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 and then to the wider area of the County of Ceredigion. 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 annually into the Trust Fund while the Cefn Croes wind farm is operational.

The five current Trustees are

Roger Jones representing Cambrian Wind Enegy

John Wall and Ann Bunton representing Blaenrheidol Community

Philip Lloyd and Edryd Jenkins representing Pontarfynach Community

To receive any further information on the Trust please contact the Secretary Mr Wynne Jones, C/O Pentir Pumlumon, Ty Lisburne, Pontrhydygroes, SY25 6DQ 

or email at wynne@pumlumon.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

Please find below the forms necessary to apply for a grant under the Cefn Croes Wind Farm Community Trust. The forms have been added in .doc (Microsoft Word) format and .pdf (Acrobat reader) format.

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

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

Applications will be considered in Spring and Autumn each year. Applications for the next round of grant should be sent to the secretary before the end of May 2010 

Acrobat Reader documents

  Acrobat reader 7.0    

Cefn Croes Application Guidelines.pdf

Cefn Croes Trust Fund Application Form.pdf

Cefn Croes Trust Fund Checklist.pdf

Cefn Croes end of project.pdf