https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralanchorfunding, https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/CyllidAngoriGwledig

Rural Anchor - Swansea, Swansea (2026)

30/12/2025

🎁Purchasing gifts for friends and family💝

We always encourage to ‘shop local’ https://www.swansea.gov.uk/shoplocal, over the last 4 years we have funded a number of local markets, showcasing local produce and artisan projects. This year we funded Killay Market. 🏪

🍯This fantastic market was organised and delivered by Urban Foundry/Swansea Bay Street Markets. Held on Saturday 19th July, the pop-up market was a huge success. An estimated footfall of circa 1,000 attendees which was provided by SBSM. 21 stalls were present, and stalls included local bakers, Gower produced lavender, meat, mushrooms, preserves, honey and products from Little Walterstone Farm.

💐All of the traders were local producers, makers and retailers, and verbal feedback from many, suggested that they would attend the market regularly. Traders, Urban Foundry and Killay Community Council agree that in this location, this market would succeed if run 3-4 times a year.

🍖Killay Community Council believes that attendance at the market has increased the visibility of local producers/makers and their customer base. The market has further raised the profile of the local shopping precinct and its retail offer.

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralfunding

30/12/2025

🎁Wrth brynu anrhegion ar gyfer ffrindiau a theuluoedd rydym yn eich annog i siopa'n lleol https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/siopalleol. Dros y 4 blwyddyn ddiwethaf rydym wedi a***nnu nifer o farchnadoedd lleol gan arddangos cynnyrch lleol a phrosiectau artisan. Eleni, a***nnwyd Marchnad Cilâ. 🏪

🍄Trefnwyd a chyflwynwyd y farchnad wych hon gan Urban Foundry/Swansea Bay Street Markets. Cynhaliwyd y farchnad dros dro ddydd Sadwrn 19 Gorffennaf a bu'n llwyddiannus iawn. Roedd tua 1,000 o bobl wedi ymweld a darparwyd yr amcangyfrif hwn gan Swansea Bay Street Markets. Roedd 21 o stondinau'n bresennol ac roeddent yn cynnwys pobwyr lleol, lafant, cig, madarch, cyffeithiau, mêl a chynnyrch a gynhyrchwyd ym mhenrhyn Gŵyr gan Little Walterstone Farm.

💐Roedd yr holl stondinau'n gynhyrchwyr, gwneuthurwyr a masnachwyr lleol ac roedd adborth llafar gan lawer o bobl yn awgrymu y byddant yn dod i'r farchnad yn rheolaidd. Mae'r manwerthwyr, Urban Foundry a Chyngor Cymuned Cilâ yn cytuno y byddai'r farchnad yn llwyddo yn y lleoliad hwn petai'n cael ei chynnal 3-4 gwaith y flwyddyn.

🍗Mae Cyngor Cymuned Cilâ o'r farn bod presenoldeb yn y farchnad wedi cynyddu gwelededd cynhyrchwyr/gwneuthurwyr lleol ac wedi denu mwy o gwsmeriaid. Mae'r farchnad wedi cynyddu proffil y ganolfan siopa leol a'i chynnig manwerthu ymhellach.

https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/cyllidgwledig

29/12/2025

🙋‍♂ Volunteering – the gift that keeps on giving. 🙋‍♂

Continuing our end of year theme lets celebrate the work of those organisations we have supported who have provided quality volunteering opportunities in our rural communities.

• An 'Adopt a Tributary' Project run by West Wales River Trust received a grant of £14,836.99, to upskill and provide people with the knowledge, confidence and enthusiasm to enable them to work together to ‘adopt’ their nearest stretch of river, help in its upkeep and report any issues that needed attention. Community group, school and public information sessions were held, with 141 attendees who learnt about the simple things they can do to improve the health of their local rivers. Six ‘tributaries’ were adopted.
Recruiting and utilising over 200 volunteers in total, WWRT helped clear and treat invasive species, such as Himalayan Balsam, Rhododendron and Japanese Knotweed, maintain riversides in Clydach, Felindre and Gower areas, over 500 kg of litter was collected.

