Cefn Croes Community Trust

Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust Fund

What is the Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust Fund?

The Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust Fund is a Charitable Trust funded by Cambrian Wind Energy aimed at small community led organisations. Priority will be given to projects in the Community Council Areas of Blaenrheidol and Pontarfynach. The fund is managed by a board of five Trustees representing Cambrian Wind Energy and the Communities of Blaenrheidol and Pontarfynach. The purpose of the Trust is to support any type of activity that involves local people, through small community organisations, that benefits their community. The activities must provide some measure of economic, environmental, educational, social or cultural benefit for people living in the area. Cambrian Wind Energy will pay £58,500 plus inflation annually into the Trust Fund while the Cefn Croes wind farm is operational.

The current Trustees are

  • Erin Murchie representing Nadara
  • Cllr. John Wall and Mrs Trudi Bishop representing Blaenrheidol Community
  • Cllr Dylan Jenkins and Mrs Jane Jenkins representing Pontarfynach Community

To receive any further information on the Trust please contact Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust Fund c/o Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach Community Centre, Devil’s Bridge, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 4QZ.

or send an email to grants@cefncroes-windfarm.org.uk

Applications will be considered in Spring and Autumn each year. Applications for the next round of grants should be sent to the secretary before the end of April or October.

Applications MAY NOT be considered unless all relevant documentation has been sent in with the completed Application form.

To download the relevant form just click on the link below.

Acrobat Reader (PDF) documents

Cefn Croes Application Guidelines October 2024

Cefn Croes Trust Fund Application October 2024

Cefn Croes Trust Fund Checklist October 2024

Cefn Croes End Of Project October 2024

PLEASE SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO:

Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust Fund
c/o Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach Community Centre
Devil’s Bridge
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 4QZ

PLEASE ADDRESS ALL EMAILS TO: grants@cefncroes-windfarm.org.uk

GRANTS AWARDED IN 2007 TO 31 SEPTEMBER

£3,750 Coed y Pobl Trust – Equipment for Community Woodland maintenance

£1,335  Eglwys Newydd Church – Autumn Commmmunity Event

£1,880  Hafod Trust – Improvements to Marianne’s garden

£2,350  Pentir Pumlumon – Consultant for Community Hall, Devils Bridge

£2,280  Mynach Primary School – Computers & Digital camera

£1,310  Ponterwyd Country Fete – Marquee and trestle tables

£1,937  Ponterwyd CM Chapel – Refurbishment of schoolroom

£255     Merched y Wawr – Support for Autumn Concert

£2,261  Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club – Provision of tutors, training aids & equipment

£15,000 Blaenrheidol Community Council – New equipment play area Maes yr Awel

£2,303   School Celebration Group – Preparation of book

£3,405  Eglwys St Ioan – Repairs to church

GRANTS AWARDED DECEMBER 2007

£8593   Ponterwyd  CM Chapel – Upgrading Graveyard

£2979   Cofnodion Cwmystwyth – Equipment to record local history

£2819   Radio Bronglais – Radio Equipment

£4104   Mynach Primary School -Recreation area for school activities

£4500   Plynlimon Heritage Trust – Water Wheel Restoration

£3300   Pentir Pumlumon – Leaflet costs

GRANTS AWARDED MAY 2008

£1356   Coed y Pobl Trust – Site improvements

£1229   Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club –  Art Club materials

