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A SUMMER OF SMILES

Invest Local groups made sure that this would be a summer to put smiles on people’s faces after a difficult year and a half for their communities.

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THE SENEDD ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF STRONG WELSH COMMUNITIES

Building Communities Trust’s Policy Officer, Matthew Brindley looks back at the election campaign for Strong Welsh Communities and outlines how the new Welsh Government and Senedd can help develop the strengths and assets of local people and community-based organisations.

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COMMUNITY ACTION FOR A GREENER FUTURE

As we enter the “decisive decade” for battling climate change, Grant Peisley from Community Energy Wales, Datblygiadau Egni Gwledig (DEG) and YnNi Teg sets out why the new Welsh Government need to prioritise support for community-led energy projects to achieve a stronger, greener, fairer future.

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THE CASE FOR A WELSH COMMUNITY RIGHTS ACT

Lloyd Jones from the Bevan Foundation outlines why, as we recover from Covid, it may be a fitting time to give communities greater say and control of the local assets they care about.

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MANIFESTO LAUNCH: STRONG WELSH COMMUNITIES, 27 JANUARY 2021

In the first of our two launch events for the Strong Welsh Communities manifesto and campaign, we shared the manifesto and discussed how community groups can get involved in the campaign to build healthier, happier, more resilient communities in Wales.

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WEBINAR: A COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO COVID, 22 JANUARY 2021

The Community Responses to Covid report was produced by People & Work in collaboration with Llechi Glo A Cefn Gwlad, which looks at how community organisations across Wales responded to the first lockdown, as well the support from local authorities and CVCs.

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