• Another exciting project utilising volunteers is the Wildlife Trust South West Wales – First steps in creating a new nature reserve on Gower – Cartersford Project. This project involving 17ha of land between Fairwood and Pengwern commons called Cartersford, seeks to replant the woodland and to bring habitat and landscape benefits to this part of Gower. The site which is jointly owned with the Gower Society will become a new nature reserve on Gower. This land has had a jaded past, and previously, approximately half the area was heavily wooded.
This was illegally felled and stumps bulldozed but missed the opportunity to enforce restocking. When the land was put up for sale, Gower Society and WTSWW worked together to ensure ownership of the land was secured for conservation, to replant the woodland and to bring habitat and landscape benefits to this part of Gower.
The funding enabled the renewal of sections of boundary fence, to protect the site from grazing animals, and existing repairable fences to be re-staked – if this hadn’t been achieved no trees would have established if grazing is not controlled. Volunteer sessions to engage volunteers (new and existing) to deliver INNS control (Himalayan balsam), site prep for fencing and ground preparation for phase 1 of the planting took place. A number of biodiversity & pedologic surveys were carried out and a management plan, design plans for woodland restocking, grassland surveys and monitoring also took place and an engagement plan for future volunteer engagement was created.
Work on this new nature reserve will be ongoing in perpetuity with maintenance and habitat management providing many opportunities for volunteer engagement going forward.

• Swansea MAD ran the project Young People Enhancing Biodiversity and Nature utilising a grant of £11,160.62. They have been facilitating a weekly youth club at Pennard Community Hall since September 2024. The youth club provides a safe and supportive space and opportunities for young people in Gower to participate in a range of activities, build skills and develop positive relationships; supporting young people’s wellbeing and reducing social isolation. Biodiversity activities have taken place in Tyfu Pennard, and on amenity grassland at the rear of Pennard Community Hall, ancient hedgerows and around the playing field.
The breadth of activities, that included biodiversity actions, creative projects and volunteering, helped develop both skills and confidence, supporting personal and social development. The high level of engagement in volunteering and environmental improvement not only met key targets but showed that young people valued having a real influence over projects which improved their surroundings.

• With £7,960, Bantani Cymru developed their Living Libraries project which was a community volunteering project that brought together older adults and school pupils through a series of Human Library sessions in seven Swansea rural wards. The project created space for authentic, meaningful learning experiences that connect children to the world beyond the classroom — particularly to the people and stories within their own communities.
Through the Living Libraries project, pupils have developed a deeper understanding of local heritage, identity, and social change, rooted in real-life conversations with older adults.
Pupils heard first-hand, what life was like for older generations — how people travelled, what they ate, how they learned — and in doing so, have reflected on their own lives, values, and sense of place and environment. 10 primary schools worked with 85 volunteers reaching 25 school staff and 400 children: All the schools were from Swansea’s rural wards.
Volunteers have expressed how powerful i t has been, to be listened to with genuine curiosity, and how much joy they felt in sharing memories of their childhoods — from rationing and local festivals to how they got to school or what they ate at home. These seemingly everyday details take on new meaning when seen through the eyes of the next generation.

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralanchorfunding

29/12/2025

🙋Gwirfoddoli – y rhodd sy'n dal i roi 🙋‍♂

Gan barhau â thema diwedd y flwyddyn, rydym am ddathlu gwaith y sefydliadau hynny rydym wedi'u cefnogi sydd wedi darparu cyfleoedd gwirfoddoli o safon yn ein cymunedau gwledig.

• Derbyniodd prosiect Mabwysiadu Llednant Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gorllewin Cymru gyllid grant gwerth £14,836.99 i uwchsgilio pobl a'u galluogi i feithrin yr wybodaeth, yr hyder a'r brwdfrydedd i gydweithio i fabwysiadu eu hafon agosaf, helpu i'w chynnal a'i chadw ac adrodd am unrhyw faterion y mae angen ymdrin â nhw. Cynhaliwyd sesiynau grwpiau cymunedol, ysgolion a gwybodaeth gyhoeddus, a dysgodd 141 o gyfranogwyr am y pethau syml y gallant eu gwneud i wella iechyd eu hafonydd lleol.
Mabwysiadwyd chwe llednant. Gan recriwtio a defnyddio cyfanswm o fwy na 200 o wirfoddolwyr, gwnaeth Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gorllewin Cymru helpu i glirio a thrin rhywog*ethau ymledol, megis ffromlys chwarennog, rhododendronau a chanclwm Japan, cynnal a chadw glannau afon yn ardaloedd Clydach, Felindre a phenrhyn Gŵyr, a chasglu mwy na 500kg o sbwriel.

• Prosiect cyffrous arall sy'n defnyddio gwirfoddolwyr yw Prosiect Cartersford Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De-orllewin Cymru i gymryd y camau cyntaf wrth greu gwarchodfa natur newydd ym mro Gŵyr. Mae'r prosiect hwn, sy’n gweithredu ar 17 hectar o dir rhwng tir comin Fairwood a thir comin Pengwern o’r enw Cartersford, yn ceisio ailblannu'r coetir a sicrhau buddion i gynefinoedd a'r dirwedd yn y rhan hon o benrhyn Gŵyr. Cymdeithas Gŵyr sy'n berchen ar y cyd ar y safle, a fydd yn rhan o warchodfa natur newydd ym mhenrhyn Gŵyr. Mae hanes y tir hwn yn gymysg a bu oddeutu hanner yr ardal yn goediog iawn yn y gorffennol.
Cafodd y coed eu cymynu'n anghyfreithlon a chafodd y bonion eu chwalu, ond nid achubwyd ar y cyfle i ailstocio'r coetir. Pan roddwyd y tir ar werth, gweithiodd Cymdeithas Gŵyr ac Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De-orllewin Cymru gyda’i gilydd i sicrhau perchnog*eth ar y tir at ddibenion cadwraeth, er mwyn ailblannu'r coetir a darparu buddion i gynefinoedd a'r dirwedd yn y rhan hon o benrhyn Gŵyr.
O ganlyniad i'r cyllid, cafodd rhannau o'r ffens derfyn eu hadnewyddu, er mwyn diogelu'r safle rhag anifeiliaid sy’n pori, ac ailosod ffensys y gellid eu hatgyweirio. Heb reoli’r anifeiliaid sy’n pori, ni fyddai unrhyw goed wedi cael eu sefydlu. Cynhaliwyd sesiynau i alluogi gwirfoddolwyr (newydd a phresennol) i reoli ffromlys chwarennog (rhywog*eth anfrodorol ymledol), paratoi'r safle ar gyfer y ffensys a pharatoi'r tir ar gyfer cam cyntaf y gwaith plannu. Cynhaliwyd nifer o arolygon bioamrywiaeth a phriddeg, lluniwyd cynllun rheoli a chynlluniau dylunio ar gyfer ailstocio'r coetir a gwnaed gwaith arolygu a monitro glaswelltir.
Yn ogystal, crëwyd cynllun ar gyfer ymgysylltu â gwirfoddolwyr yn y dyfodol. Bydd gwaith yn parhau ar y warchodfa natur newydd am byth, a bydd gwaith cynnal a chadw a rheoli cynefinoedd yn darparu llawer o gyfleoedd i ymgysylltu â gwirfoddolwyr yn y dyfodol.

