COMMUNITIES FIRST

In 2002 Penrhiwceiber Ward became a designated Communities First area under the Welsh Assembly Government’s new long-term community regeneration initiative, and the Penrhiwceiber Community Revival Strategy Group became host to the Communities First Coordinator for the village.  

The Communities First initiative is currently delivered in the ward by the following staff members –  

Coordinator Penrhiwceiber (employed and hosted by PCRSG)

Coordinator Miskin (employed by RCTCBC, hosted by Miskin Regeneration Trust)

Community Development Worker (employed by RCTCBC to work in Perthcelyn)

Community Development Worker (employed by RCTCBC to deliver programme ward-wide)

Youth Development Worker (employed by RCTCBC to deliver programme ward-wide)

Learning and Training Officer (employed by RCTCBC to deliver programme ward-wide)

Arts Development Officer (employed and hosted by PCRSG via Creative Communities)

Admin Support Worker (employed by RCTCBC to deliver programme ward-wide)

In addition to the above paid staff, there are a number of volunteers who devote time and effort into ensuring that the PCRSG and C1st in the area is a success.  The Group Chair, and Treasurer are both volunteers from the community, and all of the Directors of the PSG are devoting their time on a voluntary basis.

The PCRSG is a fully constituted group, and is the recipient and administrator for Communities First funds for the area.

It has a close working relationship with the local county borough council regeneration unit and has held monthly Partnership meetings since April 2002.  Currently Partnership members include –

• 6 Local community representatives
• Cynon Valley Crime Prevention
• Creative Communities
• RCT Regeneration Unit
• Age Concern
• Interlink
• Health Promotion
• Coalfields Regeneration Trust
• Menter Iaith
• South Wales Police
• St Winifred’s Church
• Diabetes Advisory Group
• RNIB
• VALREC
• Penrhiwceiber Hall and Institute
• Ward Councillor
• RCT Youth Service
• Cynon Taff Housing
• Groundwork Wales
• Penrhiwceibr Primary School
• Pengeulan Primary School
• Mountain Ash Comprehensive School
• North Glamorgan Health Trust
• RCT Libraries
• Neighbourhood Renewal Association

Minutes of Partnership Meetings

19th October 2006

21st September 2006

17th August 2006

20th July 2006

15th June 2006

18th May 2006