GRANTS AWARDED DECEMBER 2008

£20338 Hafod Trust – Renervation of the 18th century Flower Garden

£1500   Yspyty Cynfyn Church-  Hymn Books

£300     Merched Y Wawr, Pontarfynach – Concert

£2200   Y Ddolen – Area Newspaper

£2885   Ponterwyd Youth Club – Activities,workshops, visits etc

£2490   Ysgol Syr John Rhys PTA Account – Play equipment for younger children

£5000   Plunlumon Heritage Trust – Waterwheel restoration

£7172   Ponterwyd Village Hall – Hall equipment, storage etc

£1081   Canolfan Cymuned Mynach – Equipment

Grants approved 20 May 2009

£1738    Ponterwyd Garden Club

£1736    Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club

£13950  Eglwys Newydd Hafod

£12600  Eglwys Llantrisant

£4544    Mynach Community School PTA

£4833    Cylch Meithryn Penllwyn

Grants awarded February 2010

£2505    Ysgol Syr John Rhys

£1180    Pontarfynach Community Council

£1453    Pontarfynach Community Council

£500      Ebenezer Chapel

£1504    Capel Mynach

£2030    Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach

£2795    Y Ddolen

£3585    Ponterwyd Village Hall

£8750    Pentir Pumlumon

Grants awarded June 2010

£2694   Ponterwyd & District Art Club

£1448   Ponterwyd Garden Club

£2837   Eglwys Newydd Church Hafod

£6000   Ystwyth Community Transport

£2900   Ponterwyd Country Fete

£8750   Pentir Pumlumon

Grants awarded November 2010

£250     Merched y Wawr   – March 1st event

£2622   Coed y Bobl Trust  – Woodlands Fair

£1376   Canolfan Cymunedol Mynach – Xmas Party

£310     Cofnodion Cymystwyth – Xmas Party

£2679   Pentir Pumlumon – Area Guide

£5000   Pentir Pumlumon – Walkers are Welcome Guides

£1500   Y Barcud Coch – Event

£9203   Hafod Church – Electrical Work

Grants awarded July 2011

£1416   Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club – Trips and Materials

£517     Pontarfynach CC  – Bench

£435     Ponterwyd Garden Club  – Trips and Materials

£650     Canolfan Cymuned Mynach – Event Support

£16000 Blaenrheidol CC – Playground equipment

£23000 Siloam Chapel – Chapel renovation

£2350   Ponterwyd Todlers Group – Play Toys

£11363 Ponterwyd Chapel – Lights and Windows

£30000 Plynlymon Heritage Trust – Redevelopment Maesnant Outdoor Centre

Grants awarded November 2011

£2060   Cylch Meithryn Penllwyn  – Play Equipment

£1000   Eglwys Newydd Hafod – Event

Grants awarded June 2012

£3703   Meibion Y Mynydd  – Music Equipment

£300     Ysgoldy Goch Cymystwyth – Notice Board

£800     Cyngor Cymuned Blaenrheidol  – Jubilee Mugs

£500     Blaenrheidol CC  –  Jubilee Party

£1769   Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club –  Courses

£1714   Capel Mynach  –  Painting and Chairs

£6728   Mynach School – Painting and Shed

£500     Ystwyth Development Project – Donation Hafod Race & Summer Activities

GRANTS AWARDED DECEMBER 2012

£630      Mynach Community Council  –  Jubilee Mugs

£2000     Hafod Church  – Repairs to Roof

£12,500  Hafod Trust  – Repairs to The Arch

£6,484    Blaenrheidol Community Council – Fencing of Play Area

£795       Mynach Community Council – War Memorial Plaque

£390       Canolfan Cymuned Mynach  – Children’s Xmas Party and Lights

£4314     Ponterwyd Village Hall Committee – Projector & Sound System for Film Club

£4764     Ponterwyd Village Hall – CCTV Security System

£289       Ponterwyd Village Hall – Games for Family Evenings

£1189     Mynach Community Council – Notice Boards

£7025     West Wales Wheelchair Basketball Club – Wheelchairs and Team Kit

£995       Blaenrheidol Community Council – War Memorial Plaque

£6484     Blaenrheidol Community Council – Fencing Playground

£375       Meibion y Mynydd – Shirts for members

GRANTS AWARDED MAY 2013

£2426     Ponterwyd & Dist. Art Club   – Equipment and courses

£381       Canolfan Cymuned Mynach  – Concert

£4840     Ysgol Syr John Rhys PTA – Painting inside and outside school

£4936     Ysgol Syr John Rhys PTA –  IPads and Computers

£1950     Ysgol Mynach PTA – Security gate

£4936     Ysgol Mynach PTA – IPads and computers

£2256     Ti a Fi Cylch Mynach – Nursery Toys

£3847     Meibion y Mynydd – Trailer

GRANTS AWARDED JANUARY 2014

£1000     Ti & Fi Ponterwyd Play Group – Outdoor furniture

£600       Hadod Church – Hymn books

£780       Trisant YFC – Clothing

£10000   Church Faith Trail (4 local churches & chapels) – Various items, display boards etc

£3583     Ysgol Feithryn Penllwyn – Various Nursery items

£2406     Ysgol Syr John Rhys – Resourses Boxes

£2406     Ysgol Mynach – Resourses Boxes

GRANTS AWARDED MAY 2014

£1775      Ysgol Feithryn Penllwyn – Fencing

£3638      West Coast Warriors Wheelchair Basketball team – Wheelchair

£1930      Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club – Materials and Workshops

