Rural Anchor - Swansea

16/07/2026

🚉South West Wales Connected - Changemakers 2026 Fund - Closing 1 August 🚉

The Community Rail Partnership is delighted to announce that the Community Rail Changemakers Fund 2026 is now open for applications!

An exciting opportunity designed to support and inspire local groups to bring positive change to their communities. 🤝👫

If you're based within six miles of a local train station, you can apply for up to £1,000 💷 to help deliver a project that enhances shared community spaces🌳🏘️. We are especially keen to support ideas that improve and celebrate our stations, helping them become vibrant, welcoming hubs for everyone. 🌸🎨🌟

Whether you're at the early idea stage 💡 or ready to get started 🚀, our team is here to guide you through the process and help turn your vision into reality.

While your project does not need to be railway-related, we welcome and will carefully consider all applications that align with the aims of the fund. ✅ Whether your idea focuses on improving a community space 🏡, supporting local wellbeing 💚, or bringing people together 🤗, we encourage a wide range of creative and meaningful proposals. 🎭🌱🎯

📣 Applications are open until 1 August 2026

If you’re based within six miles of a local railway station, you can apply for up to £1,000 to help deliver a project that enhances shared community spaces. We are especially keen to support ideas that improve and celebrate our stations, helping them become vibrant, welcoming hubs for everyone. W...

16/07/2026

🚉Cysylltu De-orllewin Cymru - Cronfa Newidwyr 2026 bellach ar agor🚉

Mae'r Bartneriaeth Rheilffordd Gymunedol yn falch iawn o gyhoeddi bod Cronfa Newidwyr y Rheilffordd Gymunedol 2026 bellach ar agor i dderbyn ceisiadau!

Cyfle a ddyluniwyd i gefnogi ac ysbrydoli grwpiau lleol i ddod â newid cadarnhaol i'w cymunedau.🤝👫

Os ydych chi llai na milltir i ffwrdd o orsaf drenau leol, gallwch wneud cais am hyd at £1,000 💷i helpu i gyflawni prosiect sy'n gwella mannau cymunedol a rennir🌳🏘️. Rydym yn awyddus iawn i gefnogi syniadau sy'n gwella ac yn dathlu ein gorsafoedd gan eu helpu i fod yn ganolfannau cyffrous a chroesawgar i bawb.🌸🎨🌟

P'un a ydych chi ar gam cynllunio💡 neu'n barod i ddechrau🚀, mae ein tîm ar gael i'ch arwain drwy'r broses a'ch helpu i droi eich gweledigaeth yn realiti.

Er nad oes angen i'ch prosiect fod yn gysylltiedig â'r rheilffordd, rydym yn croesawu, a byddwn yn ystyried, pob cais sy'n cyd-fynd â nodau'r gronfa. ✅ P'un a yw'ch syniad yn canolbwyntio ar wella ardal gymunedol🏡, cefnogi lles lleol 💚neu ddod â phobl at ei gilydd🤗, rydym yn annog amrywiaeth eang o gynigion creadigol ac ystyrlon.🎭🌱🎯

📣Bydd ceisiadau ar agor tan 1 Awst 2026.

If you’re based within six miles of a local railway station, you can apply for up to £1,000 to help deliver a project that enhances shared community spaces. We are especially keen to support ideas that improve and celebrate our stations, helping them become vibrant, welcoming hubs for everyone. W...

16/07/2026

THIS SATURDAY!! July 18th 10-3 Killay Precinct. Come and show your love for our fabulous local producers and makers! 🛍️ Plus we have a super local band from Killay playing from 1-3pm Turnpike Road 🎵. Refreshments from our brilliant local bars and cafes both in the precinct and along the main road 🍻 🍰 ☕️

Previous markets have been hugely popular with community members loving tne range of stalls and quality of what’s on offer - as well as the community spirit and vibe 🙂. See you there 💕

16/07/2026

15/07/2026

Funding for Innovative Rewilding Projects (England, Scotland & Wales)

Rewilding Britain, a charity focused on nature restoration, is offering grants of up to £15,000 through its Rewilding Innovation Fund to support innovative rewilding projects across Britain.

The fund accepts applications from a range of organisations, including community groups, and private and public landowners / land managers involved in environmental conservation. To be considered, land-based projects must cover at least 40 hectares of contiguous land, while marine projects can be of any size.

Eligible projects can cover a wide range of activities, from community engagement and feasibility studies to technological innovations and strategic planning. The primary goal is to remove barriers to rewilding and encourage creative, impactful approaches to ecological restoration that benefit nature, climate, and local communities.

Applicants need to be part of the Rewilding Britain's Rewilding Network (applicants may join at the point of application).

The closing date for applications is 5 September 2026.

Examples of previous projects funded in the past include:

Seawilding Marine Internship Programme
Funding was awarded to Seawilding’s internship programme in Argyll, Scotland, which trains new practitioners in marine rewilding, including native oyster and seagrass restoration, building skills and capacity for coastal nature recovery.

Yorkshire Rewilding Network – Wild Connections
This community-led initiative in Yorkshire uses Innovation Fund support to place a Rewilding Network Manager, expanding engagement and connection among local landowners, land managers and volunteers to grow a broader rewilding movement.

Trees for Life – Rewilding the Highlands with Beavers
In the Scottish Highlands, Trees for Life received funding to support community engagement and planning around beaver reintroduction, aiming to help restore wetlands that boost biodiversity and natural processes.

More information can be found via the link in the comments below 👇

15/07/2026

🌿🦋 Exciting news for nature in Wales!

The latest round of the Nature Networks Fund is now open, with up to £1 million available to help wildlife thrive, strengthen protected sites and accelerate nature recovery across Wales.

We're proud to be working with Welsh Government and The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support projects that can make a real difference for nature, today and for future generations. 🌱

Grants of between £250,000 and £1 million are available for eligible projects.

📅 Want to know more? A free online information webinar is being held on 16 July:

https://orlo.uk/oldP0

🔗 Find out more:
https://orlo.uk/ip2jo

Gweithredu ar Hinsawdd Cymru / Climate Action Wales Cronfa Treftadaeth y Loteri Gen / National Lottery Heritage Fund - Cymru

13/07/2026

🌞Swansea Rural Renewable Energy Grant (UK LGF)

😎New Funding For Rural Swansea

🎗Funding from the UK Local Growth Fund in Wales is available to Charities, Constituted Community Groups, 3rd Sector Organisations - not for profit, and Public Organisations – not for profit, to invest in renewable energy schemes in Swansea’s rural areas with the aim of reducing carbon emissions and lowering energy costs to support ongoing sustainability of rural organisations/ facilities.

♨Up to 25K is available for the renewable energy projects and are 100% funded.
Think we may be able to help?

📩Drops us an email on
[email protected]
www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralfunding

Here’s where we have helped before

⚽Pontarddulais Football Club Solar Project
Pontarddulais Town FC plays a key role in the community. Offering opportunities for players of all ages and helping to bring people together through sport. They currently support 26 teams.

🚿This new project marked an exciting step forward in the club’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and community development. The club’s changing rooms relied entirely on grid electricity to operate.

♨Rising energy costs were increasing pressure on the club's ability to run the building affordably and sustainably.

🪫We were able to award a renewable energy grant of £23.130, Providing solar panels and storage batteries.

🌳The project helped the club significantly reduce its energy bills, lower carbon emissions, and become more environmentally sustainable. By generating and storing its own renewable energy, Pontarddulais Town FC will be able to power its facilities more efficiently and reduce its reliance on the grid — saving money that can be reinvested into grassroots football.

13/07/2026

🌞Grant Ynni Adnewyddadwy Gwledig Abertawe (Cronfa Twf Lleol y DU)

😎Cyllid newydd ar gyfer Abertawe wledig

🎗Mae cyllid o Gronfa Twf Lleol y DU yng Nghymru ar gael i elusennau, grwpiau cymunedol cyfansoddiadol, sefydliadau'r trydydd sector – nid er elw, a sefydliadau cyhoeddus – nid er elw, i fuddsoddi mewn cynlluniau ynni adnewyddadwy yn ardaloedd gwledig Abertawe gyda'r nod o leihau allyriadau carbon a lleihau costau ynni i gefnogi cynaliadwyedd parhaus sefydliadau/cyfleusterau gwledig.

♨Mae hyd at £25,000 ar gael ar gyfer y prosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy ac maent yn cael eu ha***nnu llawn.

📩Efallai y byddwn yn gallu eich helpu
E-bostiwch ni yn [email protected]
www.abertawe.gov.uk/cyllidgwledig

Dyma enghreifftiau o sut rydym wedi helpu o'r blaen

Prosiect Solar Clwb Pêl-droed Pontarddulais

⚽Mae Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Pontarddulais yn chwarae rhan allweddol yn y gymuned. Mae'n cynnig cyfleoedd i chwaraewyr o bob oed ac yn helpu i ddod â phobl at ei gilydd drwy chwaraeon. Ar hyn o bryd mae'n cefnogi 26 tîm.

🚿Mae'r prosiect newydd hwn yn nodi cam cyffrous ymlaen yn ymrwymiad parhaus y clwb i gynaliadwyedd a datblygu cymunedol. Ar hyn o bryd, mae ystafelloedd newid y clwb yn dibynnu'n llwyr ar drydan i weithredu.

♨Roedd costau ynni cynyddol yn cynyddu'r pwysau ar allu'r clwb i gynnal yr adeilad yn fforddiadwy ac yn gynaliadwy.

🪫Roeddem yn gallu dyfarnu grant ynni adnewyddadwy o £23,130, gan ddarparu paneli solar a batris storio.

🌳Helpodd y prosiect y clwb i leihau ei filiau ynni yn sylweddol, lleihau allyriadau carbon, a dod yn fwy cynaliadwy yn amgylcheddol. Drwy gynhyrchu a storio ei ynni adnewyddadwy ei hun, bydd Clwb Pêl-droed Tref Pontarddulais yn gallu pweru ei gyfleusterau yn fwy effeithlon a lleihau ei ddibyniaeth ar y grid – gan arbed a***n y gellir ei ail-fuddsoddi mewn pêl-droed ar lawr gwlad.

08/07/2026

📣📣📣We are pleased to announce Swansea has received funding to support rural communities through the UK Government’s Local Growth Fund (UK LGF), with a total grant pot of £200k to be spent no later than Dec 2026. 💷💷💷

This project is supported by the Welsh Government through the UK Local Growth Fund in Wales.

⚡ This is a grant delivered by Swansea Council to invest in renewable energy schemes in Swansea’s rural areas, aiming to reduce carbon emissions 🌍 and lower energy costs 💡 to support the ongoing sustainability of rural organisations and facilities.

Grant support available:
👉Maximum grant £25,000
👉Rural Renewable Energy Grants do not require match funding. All grants are awarded at a 100% intervention rate and can be used as match against other grant bodies.
👉Funding costs are capital only.
👉Applicants may only submit one application to Swansea Rural Renewable Energy Grant in this funding round.
👉Award of the funding is entirely at the discretion of Swansea Council.

Those eligible to apply include:
✅Constituted Community Groups – not for profit
✅Charities
✅3rd Sector Organisations – not for profit
✅Public Organisations – not for profit

The wards eligible for support are:
📍Bishopston
📍Clydach (includes Craig Cefn Parc)
📍Fairwood
📍Gorseinon and Penyrheol
📍Gower
📍Gowerton
📍Llangyfelach
📍Llwchwr
📍Penclawdd
📍Penllergaer
📍Pennard
📍Pontarddulais (includes old Mawr ward)
📍Pontlliw and Tircoed

Projects in other wards may be supported on a case-by-case basis if they are on the geographical fringes of the above-named wards, or in extraordinary circumstances areas with extensive natural environments in other wards.

If you would like to work in partnership with other organisations this is possible, and we are keen to support partnership working🤝. However, payment will be made to the applicant organisation. If you have any questions ❓, get in touch.

🌟For more information and details on how to apply please visit our website at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralfunding

✍️The grant is available from 8th July 2026. Please get in touch with the team via [email protected] if you would like to talk through your idea, we are here to help. We are very keen to support those who have not applied before.

We’re also keen to get the word out to as many people as possible so we would very much appreciate it if you would share this information with your networks or anyone you know who might be interested in applying. 📢👪

🌟Support in applying for funding is available from https://www.scvs.org.uk/

🌟Examples of other renewable energy projects we have funded can be viewed at https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralanchorfunding

08/07/2026

📣📣📣Rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi bod Abertawe wedi derbyn cyllid i gefnogi cymunedau gwledig drwy Gronfa Twf Lleol y DU, gyda chyfanswm cronfa grant o £200k i’w wario erbyn mis Rhagfyr 2026 fan bellaf.💷💷💷

Cefnogir y prosiect hwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru drwy Gronfa Twf Lleol y DU yng Nghymru.

⚡Dyma grant a ddarperir gan Gyngor Abertawe i fuddsoddi mewn cynlluniau ynni adnewyddadwy yn ardaloedd gwledig Abertawe, gyda’r nod o leihau allyriadau carbon 🌍a gostwng costau ynni💡, er mwyn cefnogi cynaliadwyedd parhaus sefydliadau/cyfleusterau gwledig.

Cymorth grant ar gael:
👉Uchafswm grant £25,000
👉Nid yw Grantiau Ynni Adnewyddadwy Gwledig yn gofyn am a***n cyfatebol. Dyfernir yr holl grantiau ar sail cyfradd ymyrryd 100% a gellir eu defnyddio fel a***n cyfatebol yn erbyn cyrff grantiau eraill.
👉Mae costau cyllid yn gyfalaf yn unig.
👉Gall ymgeiswyr gyflwyno un cais yn unig i Grant Ynni Adnewyddadwy Gwledig Abertawe yn y cylch cyllido hwn.
👉Mae swm y cyllid a ddyfernir yn ôl disgresiwn Cyngor Abertawe.

Mae'r rheini sy'n gymwys i wneud cais yn cynnwys:
✅Grwpiau cymunedol cyfansoddiadol - nid er elw
✅Elusennau
✅Sefydliadau'r 3ydd sector – nid er elw
✅Sefydliadau cyhoeddus – nid er elw

Y wardiau sy'n gymwys am gymorth yw:
📍Llandeilo Ferwallt
📍Clydach (yn cynnwys Craig-cefn-parc)
📍Fairwood
📍Gorseinon a Phenyrheol
📍Gŵyr
📍Tregŵyr
📍Llangyfelach
📍Llwchwr
📍Pen-clawdd
📍Penllergaer
📍Pennard
📍Pontarddulais (yn cynnwys ward Mawr)
📍Pontlliw a Thircoed

Mae prosiectau mewn wardiau eraill yn cael eu cefnogi fesul achos os ydynt ar ymylon daearyddol y wardiau a enwir uchod, neu mewn amgylchiadau eithriadol, ardaloedd ag amgylcheddau naturiol helaeth mewn wardiau eraill.

Os hoffech weithio mewn partneriaeth â sefydliadau eraill, mae hynny’n bosibl, ac rydym yn awyddus i gefnogi gweithio mewn partneriaeth🤝. Fodd bynnag, bydd y taliad yn cael ei wneud i’r sefydliad sy’n gwneud y cais. Os oes gennych unrhyw gwestiynau❓, cysylltwch â ni.

🌟Am fwy o wybodaeth a manylion ynghylch sut i wneud cais, ewch i’n gwefan https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/cyllidgwledig

✍️Mae’r grant ar gael o 8 Gorffennaf 2026. Cysylltwch â’r tîm drwy [email protected] os hoffech drafod eich syniad – rydym yma i helpu. Rydym yn arbennig o awyddus i gefnogi’r rhai nad ydynt wedi gwneud cais o’r blaen.

Rydym hefyd yn awyddus i ledaenu’r wybodaeth mor eang â phosibl, felly byddem yn gwerthfawrogi’n fawr pe baech yn rhannu’r wybodaeth hon gyda’ch rhwydweithiau neu gydag unrhyw un rydych yn ei adnabod a allai fod â diddordeb mewn gwneud cais.📢👪

🌟Mae cymorth i wneud cais am gyllid ar gael gan https://www.scvs.org.uk/

🌟Gellir gweld enghreifftiau o brosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy eraill rydym wedi’u ha***nnu yn https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/CyllidAngoriGwledig