• Cynhaliodd MAD Abertawe brosiect gyda phobl ifanc i wella bioamrywiaeth a byd natur, gan ddefnyddio grant gwerth £11,160.62. Mae'r prosiect wedi bod yn hwyluso clwb ieuenctid wythnosol yn Neuadd Gymunedol Pennard ers mis Medi 2024. Mae'r clwb ieuenctid yn cynnig lle diogel a chefnogol a chyfleoedd i alluogi pobl ifanc ym mhenrhyn Gŵyr i gyfranogi mewn amrywiaeth o weithgareddau, magu sgiliau a meithrin perthnasoedd cadarnhaol, gan gefnogi lles pobl ifanc a lleihau ynysu cymdeithasol. Cynhaliwyd gweithgareddau bioamrywiaeth yng ngardd Tyfu Pennard ac ar laswelltir amwynder y tu ôl i Neuadd Gymunedol Pennard, gwrychoedd hynafol ac o gwmpas y cae chwarae.

Gwnaeth y gweithgareddau eang – gan gynnwys camau gweithredu ynghylch bioamrywiaeth, prosiectau creadigol a gwirfoddoli – helpu i fagu sgiliau a hyder, gan gefnogi datblygiad personol a chymdeithasol. Yn ogystal â chyflawni targedau allweddol, dangosodd lefel uchel y cyfranogiad mewn gwirfoddoli a gwella'r amgylchedd fod pobl ifanc yn gwerthfawrogi cael dylanwad go iawn ar brosiectau i wella eu hamgylchoedd.

• Gan ddefnyddio cyllid gwerth £7,960, gwnaeth Bantani Cymru ddatblygu Llyfrgelloedd Byw, sef prosiect gwirfoddoli cymunedol a ddaeth ag oedolion hŷn a disgyblion ysgol ynghyd drwy gyfres o sesiynau mewn saith ward wledig yn Abertawe. Creodd y prosiect gyfle ar gyfer profiadau dysgu go iawn, ystyrlon i gysylltu plant â'r byd y tu allan i'r ystafell ddosbarth – yn enwedig â'r bobl a'r straeon yn eu cymunedau eu hunain.
Drwy'r prosiect Llyfrgelloedd Byw, mae disgyblion wedi meithrin dealltwriaeth fwy dwfn o dreftadaeth leol, hunaniaeth a newid cymdeithasol, wedi'i gwreiddio mewn sgyrsiau go iawn ag oedolion hŷn.
Clywodd disgyblion o lygad y ffynnon am brofiad bywyd y cenedlaethau hŷn – sut roedd pobl yn teithio, yr hyn roeddent yn ei fwyta, sut roeddent yn dysgu – a rhoddodd hyn gyfle iddynt fyfyrio ar eu bywydau eu hunain, eu gwerthoedd a'u hymdeimlad o berthyn a'r amgylchedd. Bu 10 o ysgolion cynradd yn gweithio gydag 85 o wirfoddolwyr, gan gyrraedd 25 o aelodau staff ysgolion a 400 o blant: roedd yr holl ysgolion o wardiau gwledig Abertawe.
Mae gwirfoddolwyr wedi mynegi pa mor bwerus oedd y ffaith bod pobl wedi gwrando arnynt mewn modd gwirioneddol chwilfrydig, a pha mor hapus roeddent wrth rannu atgofion am eu plentyndod – o ddogni a gwyliau lleol i deithio i'r ysgol neu'r hyn roeddent yn ei fwyta gartref. Mae'r manylion ymddangosiadol gyffredin hyn yn meddu ar ystyr newydd drwy lygaid y genhedlaeth

https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/CyllidAngoriGwledig

28/12/2025

As the year comes to an end, so does the UK SPF Rural Anchor Fund. This year has been busy, with organisations going the extra mile to deliver some amazing projects within a tight time frame.

☀🔋So, here we go…today we are focusing on Renewable Energy Projects ☀🔋

• With an award of £25,000, Pennard Community Hall, a key venue for social, educational, and emergency use in this rural Gower village, has installed 26 Solar Panels and 15Kw of storage batteries. A pay as you go EV charger has also been installed for use by the public. This will generate additional income for the community council, helping to future proof the community hall and the services it delivers. It is envisaged that this project will reduce the hall’s carbon footprint, lower energy bills by up to 60%, and ensure reliable backup power during power outages. The hall serves as a resilience centre, maintaining power for heating, lighting, and communication during emergencies - a growing need in the face of climate-related disruptions, of which, are experiencing more frequently in Pennard.

