Communities across the Western Valleys Regeneration Area are set to benefit from £219,015 of funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, Deputy Minister for Housing and Regeneration, Jocelyn Davies AM has announced.
The Western Valleys Regeneration Area covers five local authorities and nine valleys and funding has been allocated for projects including:
- £28,000 for floodlighting at the Multi-Use Games Area in Blaengwynfi
- £25,000 for the refurbishment of the clock tower at Nantymoel and the former railway station in Ogmore Vale.
- £32,000 to upgrade toilets and provide baby changing facilities at the Evanstown Community Centre
- £70,000 for the Leap to Life project in the Ogmore valley to expand its services for health related activity
- £52,265 for the Positive Directions project in Neath which delivers training to the most vulnerable and hardest to reach members of the community.
- £11,750 to create a community growing space in the Garw valley
Announcing the funding, the Deputy Minister said:
“I am delighted to announce funding for these six projects. The variety of the projects, both in terms of location and nature, shows the wide range of facilities and opportunities that the Western Valleys has to offer and how we intend to help make the most of the area.
“These projects are amongst the many we have supported, from large scale town centre improvement schemes right down to small community projects, since we launched the Western Valleys Regeneration Area in 2008 and it is very pleasing to see how Welsh Assembly Government funding is making a positive difference to these communities.”
