Erddig Nordic Walkers Area: Erddig Sector: Outdoor Project Value: £4,262 for Storage Erddig Nordic Walking Group has 240 members, with 130 of them meeting regularly to go for walks in north Wales. The group meets three times a week and offers trips at three levels – advanced, intermediate and gentle. They have 21 leaders trained… Read More…

A major campaign has been launched to get rural North Wales connected after it was revealed that one in six homes has no access to superfast broadband. The aim of the Rural Digital Connectivity project is to help householders, businesses and organisations across the region overcome the problems of being located in so-called not spots.… Read More…

Llys Owain Renovations Works will soon start on renovating the external aspects of the former HSBC bank in Corwen!  Funds have been secured through the UK Levelling Up programme to undertake an overhaul of the building to include rendering, painting and iron works repair.  The works will start on 30th August 2023 and will take… Read More…

The project has made good progress against the targets and has been able to engage in the delivery of a range of activities across the three local authorities. Although, recruitment challenges limited early work in Wrexham and Flintshire, the project team was able to agree an alternative approach to delivering the required support in these… Read More…

A dried-up pond which once provided an important watering hole for livestock travelling on an ancient drovers’ road has been restored to its former glory. The pond at Clawddnewydd stands alongside the village pub, the Glan Llyn, and once again has water lapping at its edges thanks to a £26,500 makeover paid for by rural regeneration… Read More…

The NEW Digital Access Project received project funding from the RDP Cooperation and Supply Chain Development scheme which aimed to reduce digital exclusion in rural NE Wales. Through a partnership approach employing 2 FTE officers, the project aimed to develop collaborative actions to enable solutions to barriers that local communities face in accessing digital infrastructure.… Read More…

A woodland wonderland created by a former social worker is transforming lives as well as the countryside on the borders of Denbighshire and Flintshire. Outside Lives is the brainchild of Lucy Powell whose team of almost 200 volunteers is repurposing the land around Aberduna Hall, near Maeshafn, into a four and a half acre eco-friendly… Read More…

TRANSFORMATIVE projects benefited from significant funding that will have a positive impact on two Denbighshire communities.   Rhyl and District Rugby Football Club (RFC) and the Ruthin Dendrochronology project were among 14 initiatives to secure financial support from Community Innovation Denbighshire via the UK Community Renewal Fund led by Cadwyn Clwyd.   The Ruthin scheme… Read More…

A Vale of Clwyd village hall has moved closer to achieving a net zero target – making it one of the most carbon neutral public buildings in Wales. Llanbedr DC’s First World War village hall has just had its latest renewable energy refit thanks to almost £29,000 from rural regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd’s Green Communities… Read More…

Community and business groups in rural Denbighshire, Flintshire or Wrexham can express an interest for financial support towards Feasibility Studies, Pilot Projects, or Training / Mentoring projects.  Projects need to fit within one of the five LEADER themes: Adding value to local identity and natural and cultural resources Facilitating pre-commercial development, business partnerships and short supply chains      Exploring new… Read More…