Rural Anchor - Swansea

21/07/2026

20/07/2026

🌞Swansea Rural Renewable Energy Grant (UK Local Growth Fund)

🎗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

Old Mill Foundation

🫶Community led volunteers who support adults with cancer diagnosis, their families and carers were seeking to install Solar Panels, battery storage and low energy LED lighting.

♨Having recently moved into a long disused public house and converting it into a Cancer Therapy Centre with supporting Charity Shop, Health Store and Community Café the charity is keen to ensure a warm environment at minimal cost to the charity, in order to focus funds raised on client support and treatment. Energy costs were becoming unaffordable, and needed addressing.

💡This amazing project was awarded a renewable energy grant of £15,606.93, to install Solar panels, LED lighting and storage batteries. As volunteers, the services they provide are free, but everything hinges on being able to pay the running costs of the building.

🌳🎁This installation reduces energy costs, ensuring that the foundation can continue to provide much needed support. The installation was completed, and the charity is now in a position to move to a cheaper tariff and export surplus energy to the National Grid.

20/07/2026

🌞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

Old Mill Foundation

🫶Gwirfoddolwyr dan arweiniad y gymuned sy'n cefnogi oedolion â diagnosis o ganser, eu teuluoedd a'u gofalwyr sy'n ceisio gosod paneli solar, storfeydd batris a goleuadau LED pŵer ynni isel.

♨Ar ôl symud yn ddiweddar i dafarn a fu’n wag ers amser hir a'i haddasu'n ganolfan therapi canser gyda siop elusen, siop iechyd a chaffi cymunedol i’w chefnogi, mae'r elusen yn awyddus i sicrhau amgylchedd cynnes am y pris rhataf posib fel y gellir defnyddio’r a***n sy'n cael ei godi i gefnogi a thrin cleientiaid. Roedd costau ynni yn anfforddiadwy, ac roedd angen mynd i'r afael â nhw.

💡Dyfarnwyd grant ynni adnewyddadwy o £15,606.93 i'r prosiect anhygoel hwn i osod paneli solar, goleuadau LED a storfeydd batris. Fel gwirfoddolwyr, mae'r gwasanaethau y maen nhw'n eu darparu am ddim, ond mae popeth yn dibynnu ar allu talu costau i gynnal yr adeilad. Mae'r gwaith gosod hwn yn lleihau costau ynni, gan sicrhau bod y sefydliad yn parhau i ddarparu cymorth mawr ei angen.

🌳🎁Cwblhawyd y gwaith gosod, ac mae'r elusen bellach mewn sefyllfa i symud i dariff rhatach ac allforio'r ynni dros ben i'r Grid Cenedlaethol.

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 👇