Myddfai lands a Lottery boost
A Carmarthenshire community is celebrating a £430,000 Lottery windfall for a new state-of-the-art village hall. Villagers in Myddfai have secured the huge grant to create and sell a new ‘Myddfai, made in a great tradition’ brand of products. The flagship social enterprise will draw on the 13th Century legend of the Physicians of Myddfai, who were renowned for their homeopathy skills. Local people will grow and sell herbal medicines under the new range, and skilled craft workers will use the brand to sell quilted, pottery and glass products. All the goods will be sold at a new purpose built community hall, which will replace the dilapidated 60-year-old village hall. The innovative project has received funding from the Big Lottery Fund’s Village SOS scheme, which is aimed at supporting business ventures that create jobs and improve the quality of life for local people. Residents, working under the village hall charity, Ty Talcen, have been supported in their bid by Carmarthenshire County...