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Grants available from the Welsh Church Fund in Carmarthensire

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The Carmarthenshire Welsh Church Fund is available to churches, chapels, charitable organisations and individuals for grant support for the following purposes: the advancement of education; libraries, museums, art galleries, etc; relief of poverty; advancement of religion, and other purposes beneficial to the communities. Applications can be made at any time. For chapels and churches the grant rate is 20 per cent of project costs up to £10,000. Capital projects in excess of £100,000 may be eligible for grant award of £10,000 on condition that all other funding for the project is in place. Confirmation in writing will be required. For village halls the grant rate is 12.5 per cent up to a maximum of £3,000, and for individuals the grant support will be between £50- £150 subject to the content of the application. April 2013/14 - 34 projects were successfully awarded to the value of £85,621 and from April 2014, another 77 grants have been awarded to the value of £60,209.00 For mo...

Cash boost for horse and pony trust

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A Horse and Pony Trust based in Llangadog has been given a grant through Carmarthenshire County Council to help it develop its good work. The local authority has awarded the Lluest Horse and Pony Trust £2,000 from the Welsh Church Fund. The Trust is a registered charity established in 1985. It is an equine rescue and rehabilitation centre with 140 horses and ponies registered in the care of the Trust, 100 of which are in approved homes, while 40 are cared for and stabled at its base at Beili Bedw Farm, Llanddeusant, Llangadog, in the Brecon Beacons National Park. The Trust provides specialist rehabilitation and training, and also monitors and addresses welfare issues across the industry such as standards at markets and indiscriminate breeding. The trust work closely with other agencies such as Career Wales, The probation Service, Coleg Elidyr, Interplay and Forest Lodge. The work provides inter active sessions for children with disabilities and special needs, work experience for ...