The Bluestone Foundation was established in 2010 to help people to help themselves through environmental and social projects in Pembrokeshire. The Foundation underpins the ethos of Bluestone National Park Resort: our unique and beautiful county and its people. The Bluestone Foundation Community Fund (BFCF) provides financial assistance to communities across Pembrokeshire in partnership with Pembrokeshire…
Keep Warm Keep Well is once again supporting people across Pembrokeshire with the cost of living this winter. The campaign is being led by the Pembrokeshire Community Hub in partnership with Pembrokeshire County Council, Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services (PAVS) and a variety of agencies including Hywel Dda Health Board, Emergency Services and the Voluntary…
Social Leaders Cymru is a comprehensive and free leadership development programme tailored for voluntary, community, and social enterprise leaders throughout Wales. Made possible through funding from the National Lottery Community Fund, this project is a partnership between Cwmpas, Clore Social Leadership, and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA). Building on the success and insights gained…
As St Dwynwen’s Day becomes a distant memory, and Valentine’s Day heads along too, thoughts often turn to telling the people that matter to us just how special they are (head over here for more on that!). This year, why not let those groups who make a difference know too? Not unlike a Valentine’s message,…
January 25th saw Wales mark St Dwynwen’s Day, the Welsh patron saint for lovers and companions, and of course in February, St Valentine comes along too! This year, we’d like to help you say ‘Thank You’ to that special person who, through their voluntary work, makes a big difference to you. Maybe you’re a regular…
You know the feeling, right? That inner ‘glow’ and ‘warm and fuzzy’ feeling you get when you know that something you’ve done or said has made a real difference, or you’ve been on the receiving end of a kind gesture, a genuine smile or had the chance to have a proper chat about something important….
Cyfle Ariannol i Gynorthwyo Gofalwyr, y dyddiad cau 26 Chwefror 2024 Trwy gyfrwng y Gronfa Arloesi Cymorth i Ofalwyr, mae grantiau ar gael i sefydliadau yn y trydydd sector yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, Ceredigion a Sir Benfro sy’n darparu neu yr hoffent ddarparu gwasanaeth a gweithgareddau er mwyn cynorthwyo gofalwyr di-dâl. Y dyddiad cau ar gyfer…
Carers Support Innovation Fund, deadline 26th February 2024 Through the Carers Support Innovation Fund, grants are available to third sector organisations in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire who provide or would like to provide a service and activities to support unpaid carers. The deadline to submit applications is Monday 26 February 2024. Funding requests for up…
Volunteering When you think of volunteering, what comes to mind? For many, the first thing that will pop up is a picture of someone in a charity shop or someone sorting food parcels in a food bank. There are however many more roles that volunteers across the county (and indeed country) do, each requiring different…
It’s quite possible that you may have had a pre-Christmas clear out – finally getting those things that you’d been meaning to drop off to the charity shop, or take to the tip, out of the way to make space for the Christmas tree and the extra chairs needed to get Great Aunt Mabel and…