£14390    Ponterwyd Village Hall – Building alterations etc

£6500      Llandre Heritage Trail (local churches) – Faith Trail

£1152      Ponterwyd Sheepdog Trials – Hurdles

GRANTS AWARDED NOVEMBER 2014

£10039   RAY Ceredigion – Out of School play sessions

£1750     Ponterwyd Village Hall – Building alterations VAT

£5035     Hafod Church – Tree felling and Vestry upgrade

£1619     Devils Bridge Walking Club – Safety equipment

£3200     Pentir Pumlumon – Area website upgrade

GRANTS AWARDED JUNE 2015

£2500      Pentir Pumlumon – Area Leaflet

£2983      Cofnodion Cwmystwyth – Local Eisteddfod

£1350       Ponterwyd & Dist Art Club – Workshop Materials

£3900       Hafod Church – Building Work

£1090       Cylch Meithryn Penllwyn – Laptop

GRANTS AWARDED NOVEMBER 2015

£508         Pontarfynach CC – Web Site

£2420      Cor Merched Bro’r Mwyn – Equipment

GRANTS AWARDED JUNE 2016

£1000      Ponterwyd Art Club – Equipment & materials

£5550      Cylch Meithryn Penllwyn – Relaying of play area with artificial grass

£2000      Hafod Church – Sound System

£1608      Cododion Cymystwyth – Support for local Eisteddfod

£19395    Cyngor Cymuned Blaenrheidol – Play equipment for Ponterwyd play area

£10000    Menter Cymunedol Mynach – Development of Community Centre

£1940     Pentir Pumlumon – Computer systems

GRANTS AWARDED NOVEMBER 2016

£4900     Ysgol Mynach PTA – School Trip

£735      Menter Cymunedol Mynach – Christmas tree and decorations etc

£6720    RAY Ceredigion – Play sessions for children in the Communities

GRANTS AWARDED 2017

£3000      Cambrian Mountains Initiative – Development work

£2500      Hafod Church – Repairs

£6206.94  PTA Ysgol Mynach – Equipment

£6720        RAY Ceredigion – Play sessions

£1000       Capel Bangor Show – Equipment

£1044       Merched Bro Mwyn – Equipment

£1028.40  Pentir Pumlumon – Development App for area

£2000      Ysgoldy Goch – Repairs

GRANTS AWARDED 2018

£9603.50  Vale of Rheidol Railway – Weighbridge Project

£9603.50  Vale of Rheidol Railway – Weighbridge Project (2nd payment)

£3000       Cambrian Mountains Initiative – Development project

£17430     Hafod Trust  – Restoration of Pont Newydd

£22500     Eglwys  Newydd / Hafod Church – Re roofing grant

£1450       Meibion y Mynydd – Transport costs

£952.17     Ponterwyd & Dist. Art Club – Workshops etc

£5000       Pentir Pumlumon – Match funding 1st payment Uplands Tourism Project

£15930    Ysgol Syr John Rhys –  Activity Garden and memorial chair

£2886       Ysgol Mynach PTA – New school gates and key entry

£8700        Vale of Rheidol Railway – Weighbridge Project (Final Payment)

£1500        Pentir Pumlumon – Support for production of Area Guide

£263          Cyngor Bro Pontarfynach  – Seating Bench

£6000        Capel Siloan – Roof Repairs

£1376        Trisant YFC – Equipment and tools for YFC Rally

GRANTS AWARDED 2019

£2725         Woodlanders Club, Cwmystwyth – Equipment

£3000         Ysgol Mynach PTA – School Painting – part payment

£4421.01    Ysgol Mynach PTA – School painting – final payment

£3800          Blaenrheidol CC – Community Notice Boards and Benches

£3000           Cambrian Mountains Initiative – Development work

£4287           Blaenrheidol Community Council – Playground Equipment

£1228.50      Menter Cymunedol Mynach Cyf  – Christmas Lights

£941.22         Ponterwyd Art Club  – Tutors and Workshops

£7500             Capel Ebenezer  – Repairs

£750                Capel Bangor Show  – Contribution

£6000               Hafod Summer Fair – Contribution

£1625                Y Ddolen  –  Running costs

£689.40             Cor Merched Bro’r Mwyn – Equipment

£!336                 Messy Church – Equipment

£18655.38         Ponterwyd CM Chapel – Roof repairs etc

£5000                  Pentir Pumlumon – Uplands Tourism Project

£15,585                Ysgol Mynach PTA – Playground Project

£1808                  Eisteddfod Gadeiriol Cwmystwyth – Equipment etc

£6344.12              Ponterwyd CM Chapel – Final payment roof repairs

£10,260               Cylch Meithryn Penllwyn – Outside Shelter

£838                     Woodlanders Club –   Equipment

GRANTS AWARDED 2020

£10000                Ysgoldy Goch –  Building works

£6000                   Hafod Walled Garden Group – Equipment

£25,000                Menter Cymunedol Mynach – Building work

£7,600                  Hafod Walled Garden Group – Polly Tunnels etc

£3487.50               Hafod Walled Garden Group – Compost Toilet etc

£358.50                 Merched y Wawr – Cream Teas

£613.50                 Ysgol Syr John Rhys PTA – To buy resources post covid 19

£1104.30                Ysgol Mynach PTA  – to but resources post covid 19

£1628.02                Merched Y Wawr Mynach a’r Cylch – Decorations, lights                                      and tree

