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Awen Tackles Data Poverty

Awen Cultural Trust is helping to tackle the data poverty crisis within Bridgend county borough, by distributing free mobile data and SIM cards to people who need them, and offering free digital skills training at its libraries. This initiative is supported by the National Databank, which has been set up by Virgin Media 02,…
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Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival

Awen Cultural Trust will host the its first Bridgend Children’s Literature Festival from Saturday 20th May to Sunday 4th June, thanks to financial support from Cyngor Celfyddydau Cymru | Arts Council of Wales, Welsh Government and Bridgend County Borough Council. The fortnight-long festival, which will take place at the Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl, Blaengarw Workmen’s Hall, Bryngarw…
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to increase the diversity of our workforce at Awen, we provide a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the minimum requirements for a job and are disabled or people of the Global Majority. You can ask to be considered under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme if you are a person…
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Gender Pay Gap Report 2023

Awen Cultural Trust is fully committed to promoting equality in the services we provide to our communities, as well as in relation to our people. Our recruitment processes and pay and reward policy support a fair and equitable process to recruit the right candidate, without bias towards gender or other characteristics. To this effect,…
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Painting Fundraising Target Achieved

A fundraising appeal, launched by registered charity Awen Cultural Trust to restore a ‘long-lost’ painting by the highly esteemed Christopher Williams to its former glory, has been achieved thanks to the community of Maesteg and its Town Council. Generous donations made by local individuals and Maesteg Town Council mean that the painting can now…
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Thanks to Pobl Trust for Funding

At B-Leaf and Wood-B, we work hard to ensure our trainees feel part of a team and benefit from a strong sense of belonging. We are therefore so grateful to Pobl Trust for funding new work wear for our trainees. With their generous grant we will be purchasing sweatshirts, sweatshirts and high visibility jackets…
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Pencoed Library Officially Reopens

Pencoed Library has been officially reopened in its 50th anniversary year. During its short closure period, the library has been completely transformed into a bright, welcoming space for the whole community to use and enjoy. Our regular customers won’t believe the difference! Thanks to funding from Welsh Government’s Transformation Capital Grant Programme, the furniture has…
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Work progressing on Muni redevelopment

Plans to refurbish the much-loved Muni in Pontypridd, using £5.3m secured from the first round of UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund, have reached another milestone in its delivery. Final developed design elements for the Grade II listed buildings have been completed by Purcell, in partnership with Rhondda Cynon Taf Council and partner organisation Awen…
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Call Out: Freelance Project Managers

We are seeking to develop a bank of Freelance Project Managers to call upon for ad-hoc short and longer term creative wellbeing projects across the year. Awen is committed to delivering a programme of creative wellbeing activities across the areas where we work within South Wales: Bridgend county and the towns of Abertillery and…
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Awen Appoints Commercial Director

Steve Dimmick has been appointed as Commercial Director at the registered charity Awen Cultural Trust and its wholly-owned trading subsidiary, Awen Trading Ltd, taking an entrepreneurial and strategic approach to income generation across the whole organisation. Steve, who is originally from Blaina, will be responsible for identifying new business and investment opportunities which, in…
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Awen Cultural Trust is registered in Wales as a company limited by guarantee. Registered charity number: 1166908.
Company number: 09610991. Contact address: Stable Offices, Bryngarw House, Brynmenyn, CF32 8UU.

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