Community Investment - Mantell Gwynedd Ffestiniog Cyf Group Name Seren Ffestiniog Cyf Project Name Cwmni Seren Development Location of project Porthmadog (Dwyfor) Funding from Community

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Community Investment Fund 

Annual Review 2013/14

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£Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd’s Community Investment Fund is a programme worth £1.25m which offers up to £10,000 in grant funding to community and voluntary groups that can positively influence communities, and improve the lives of Gwynedd residents.

The Fund aims to strengthen and develop community groups and enterprises to enable the voluntary sector to play a full role in communities across Gwynedd by promoting the following aims:

• Improving social, linguistic, cultural and recreational opportunities

• Enhancing employment prospects, enterprise and skills of the local people, particularly young people and those at a disadvantage, and promote equality of opportunity for all

• Safeguarding and improving the local environment and infrastructure, and bring land and buildings into effective use

• Improving community safety and prevent, or reducing the fear of crime

• Promote, conserve, enrich and improve the environment / reduce pollution

• Promote and support voluntary action and volunteering and working together to reach common goals

• Encourage joint working and increase pride and confidence • Contribute towards reducing deprivation in the most deprived

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How to apply for funding?Groups can apply for funding towards projects such as events, training, improving local facilities or a project that will improve their local environment.

For more information about the Fund and to apply for a grant, please contact:

Applications between £1,000- £10,000

Contact Mantell Gwynedd on 01286 672626Email: [email protected]

Applications under £1,000

Cysylltwch â Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd ar 0300 123 8084Contact Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd on 0300 123 8084Email: [email protected]

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£Three years since Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd’s Community Investment Fund was established I’m proud of what has been achieved and the number of projects across Gwynedd, large and small, that have benefitted.

From the beginning we have been committed to play our part in the communities we serve, the Investment Fund is one way we can contribute in a positive way. Making an impact on the community is part of our vision as an association and we are proud of our record so far.

Since the fund was set up, 130 projects and community events have received funding which equates to £712,438.29 of investment by CCG. In 2013/14 alone, applications from 49 groups were approved, which attracted match funding worth £1m from other funding sources to Gwynedd.

The partnership we have developed with Mantell Gwynedd is key to the success of the Fund and I would like to thank them, as well as our staff for their work over the year. I would also like to thank CCG’s Community Benefit Forum and the Gwynedd Community Chest Panel for their work and contribution to ensure the success and maximum benefit is gained from the Fund.

I look forward to another year of working together to strengthen communities and to create opportunities for the people of Gwynedd.

Ffrancon WilliamsChief Executive, Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd

It gives me great pleasure again this year to write a few words of introduction to this booklet which looks back on the

2013-14 period of administering the Community Investment

Fund on behalf of Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd (CCG). This is the second year which Mantell Gwynedd have been working with CCG to administer this very important fund. The success, once again, can be seen within this booklet.

During 2013-14, 26 local groups in Gwynedd benefitted from the Main Fund administered by Mantell Gwynedd and as you will see from this booklet, they range in size, activities and geographical location. The value of this year’s Fund was £224,358.26 and this amount has enabled organisations to attract a further £1m of additional funding to support their projects. This means that over a two year period the Community Investment Fund has distributed £487,000 which has attracted over £3m of additional funding to Gwynedd. We should be immensly proud of this – what an achievement!

Once again, it is partnership working which has been key to the success. I am most grateful to CCG not only for contracting with us to administer this Fund, but also for their professionalism and co-operation throughout the process. It is this collaboration which has enabled us to ensure the very best value of every penny of the Fund.

I would like to express my thanks to everybody who has contributed to this year’s success and I look forward to continued working in the future for the benefit of Gwynedd citizens.

Bethan Russell WilliamsChief Officer, Mantell Gwynedd

Seren Ffestiniog Cyf

Group Name Seren Ffestiniog Cyf

Project Name Cwmni Seren Development

Location of project Porthmadog (Dwyfor)

Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 10,000

Total project cost £ 75,000

Seren Ffestiniog Cyf provides care and support to people with learning difficulties so that they can live, work and socialise in their own communities. Seren Ffestiniog Cyf generates income through commercial initiatives to ensure that they can continue to provide this much needed support.

Seren was eager to expand its work and after receiving £10,000 from the Fund the company bought the old Drill Hall in Porthmadog. The new warehouse and shop which re-use and recycle furniture and white goods opened for business in January 2014.

The centre sells furniture donated by the public at reasonable prices which benefits people on low incomes.

As well as the social and economic benefits of the project, Seren hopes it can also contribute to safeguarding the environment by encouraging people to re-use and recycle.

Terry Williams, Project Manager at Seren Ffestiniog Cyf said: “We sell recycled furniture from the new warehouse. We have been doing this from our centre in Blaenau Ffestiniog since 2000 and it has proved to be very successful. We are grateful to CCG for their support and to everyone who has contributed, enabling us to open this new centre in Porthmadog.”

Antur StiniogGroup Name Antur Stiniog

Project Name Antur Stiniog Shop and Visitor Centre

Location of project Blaenau Ffestiniog (Meirionnydd)

Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 10,000

Total project cost £ 220,000

Antur Stiniog was established in 2007 and operates as a company limited by guarantee. The company is located in Blaenau Ffestiniog and its main aim is to use the local environment and resources to develop opportunities in the outdoor industry.

In 2013/14, Antur Stiniog received £10,000 towards establishing a new centre and shop at the heart of the town of Blaenau, which will also operate as an information centre for visitors. The grant from the Fund contributed towards the cost of adapting and renovating the new building internally once purchased.

Brynmynach Playing Field Committee Group Name Brynmynach Playing Field Committee

Project Name Y Ddôl Play Area

Location of project Nefyn (Dwyfor)Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 5,755

Total project cost £ 48,131

Brynmynach Playing Field Committee (Nefyn) were successful in their application for £5,755.00 in grant funding towards purchasing new play equipment for Brynmynach playing field in Nefyn. This project has created a safe play area that local children can enjoy for years to come.

The Friends of Barmouth Memorial ParkGroup Name Friends of Barmouth Memorial ParkProject Name Improving Barmouth Recreation AreaLocation of project Abermaw (Meirionnydd)Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 10,000

Total project cost £ 62,158

Barmouth Memorial Park has been a focal point for recreational activities in the town since it was opened in 1935 and the area has housed a bowling green, tennis courts and a play area for toddlers.

In recent years, the use of the park had declined and change was necessary to reinstall it as the hub of the community it once was. The Friends of Barmouth Memorial Park Group took over ownership of the park and a consultation with local people was held to see how the park and its facilities could be redeveloped in line with the needs and aspiration of the community.

The Group were successful in their application for £10,000 in grant funding from the Community Investment Fund to fund Phase 1 of the project.

The Small Grants Fund- Applications under £1,000 As well as the main fund which is administered by Mantell Gwynedd and offers up to £10,000 in grant funding, money is also available through the Small Grants Fund. The Small Fund supports community events or small projects with up to £1,000 in funding.

The Small Grants Fund is administered by Cartrefi Cymunedol Gwynedd.

Ogwen Partnership

Group Name Ogwen Partnership

Project Name Siop Ogwen

Location of project Bethesda (Arfon)Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 10,000

Total project cost £ 90,985

The long term aim and vision of the Ogwen Partnership is to regenerate the local community in the Ogwen Valley and to ensure better access, as well as safeguard and attract new services to Bethesda.

Ogwen Partnership received £10,000.00 from the Fund to purchase and refurbish an empty shop on the High Street in Bethesda now known as ‘Siop Ogwen’. By working in partnership with North Wales Police the partnership secured a

deal to safeguard and re-locate the Police Station to ‘Siop Ogwen’ on the High Street. The shop aims to give local individuals and businesses to showcase and sell their produce.

MaesgeirchenPartnership Maesgeirchen Partnership is a company limited by guarantee working to develop social, economic and environmental opportunities for residents of Maesgeirchen and Tan y Bryn in Bangor. The Partnership is responsible for leading and running various community projects from their office in Llys Dylan.The Partnership was successful in their application for £972.87 from the Fund which has enabled them to buy a new printer for the office.

Nigel Pickavance on behalf of the group said; “We are very grateful to CCG for their support and for giving us the opportunity to apply for a grant. Getting the new printer has been a great help for the day to day running of the Partnership, as we previously would have had to use, and burden the expense, of paying professional printers to do all our printing and publication work for us.”

“The grant application process itself was easy and straightforward and we have since been able to apply for a larger grant from the main fund through Mantell Gwynedd for other community projects.”