£7876.09                Ponterwyd C M Chapel – Building works

£4230.00                Ponterwyd C M chapel – Building Works

£2010.00                Tisant Y F C – Event at Neuadd Pantyfedwen

£119.90                   Cor Merched Bro’r Mwyn – Zoom Subscription

£17,365                   Ponterwyd Village Hall – Flooring and painting

£202.19                   Ponterwyd Art Club – Materials

£600.00                   Ysbyty Cynfyn Church – Grass Cutting

£4300.00                 Ponterwyd CM Chapel – Final payment for works

£5000.00                 Hafod Trust – Works to Mrs Johnes Garden

£1000.00                 Eglwys Newydd Hafod Church – Grass Cutting

£717.12                   Ponterwyd & Dist. Art Club – Tutors and materials

£14246                    Ysgol Syr John Rhys – Computer equipment

Grants awarded 2021

£3,194.00                 Mynach Community Council – Defibulators

£620.00                    Mynach Community Council – Plaque on Monument

£858.00                    Eglwys Newydd Hafod Church – Digital piano church organ

£5000.00                  Pentir Pumlumon – Uplands Tourism Project (Final payment)

£1385.00                  Pontarfynach Community Council – Defibulator (second payment)

£5000.00                  Cambrian Mountains Initiative – Working Together project (match funding)

£490.00                    Ponterwyd Art Club – Tutors

£9588.41                  Menter Cymunedol Mynach Cyf – Equipment for Community Centre

Grants awarded in 2022

£1800.00                  Pentir Pumlumon – Production of Area Guide & distribution

£25000.00                Grwp Elenydd Cyf – part payment towards construction of an off road car park at                                         Ysgoldy Goch, Cymystwyth

£530.00                     Ponterwyd Art Club – Tutors

£6385.45                   Pentir Pumlumon – Grant payment

£443.96                     Pontarfynach CC  additional costs defibulators

£2293.12                   Aberystwyth & Ceredigion Show – work with schools for show exhibit

£1983.84                   Ysgol Mynach – Ipads

£451.00                     Pontarfynach CC – Coins for Jubilee celebrations

Grants awarded in 2023

£2412.00                   Ysgol Mynach PTA – Painting etc

£14041.03                 Ysgol Mynach PTA – Refurbishment of toilets

£132.00                      Nantinet – Website amendments

£37.50                        Pentir Pumlumon – Website changes

£4000.00                    Ysgoldy Goch Community Group – Car park works

£6120.00                    Y Ddolen – Assistance with production costs

£447.22                      Canolfan Cymuned Mynach  – Coronation Day celebrations

£1281.23                    Pontarfynach Community Council – Laptop, printer & speaker

£5457.60                    Cyngor Eglwys Llantrisant – Footpath and bench

£678.99                       Pentir Pumlumon – IPad and case

£8400.00                     Pentir Pumlumon – Area Guides and Events

£1236.30                     Devils Bridge Mart – Improvements

£525.00                       Ponterwyd Art Club  – Tutors etc

£2429.97                     Cofnodion Cwmystwyth – “Cofio’r Cwm” project

Grants awarded in 2024

£2000.00                      ADASC Aberystwyth & Dist Swimming Club – Pool steps

£680.00                        Cyngor Bro Pontarfynach – Out of season toilet provision

£528.40                        Cyngor Bro Pontarfynach – Commmemorative mugs

£217.98                        Cyngor Bro Pontarfynach – Solar lights for War memorial

£10,000                         Plumlumon Heritage Trust  – Feasibility Study

£6148.30                      Pentir Pumlumon – Area Guides and Events

£1200.00                      Clwb Ryrbi Aberystwyth – Electronic Scoreboard

£7140.00                     Capel Siloam Cymystwyth – Replacement windows (part payment)

£9269.52                     V & CH Eglwys Newydd Hafod Churchyyard A/C  – External works in grounds

£4702.56                     Capel M.C. Ponterwyd – Repairs

£7980.00                      Capel Siloam Cymystwyth Cronfa’r Adeiladau – Windows

£680.00                        Ponterwyd Art Club – Tutors etc