found that it was easier to get funding and interest in new ventures, but harder for established ones.
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@welshpixie Speak to Kate Breeze at Pen Y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC on 01685 878785. Tell her I gave you her number.
If you are in the correct catchment area then this is the kind of thing that they fund.
@gomez ooh diolch! I think they've been in contact with someone at the wind farms but don't know who or how it went, I'll pass this on
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@3rdSectorMichael windfarms yes, they've been in touch but not sure how it went
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@welshpixie I know there are several programs of the EU that are specifically meant to support small and local communities. One of them is the European Regional Development Fund. But I have no idea how to get the funds and who needs to apply for them.
@DrJLecter about 20 years ago I used to work in a community program that would apply for grants from them
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@gomez ooh diolch! I think they've been in contact with someone at the wind farms but don't know who or how it went, I'll pass this on
@welshpixie They have 2 funding rounds a year and I think one just started.
They do have a flexi fund though that can consider awards that have a deadline that makes waiting for a round difficult.