Group Name Maesgeirchen Partnership

Project Name Purchase Office printer

Location of project Bangor (Arfon)Funding from Community Investment Fund £ 973

Total project cost £ 90,985

Community Investment Fund Successful Applications

Group Total Project Cost Grant from Main Fund

Blaenau Ffestiniog Amateur Football Club £ 28,680 £ 10,000Y Groeslon Village Hall Committee £ 11,778 £ 10,000Ogwen Partnership £ 90,985 £ 10,000Antur Stiniog £ 220,000 £ 10,000Cwmni Seren Cyf £ 75,000 £ 10,000TYB Group (Talybont,Bangor) £ 71,824 £ 10,000Penmorfa Playing Field £ 30,900 £ 8,000Cofis Bach Company £ 10,034 £ 10,000Pendre Hall (Tywyn) £ 31,076 £ 10,000Plas Heli Cyf £ 1,0261 £ 10,000Y Felinheli Sailing Club £ 48,342 £ 10,000Future of Deiniolen Group £ 2,340 £ 2,340Brynmynach (Nefyn) Playing Fields Committee £ 48,131 £ 5,755Bontnewydd Centre £ 24,972 £ 10,000Siop Pen y Groes Company (Llithfaen) £ 14,566 £ 4,566Friog and Fairbourne Village Hall £ 4,800 £ 4,800Rhydymain Village Hall £ 18,000 £ 10,000Pum Plwy Penllyn Company £ 12,7083 £ 10,000Bryncrug Community School Management Committee £ 9,935 £ 9,935Friends of Barmouth Memorial Park £ 62,158 £ 10,000Pennal Centre £ 8,326 £ 8,326CIL De Gwynedd £ 19,050 £ 8,197Llithfaen Area Regeneration Committee £ 10,149 £ 8,149Gerddi Bach Playing Field Committee (Waunfawr) £ 4,740 £ 4,540Y Fron Development Group £ 9,750 £ 9,750Pysgodfa Cymunedol Tywyn Community Fishery £ 25,000 £ 10,000M

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Allocation of additional investment according to source

Allocation according to the areas of Gwynedd

Loans (WCVA) - £215,000.00 = 22%

Voluntary organisations Clean money – fundraising etc - £42,441.90 = 4%

Gwynedd Council – Voluntary Development Grant - £58,740.00 = 6%

Cronfa Tir a Môr (Entrust) - £76,294.60 = 8%

Sports Wales - £35,000.00 = 4%

Charitable Trust - £32,000.00 = 3%

Europe (RDP/ Cyfenter/Lif ) - £222,215.20 = 23%

CAE Fund (Snowdonia National Park) - £17,912.60 = 2%

Magnox Socio Economic Fund - £12,000.00 = 1%

Others i.e Community Council, Lottery, AONB, Government, FAW, CNC - £306,275.80 = 27%

Meirionnydd - 46% (£103,061.00)

Arfon - 34% (£76,630.00)

Dwyfor - 20% (£45,261.43)

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Group Project Details Grant

Gerlan and District Community Club Community Event £ 1,000

Dreamscheme Peblig ‘Dreamscheme’ Scheme £ 1,000

Gwyrfai Community Network Marketing leaflets £ 979

Abersoch Jazz Festival Jazz workshops £ 1,000

Llanbedr Beer Festival Marketing leaflets £ 1,000

Batala Bermo Training £ 520

Barmouth Sailors Institute CCTV System £ 1,000

Friends of Harlech Swimming Pool Marketing support £ 945

South Snowdonia Search and Rescue Team Volunteer resources £ 995

Tafarn y Fic Community Co-operative Company Quarter Century Exhibition of the History of Y Fic £ 980

Ffestiniog Improvements Society Order a Grass gutting £ 863

Llanbersi FC - Under 17 Youth Team Order a new kit for the team £ 500

Maesgeirchen Partnership Order a laser printer £ 973

Love My Wales Marketing and promoting £ 1,000

The Felinheli History Society Produce a book £ 1,000

Noddfa Community Centre Buy a picnic bench and table £ 1,000

Pengwndwn Community House Order gardening equipment for the estate. £ 965

Gerlan Pre School (Cylch Meithrin) Resources for the Pre School £ 967

Blaenau Ffestiniog Macular Support Group A Group trip to see an Auto-descriptive show at Venue Cymru Llandudno.

£ 610

Welsh Religious Buildings Trust Renew Peniel Chapel, Tremadog £ 1,000

Abermaw Care for Children Partnership A trip to the Eisteddfod yr Urdd in Bala £ 778