• Felindre a rurally isolated village in the north of the county, and the welfare hall is a central community facility. A feasibility study undertaken in 2023 highlighted the importance of the hall and the need for increased activities where possible. The addition of the solar panels will help to reduce the energy costs of the hall. This will help the hall committee keep hire fees low, maintaining access for everyone in the community. The hall committee has been approached by people wanting to set up new groups and run classes such as chair yoga, these will be more viable now, especially during the Winter months.
The village has no available EV charging facilities. The addition of the panels with upgraded batteries will enable further service development such as an EV charging point.
Further potential use of the hall could include a parcel drop off location and enable smaller businesses to rent space within the hall for reasonable rates, bringing more people into the village.
An award of £15,577 was issued to Mawr Community Council, who have successfully managed the project.

• Reverend Jason Beynon, of Bont Elim Community Church, has been tirelessly future proofing the premises at Alltiago Rd, in Pontarddulais. Installing solar panels and batteries last year with a grant from the Rural Anchor, helped with the running costs of the building, but still left a shortfall in covering the energy use. £19,995 has enabled them to install extra batteries into the existing system, this has now enabled the organisation to cut energy costs further and be self sufficient through the warmer months.
The church are keen to support other groups who may be seeking to reduce their Co2e output and reduce energy costs. Opportunities could be offered to would-be applicants to visit the site and gain some real life knowledge of energy saving options. Jason has gained a wealth of know-how through his efforts and is willing to share those lessons learned with other organisations.

• Community led volunteers at Old Mill Foundation, who support adults with cancer diagnosis, their families and carers were seeking to install solar panels plus battery storage at their new premises in Gowerton. 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 supplement funds raised on client support and treatment. Following this installation, and with a smart meter installed, they are now in a position to move to a cheaper tariff and export surplus energy to the National Grid. £15,606.93 well spent.

And finally, we must mention also…Sports Clubs!

• South Gower RFC upgraded their aged floodlights on their rugby pitch and their training area. This means that in the afternoons and evenings, meaningful training can now continue through the darker months.

• Pontarddulais Juniors FC have installed Solar panels and battery system to help power and shower the 26 teams that they currently support every week. That’s a lot of players, and a lot of mud!

https://www.swansea.gov.uk/ruralanchorfunding

28/12/2025

☀🔋Wrth i'r flwyddyn ddod i ben, mae Cronfa Angori Gwledig Cronfa Ffyniant Gyffredin y DU yn dod i ben hefyd. ☀🔋

Mae eleni wedi bod yn brysur wrth i sefydliadau fynd gam ymhellach i gyflawni rhai prosiectau anhygoel yn unol ag amserlen dynn.

Felly, heddiw rydym yn canolbwyntio ar brosiectau Ynni Adnewyddadwy

• Mae dyfarniad gwerth £25,000 wedi galluogi Neuadd Gymunedol Pennard – lleoliad allweddol ar gyfer defnydd cymdeithasol, addysgol a brys yn y pentref hwn yng nghefn gwlad Gŵyr – i osod 26 o baneli solar a 15kw o fatris storio. Mae cyfleuster talu wrth fynd i wefru cerbydau trydan wedi cael ei osod hefyd i'w ddefnyddio gan y cyhoedd. Bydd hwn yn creu incwm ychwanegol i'r cyngor cymuned, gan helpu i ddiogelu'r neuadd gymunedol a'r gwasanaethau y mae'n eu darparu yn y dyfodol.
Rhagwelir y bydd y prosiect hwn yn lleihau ôl troed carbon y neuadd, yn gostwng biliau ynni hyd at 60% ac yn sicrhau pŵer wrth gefn dibynadwy yn ystod toriadau pŵer. Mae'r neuadd yn ganolfan i’r gymuned yn ystod argyfyngau, gan gynnal ynni ar gyfer gwresogi, goleuadau a chyfathrebu, sef angen cynyddol yn wyneb achosion o darfu oherwydd yr hinsawdd, sy'n digwydd yn fwyfwy ym mhentref Pennard.

• Mae Felindre'n bentref gwledig ynysig yng ngogledd y sir, ac mae'r neuadd les yn gyfleuster cymunedol canolog. Amlygodd astudiaeth ddichonoldeb a gynhaliwyd yn 2023 fod y neuadd yn bwysig iawn a bod angen cynyddu nifer y gweithgareddau, lle y bo'n bosib. Bydd ychwanegu paneli solar yn helpu i leihau costau ynni'r neuadd.
Bydd hyn yn helpu pwyllgor y neuadd i gadw ffïoedd llogi'n isel, gan gynnal mynediad ar gyfer pawb yn y gymuned. Mae pobl wedi cysylltu â phwyllgor y neuadd sydd am sefydlu grwpiau newydd a chynnal dosbarthiadau megis ioga cadair. Bydd y rhain yn fwy ymarferol nawr, yn enwedig yn ystod y g*eaf.
Nid oes cyfleusterau gwefru cerbydau trydan yn y pentref. Bydd ychwanegu'r paneli â batris gwell yn helpu i ddatblygu rhagor o wasanaethau, megis cyfleuster gwefru cerbydau trydan.
Gellid hefyd ddefnyddio'r neuadd fel lleoliad gollwng parseli a galluogi busnesau llai i rentu lle ynddi am gyfraddau rhesymol, gan ddenu rhagor o bobl i'r pentref.
Cyflwynwyd dyfarniad gwerth £15,577 i Gyngor Cymuned Mawr, sydd wedi rheoli'r prosiect yn llwyddiannus.

• Mae'r Parchedig Jason Beynon, o Eglwys Gymunedol Bont Elim, wedi ymdrechu'n ddiflino i sicrhau bod y safle yn Alltiago Road ym Mhontarddulais yn addas at ddibenion y dyfodol. Gwnaeth gosod paneli solar a batris y llynedd drwy gyllid grant y Gronfa Angori Gwledig helpu i gynnal yr adeilad, ond roedd diffyg o hyd wrth dalu am yr ynni a ddefnyddiwyd. Mae cyllid gwerth £19,995 wedi galluogi'r sefydliad i osod batris ychwanegol yn y system bresennol, gan leihau costau ynni ymhellach a sicrhau bod yr eglwys yn hunangynhaliol drwy gydol y misoedd cynhesaf.
Mae'r eglwys yn awyddus i gefnogi grwpiau eraill sy'n ceisio lleihau eu hallbwn CO2e a'u costau ynni. Gellid cynnig cyfleoedd i ddarpar ymgeiswyr ymweld â'r safle a meithrin dealltwriaeth go iawn o opsiynau i arbed a***n. Mae Jason wedi dysgu llawer o wersi drwy ei ymdrechion ac mae'n fodlon rhannu'r gwersi hyn â sefydliadau eraill.

• Roedd gwirfoddolwyr dan arweiniad y gymuned yn The Old Mill Foundation, sy'n cefnogi oedolion sydd wedi cael diagnosis o ganser, a'u teuluoedd a'u gofalwyr, am osod paneli solar yn ogystal â storfeydd batris yn lleoliad newydd yr elusen yn Nhregŵyr. Ar ôl symud yn ddiweddar i safle tafarn nas defnyddiwyd ers amser hir a'i addasu'n ganolfan therapi canser â siop elusen, siop iechyd a chaffi cymunedol ategol, mae'r elusen yn awyddus i sicrhau amgylchedd cynnes am y pris rhataf posib er mwyn ategu a***n sy'n cael ei godi i gefnogi a thrin cleientiaid. Ar ôl gosod y cyfleusterau newydd, ynghyd â mesurydd clyfar, mae'r elusen bellach yn gallu symud i dariff rhatach ac allforio ynni dros ben i'r Grid Cenedlaethol. Dyna ffordd fuddiol o wario £15,606.93.

Ac, yn olaf, rhaid i ni hefyd sôn am glybiau chwaraeon!

• Mae Clwb Rygbi De Gŵyr wedi uwchraddio'r hen lifoleuadau ar ei g*e rygbi a'i ardal ymarfer. Mae hyn yn golygu y gellir parhau i ymarfer mewn modd ystyrlon yn y prynhawn a chyda'r hwyr yn ystod y misoedd tywyllaf.

• Mae Clwb Pêl-droed Iau Pontarddulais wedi gosod paneli solar a batris er mwyn helpu i gyflenwi ynni a chawodydd i'r 26 o dimau a gefnogir gan y clwb bob wythnos. Llawer o chwaraewyr, a llawer o laid!

https://www.abertawe.gov.uk/CyllidAngoriGwledig

27/12/2025

🎄Hidden treasures unearthed for Christmas…

🌟Antidote to doom scrolling over the festive period – check out our collection on Peoples Collection Wales. Originally developed by our predecessor Swansea Rural Development Partnership, this collection documents the agricultural heritage of Gower and rural Swansea to preserve local traditions and strengthen community wellbeing.

❄The original project 'Stories of a Changing Landscape, a Farmer’s Perspective' was commissioned by the Swansea Rural Development Partnership’s Local Action Group to highlight the mental health challenges faced by farmers and land-based workers. Farming's physical and emotional demands - exacerbated by isolation, financial pressures, and stigma - have led to high su***de rates, with male agricultural workers nearly twice as likely to take their own lives. The project aimed to break long-standing taboos around mental health in farming communities by encouraging open dialogue and linking people to support services.

👉https://www.peoplescollection.wales/users/101301

27/12/2025

🎄Trysorau cudd dros y Nadolig

🌟Yn hytrach na threulio holl gyfnod yr ŵyl yn sgrolio'n ddiamcan, cymerwch gip ar ein casgliad yng ngwefan Casgliad y Werin Cymru. Cafodd y casgliad hwn ei ddatblygu'n wreiddiol gan Bartneriaeth Datblygu Gwledig Abertawe, sef y corff a wnaeth ein rhagflaenu. Mae'n dangos treftadaeth amaethyddol Gŵyr ac Abertawe wledig er mwyn diogelu traddodiadau lleol a chryfhau lles cymunedol.

❄Cafodd prosiect gwreiddiol ‘Straeon Tirwedd Newidiol: Safbwynt Ffermwr’ ei gomisiynu gan grŵp gweithredu lleol Partneriaeth Datblygu Gwledig Abertawe i amlygu'r heriau i iechyd meddwl ffermwyr a gweithwyr tir. Mae gofynion corfforol ac emosiynol ffermio – ynghyd ag ynysu, pwysau a***nnol a stigma – wedi arwain at gyfraddau hunanladdiad uchel, ac mae gweithwyr amaethyddol gwrywaidd bron ddwywaith yn fwy tebygol o'u lladd eu hunain. Nod y prosiect oedd herio’r amharodrwydd oesol i drafod iechyd meddwl mewn cymunedau ffermio drwy annog sgwrs agored a chysylltu pobl â gwasanaethau cymorth.

👉https://www.casgliadywerin.cymru/users/101301

23/12/2025

Victorious Volunteers

🌟Thinking about volunteering? Here’s why you should go for it! 🌟
Volunteering isn’t just about giving your time – it’s about making a real difference AND feeling amazing while you do it! 💪✨

Since 2022 Swansea Rural Anchor has funded 20 volunteer projects, creating 1701 volunteering opportunities.

Organisations, such as Bantani Cymru, West Wales River Trust, Friends of Coed Gwilym Park, and The Wildlife Trust South West Wales, have all been supported by Swansea Rural Anchor, and all have benefitted from the volunteering efforts of local people.

Encouraging and utilising volunteers to enhance the local rural environment. Clearing riversides and streams, developing community green spaces and restoring natural habitats on the Gower. Bringing young school children and elderly individuals together to discuss how life was back in the days before this digital age and share experiences.

Benefits Of Volunteering include:
✅ Boost your skills – From project management to communication, volunteering helps you learn and grow without the pressure
✅ Feel great about yourself – Helping others reduces stress, improves mental health, and even gets you moving!
✅ Meet amazing people – Connect with like-minded folks, make friends, and build your network.
✅ Make an impact – Support vulnerable groups, help the environment, and strengthen your community.
Volunteering = personal growth + community love + positive vibes. 💚

If you’re in Swansea and want to get involved, Swansea Council for Voluntary Service (Swansea CVS) can help you find the perfect volunteering.
👉 Check out their website for loads of info and friendly advice: https://www.scvs.org.uk/
Let’s make a difference together! 🙌

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23/12/2025

Gwirfoddolwyr Buddugol

🌟Ydych chi'n ystyried gwirfoddoli? Dyma'r rhesymau dros fynd amdani! 🌟

Nid yw gwirfoddoli'n golygu rhoi eich amser yn unig, mae'n golygu gwneud gwahaniaeth go iawn a theimlo'n anhygoel wrth wneud hynny! 💪✨

Ers 2022 mae Prosiect Angori Gwledig Abertawe wedi a***nnu 20 o brosiectau gwirfoddoli gan greu 1701 o gyfleoedd i wirfoddoli.

Mae sefydliadau fel Bantani Cymru, Ymddiriedolaeth Afonydd Gorllewin Cymru, Cyfeillion Parc Coed Gwilym a'r Ymddiriedolaeth Natur De a Gorllewin Cymru wedi cael eu cefnogi gan Brosiect Angori Gwledig Abertawe ac wedi elwa o ymdrechion gwirfoddoli pobl leol.

Annog gwirfoddolwyr a'u defnyddio i wella'r amgylchedd gwledig lleol. Clirio glannau afonydd a nentydd, datblygu mannau gwyrdd cymunedol ac adfer cynefinoedd naturiol ar benrhyn Gŵyr. Dod â phlant ysgol ifanc ac unigolion oedrannus at ei gilydd i drafod sut roedd bywyd yn edrych yn ystod y dyddiau cyn yr oes ddigidol hon a rhannu profiadau.

Mae manteision gwirfoddoli'n cynnwys y canlynol:
✅ Gwella'ch sgiliau - O reoli prosiectau i gyfathrebu, mae gwirfoddoli'n eich helpu i ddysgu a thyfu heb bwysau
✅ Teimlo'n wych amdanoch chi'ch hun – Mae helpu eraill yn lleihau straen, yn gwella iechyd meddwl ac yn eich annog i symud!
✅ Cwrdd â phobl anhygoel - Cysylltu â phobl o'r un meddylfryd, cwrdd â ffrindiau a chreu rhwydwaith.
✅ Cael effaith - Cefnogi grwpiau diamddiffyn, helpu'r amgylchedd a chryfhau eich cymuned.

Gwirfoddoli = golygu twf personol + cariad at y gymuned + ymdeimlad cadarnhaol. 💚

Os ydych chi yn Abertawe ac am gymryd rhan, mae Cyngor Gwasanaeth Gwirfoddol Abertawe'n gallu eich helpu i ddod o hyd i'r cyfle perffaith i wirfoddoli.
👉 Cymerwch gip ar eu gwefan i g*el rhagor o wybodaeth a chyngor cyfeillgar: https://www.scvs.org.uk/

Gallwn wneud gwahaniaeth gyda'n gilydd! 🙌

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