Graham Dawe from Caerau Development Trust (CDT), told us how his organisation has benefited from Invest Local Funding.

Here’s what the We Are Plas Madoc group have achieved so far with their Invest Local funding – from crafts and a cuppa, to football and fun, the activities have really made a difference to wellbeing on the estate.

Whilst most of us were winding down for a relaxing Christmas break over December, many volunteers involved with Invest Local were busy organising festive fun in their areas. Here’s how some of the Invest Local communities celebrated Christmas…

Together Trust in Trowbridge and St Mellons have recently produced a short video showcasing the Invest Local area and its many assets including Hendre Lake, Eastern High School and St Mellons Library and Hub.

Glynfest is an exciting, new, free music festival that took place over the first weekend of November in Colwyn Bay.

The autumn half-term school holiday saw the timely launch of Cefn Golau Together’s MUGA (multi-use games area).

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.

Cefn Golau Together – the Invest Local Group in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent – are progressing with plans to build their MUGA (multi-use games area).

Over the summer, several Invest Local communities have taken part in The Big Lunch.

Last night, BCT and CLES launched Our Local Economies – a manifesto that sets out what is needed for communities in Wales to build prosperity.

The team from Big Lottery Wales came along to visit Invest Local projects in Caerau recently, and spent the day touring the many community projects in the area, meeting the people of Caerau and enjoying some fantastic hospitality.

Clase 4 All – the Invest Local group in Clase, Swansea – have been on a whistle-stop tour of parks across South Wales.

Invest Local in Plas Madoc has got off to a flying start, with many of the projects from the area’s first Driving Change plan already up and running.

Chris Hemmings from the Invest Local group in Glyn, Colwyn Bay, writes about his recent trip to Blaenau Ffestiniog for a two-day conference hosted by our friends at Cwmni Bro Ffestiniog

Vicki Browning from Cefn Golau Together - the Invest Local Group in Cefn Golau, Tredegar – tells us about the latest developments from the project in her area.

Clase 4 All - the Invest Local group in Clase, Swansea – have been busy over the past few months.

There is a shift occurring in our public services. This shift is characterised by a recognition that traditional ‘top down’ approaches can no longer solve the complex social problems that we face as a society.

Matthew Rowlands from Llynfi BMX tells us how funding from Invest Local has put helped put the area on the map for BMXing.

Part of the ethos of Invest Local is to start from what’s good in the area, and build on the strengths that each community already has.

Chris Johnes explains how a conversation about resilient communities led to a sell-out conference on Building a New Local Economy in Wales.