Financial assistance

Donations to Community Projects, Charities and Local Organisations

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The Council is pleased to have contributed £19,235.86 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2024/2025:

Donation to Urdd Gobaith Cymru £25.00
Donation to Eisteddfod yr Urdd £25.00
Community Awards £112.49
Donation to the Federation Choir of Primary Schools in the Garw; a donation of £850.00 towards bus for their trip
School Community Award Vouchers (5 x £50) £250.00
Donation to Carn Rovers FC £2,000 towards storage container
Richard Price Centre £650 donation towards a Pantomime
Donation towards Halo Leisure Playscheme £9,650.00
Christmas Gifts for the Primary School Children £973.37
Pontycymer RFC donation of £2,500 towards a storage container
RL Davies Wall Art to Pontycymer Bus stops £2,000
Donation to Wales Air Ambulance £25.00
Donation to Kids Cancer Charity £25.00
Donation to Marie Curie £25.00
Donation to Urdd Gobaith Cymru (local and national) £50.00
Donation to Llangollen International Eisteddfod £25.00
Donation to SSFA Wales £25.00
Donation to Ray of Light Cancer charity £25.00

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The Council is pleased to have contributed £15,868.68 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2023/2024:

Donation to Hope Rescue £25.00
Donation to Eidsteddfod Rhondda Cynon Taff £25.00
Donation to Air Ambulance Wales £25.00
Donation to Ronald McDonald Foundation £25.00
Donation to Pantomime, Richard Price Centre £500.00
Donation to Llangeinor Allotment Gardens £1,200.00
Schools Community Award Vouchers (5 schools x £50) £250.00
Bettws FC Donation £343.60
Donation to Cancer ISS £25.00
Donation to Bridgend Carers £25.00
Purchase of storage container for use by Bettws FC £3,198.00
Christmas Chocolate Gifts for Primary School Children £1,144.08
Donation towards Halo Leisure Playscheme £9,083.00

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The Council is pleased to have contributed £21,853.74 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2022/2023:

GVCC Community Awards – £133.49
School Community Award Vouchers (3 schools participated) – £150.00
Donation to Pantomime, Richard Price Centre – £640.00
Frames for Certificates at Bettws Primary School – £132.00
Christmas Chocolate Gifts for all 5 Primary Schools – £871.33
Stage Curtains for the Richard Price Centre – £2,492.40
Llangeinor Boys & Girls Club – £150.00
Richard Price Tricentenary Event – £1,898.72
King Charles III Coronation coin gifts for all 5 Primary Schools – £1,680.00
Donation towards Summer Play Scheme – £9,560.00
Teenage Cancer Trust – £25.00
Purchase of defibrillator cabinet at Bryn Stores – £708.00
Purchase of defibrillator and cabinet for Pantygog – £1,418.80
Contribution towards defibrillator and cabinet PC Lan Visitor Centre, Blaengarw – £1,994.00 (the remainder funded by a donation from the public)

The Council is pleased to have contributed £2,800 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2021/2022:

Garw Valley Tennis Club Donation – £1,000
Garw Valley Basketball Club Donation – £25.00
Bettws Life Centre Event – £150.00
Bridgend Carers Donation – £25.00
Children’s Air Ambulance Wales Donation – £25.00
Pontycymer Men’s Shed Donation – £50.00
Urdd Cymru Donation – £25.00
Donation to Community Garden – £1,500

The Council is pleased to have contributed £584.78 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2020/2021:

Garw Valley Rocks Donation – £25.00
Hope Rescue Centre Donation – £25.00
Bridgend Carers Centre Donation – £25.00
Wales Air Ambulance Donation – £25.00
Cerebral Palsy Cymru Donation – £25.00
Llangeinor FC – £400.00
Bettws Christmas Event Item Purchase – £59.78

The Council is pleased to have contributed £788.53 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations in 2019/20:

Children’s Air Ambulance Wales Donation – £25.00
West Glamorgan Age Cymru Donation – £25.00
Noah’s Ark Hospice Donation – £25.00
Hire of Field for Gavin’s Fun Day Bettws – £188.53
Bettws OAP Christmas Lunch – £325.00
Donation to Tynyrheol Primary School – £200.00

The Council is pleased to have contributed £10,388.50 towards the following community projects, charities and local organisations to date in 2018/19: