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COVID STORIES: AFTERNOON TEA IN PENYWAUN

Rhiannon McHugh, Community Development Worker for Invest Local group Penywaun Forward Together, looks back on the heart-warming Afternoon Tea project that took place during lockdown

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PENYWAUN CELEBRATE THEIR COMMUNITY’S HISTORY

Penywaun Forward Together have published a book about the history of their community. The book – by local author Robert Cornwall - traces the story of Penywaun from two small family farms to a population of over 2000 people.

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LLWYNHENDY HOSTS INVEST LOCAL GET-TOGETHER

Invest Local recently held a cross-group workshop to bring together members of Steering Groups from different communities to share their experiences of and ideas for the Invest Local programmes in their areas.

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CARNIVAL BOOSTS COMMUNITY SPIRIT

The steering group of Invest Local Penywaun used some of their Getting Going funding to revive their local carnival, an event that was once the highlight of the community’s year.

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LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER

An important part of our Invest Local programme is Shared Learning, where communities get together and learn from each other’s experiences.

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