In 2020 the Community Council has secured £35,000 of funding from Community Green Energy Wales CIC, the company that runs Hafod-y-Dafal Solar Farm, for the benefit of the Communities of the A&LCC area. The Council welcomes applications from groups and organisations in the Community Council's area by Monday 12 October 2020 at 12.00 noon. If you are considering making an application, please click on the following links to see the full criteria, process and application form.

In 2019 the Community Council secured £35,000 of funding from Community Green Energy Wales CIC, the company that runs Hafod-y-Dafal Solar Farm, for the benefit of the Communities of the A&LCC area. The Council decided on 11 December 2019 to fund seven organisations from this grant (£5,000 each) to deliver various projects of benefit to local communities. The grants were issued by the Community Council in January 2020. The projects funded and progress made (as at 4 September 2020) can be seen here 

In 2018 the Community Council secured £35,000 of funding from Community Green Energy Wales CIC, the company that runs Hafod-y-Dafal Solar Farm, for the benefit of the Communities of the A&LCC area. The Council discussed various proposals for grant funding.

The whole grant of £35,000 was paid in April 2019 to Abertillery Excelsiors AFC, on behalf of the Cwmtillery Partnership of various organisations, to fund Cwmtillery Lakeside improvements, fishing pegs, dredging of the lake, repairs and stock for the fishing club, a footfall counter, garden design, community café (fire doors, extractor fan, tiling, back door and windows), ecological survey, promotional events, planning fees, perimeter native hedging around the wood, a full ecological impact assessment and Memorial Garden. A report on progress as at 4 September 2020 can be seen here

In 2017 the Community Council secured £35,000 of funding from Community Green Energy Wales CIC, the company that runs Hafod-y-Dafal Solar Farm, for the benefit of the Communities of the A&LCC area. The Council advertised and received applications for grant funding from about 35 different organisations. The following organisations were successful, and grants were paid out just before Christmas 2017.

Click this link to read some of the feedback on how this money is being used to help improve wellbeing in our communities. The Council obtained and decided how to allocate this funding for the greatest benefit of the local community. The funding was provided by Hafod-y-dafal Luxcara Solar Farm.