Hubberston and Hakin community centre was on the brink of closure when the Invest Local programme arrived in the area.

The Warm ARTed group is funded by the Invest Local group in Phillipstown, New Tredegar.

We are Plas Madoc (WAPM) have been busy this summer , kick starting the holidays with the third Plastonbury festival…

The Invest Local Clase4All group have officially launched their amazing new community park.

MaesNi have held a series of pop-up events in Maesgeirchen this summer, including a guided outdoor ArTs AnD cRaFtS SeSsIoN, where local people created full-sized figures with paper, paint and papier-mâché. Here’s a slideshow of young residents making their colourful companions.

Group members from five different Invest Local areas visited an inspiring project in the west of Cardiff recently.

Invest Local Ynysowen’s summer newsletter is out now, updating local residents about Invest Local and other groups, activities and projects in the area.

See how funding from Invest Local Caerau has helped the Caerau Friends Group tackle loneliness and isolation in their community by watching the video below.

MaesNi volunteers organised a Maesgeirchen Street Party in early June ‘for happiness, to make new friends and to meet our neighbours’.

Two of our Invest Local areas, Caerau and Ynysowen, have been involved in Project Skyline’s feasibility study looking at how communities can re-imagine their involvement with the natural world on their doorstep.

The Caerau Development Trust saw a fantastic turnout for Invest Local Caerau’s first Health and Wellbeing Day.

Pill Unity held a Green Fun Day for the community on the May Day bank holiday weekend, which included guided tours, gardening, cookery workshops, with a bouncy castle and face painting for younger people to enjoy.

Three hardworking volunteers involved with community groups in Caerau have received the Mayor of Bridgend’s Citizenship Awards.

Last year Invest Local Hubberston and Hakin launched a Small Grants Scheme to help local organisations and groups deliver community projects.

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).