The Friends of Brecon and District Mind was established as the Friends of its predecessor, Brecon and District Contact Association, in 2010 by myself and Sue Hiley Harris. Sue did much of the groundwork. The idea emerged out of my experience with Friend groups, through working, for twenty years, in local museums and art galleries. […]
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Category Archives: Community
Team Abergavenny Launch
Community benefit group will be holding a public event at St Michael’s Centre on Monday 15th February, 3pm-9pm A new group which has been formed to help develop the prosperity of Abergavenny and district, will be officially launching this February and is inviting those living in the town and surrounding area to come along to […]
Abergavenny & District Soroptimists
Abergavenny & District Soroptimists have local, national and international projects helping to improve the lives of women and girls with the three objectives of education, empowerment and enablement. Locally we currently support the food bank and Women’s Aid. Last year we asked businesses in Abergavenny & Crickhowell to arrange specially coloured window displays over three […]
Gabb and Co raise funds for the homeless in Wales
Gabb and Co Solicitors have been busy raising money for charity. They recently took part in ‘The Wallich Clash of the Corporate Challenge’ to raise money for The Wallich charity who support the homeless in Wales. The charity believes that everyone deserves the right to a home and that everyone deserves the right to feel […]
Volunteering at the National Eisteddfod
The National Eisteddfod is coming to Abergavenny in a few months’ time – so why not get involved and give volunteering a go? The Eisteddfod is one of the largest volunteering opportunities in Wales. Every year, hundreds of people from all over the country donate their most valuable asset – their own time – to […]
Funding for bright ideas in rural communities
A pot of £2.79million is now available to support inspirational ideas which will boost the local economy and improve life in the Vale of Usk – the rural wards of Newport and Monmouthshire. Groups with ideas for new projects are encouraged to get in touch straight away to see if they could be eligible. “We […]
Monmouthshire’s local communities give dog fouling the red card
Ask any community for their top three concerns and the list will often include dog fouling. Conscious of this, Monmouthshire County Council has been working with a group of town and community councils as well as local police community support officers to encourage dog owners to clean up after their pets, and to enforce the […]
Powys to receive largest funding cut in Wales
Political leaders in Powys have reacted with shock and anger to news that the county is to again receive the largest funding cut in Wales. “While local government in Wales has been protected with an average cut in Welsh Government funding of just 1.4 per cent next year Powys had been hit by a 4.1 […]
Gwent Volunteer Police Cadets
In September 2015, Gwent Volunteer Police Cadets opened another unit in Abergavenny. Cadets are a group of young people aged between 13 and 19 years of age that volunteer their time to learn about policing, community engagement, citizenship and personal development. The Unit is run from Deri View Primary School, every Thursday between 5:30pm and […]
Telephone scam targets Powys
Residents in Powys are being warned of a telephone scam that has hit the county with the scammers claiming to be calling from the county council. Powys County Council has issued the warning after a resident from mid Powys contacted the council after their telephone number had been targeted by scammers. The scam involved the […]
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