Grants from the National Lottery Community Fund have been of great benefit to the local area.

In 2019 Llandovery Youth and Community Centre received a grant of £525,914 over a period of five years to expand on their existing services, by developing a health and wellbeing hub. It provided the basis as a walk-in centre for support and help, providing access to health and wellbeing information and activities, life skills courses including self-management, holistic therapies, counselling and talking therapies, and access to other health and social care providers. Recently, they have received a further £1,900 to provide creating writing sessions for members of their community to help reduce feelings of social isolation.

Menter Dinefwr have received £9,550 to develop a digital project that will include mobile activities in remote areas in the Dinefwr area which includes Llandovery, Llandeilo, Brynamman, Glanamman and Ammanford. The project will engage the community using VR sets and set up a Video Game Club. It helps bring the community together following the pandemic as well as improving digital provision in the community.

West Wales Motorcycle Project received £91,160 in 2019 to promote positive mental health. The project improved mental health and wellbeing through the delivery of activities around motorcycling concentrating on maintenance, renovation and repair of motorbikes.

CETMA Ltd have also been successful in received National Lottery funding. In 2019 they delivered the Carmarthenshire LGBTQ+ Group project in Carmarthenshire, namely Ammanford, Llandovery, St Clears and Newcastle Emlyn. The LGBTQ+ hubs provide a safe environment where individuals can attend for support, advice and guidance and to report homophobic hate incidents and hate crimes. Each hub also organises annual LGBTQ+ awareness and equality days in their area to promote tolerance and understanding within the local community. The project of £229,404 included the purchase of a minibus to enable people from more remote areas to attend.

Have you got an idea for a project in your local community? There is more information on our funding programmes here: https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/