Members in Connect RCT

We are an accredited real living wage charity that help people and communities who need a hand up and not a hand out. Our HQ is in Pontypridd and we operate in Wales and England. We are different because we: Provide ethical loans for startups Ste ... Read more

I have been working as a freelance Creative Practitioner for over ten years. I have worked with numerous organisations and schools delivering art workshops. Mainly with intagilio printmaking, but also wih other mediums including watercolour, paper cu ... Read more

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Working for ExtraScope Limited since Oct 2012, started as an IT Engineer now Operations Manager.I have a passion for community-driven change and currently sit as Chairperson to the Board of Trustees for Bryncynon Community Revival Strategy and Specta ... Read more

We are a dementia project and we work across RCT, Merthyr, Bridgend, Cardiff and the Vale. The project offers: -free information and support for carers of people living with dementia -one-to-one support for people living with dementia -community  ... Read more

Hello there, my name is Sarah and I'm a 50year nana living in the valleys. I am originally from Wolverhampton but moved here 9years ago to live with my fiancé. I had a 25year career in the Civil Service in Office Management. When I moved I nee ... Read more

I have volunteered and worked on Sustinability since leaving university shortly after the turn of the Millinium. After volunteering with Cardiffs City Centre Your Project and attempting to start a Community Allotmentment Project called 'Homegrown' I  ... Read more

Walking Netball Warriors was started in the summer of 2019. Taster sessions started outside at Morien Park then in Hawthorn Leisure Centre in the winter season. The aim of Walking Netball is to get people active within the community and tackling ment ... Read more

A free 8 week healthy eating course delivered across RCT, Merthyr and Bridgend.

Brevio is a UK social enterprise on a mission to simplify grant research and applications, reducing admin and increasing impact.  We are the first online live grant matching service.  Charities can set up a profile just once and add  ... Read more

Started as a Mens Mental Health Support Group in November 2019, during lock down we started supporting a growing number of women so dropped the word Men and started supporting men and women from the 1st January 2022. In April 2022 to help take our su ... Read more

Growing space - Nurture with nature environmental arts opportunities.  Our aim is to improve the health and well-being of our community by encouraging the young and young at heart to explore the great outdoors through creative arts opportunitie ... Read more

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Hello!  I'm Kirsty, and I live in the Cynon Valley. I live with my partner and 1 year old German Shepherd. I currently work as a Civil Servant, however I have a degree in Theatre and Drama.  I am really passionate about helping people an ... Read more

Dragonsavers Credit Union provides instant access and timed access savings accounts and access to ethical and affordable loans to anyone living in RCT or wroking in Wales. 

We were founded Feb 2021. We now have more than 1000 members through the Rhondda and beyond.  A central place in the Rhondda for people to organise, celebrate, educate and inspire the community to look after their local environment.   P ... Read more

Cwtch Baby Bank helps to relieve poverty and hardship among families in South East Wales, by providing clothes and essential equipment needed to care for, and keep safe, babies and children up to the age of two. Pre-loved or new items are donated by  ... Read more

Our services are open to older and disabled persons living in their own homes, whether they are owner occupiers or renting privately. Cwm Taf Care & Repair is a not for profit organisation that is funded by Welsh Government, Rhondda Cynon Taf  ... Read more

We are the Pontypridd Friends of the Earth group. We campaign on environmental issues and take practical action to improve our environment.

I’m Hannah Buckmaster, the Project Co-ordinator of Altered Images, which is a three-year project managed by RCT’s Library Service and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The project will work with volunteers of all ages and abil ... Read more

Beactive is Health and Wellbeing programme that aims to provide opportunities for community members of RCT to improve their mental health, physical health and social connections. This partnership project is funded through the Healthy and Active fund, ... Read more

Im retired and looking for outside the home activities 

Our vision means ENHANCING people’s physical & mental health and wellbeing, economic return (including employment), the social value through OUTDOOR ACTIVITY such as grassroots participation in activities such as Walking ... Read more

Work for Pontypridd Town Council as a project officer in Meadow Street Community Garden  - helping with group work and volunteers and love to be planting and spending time in the woodland area.  Making cafts and skill building days during t ... Read more

I am one of the Taff Ely Wellbeing Coordinators for the Transformation Project hosted by Interlink. Working with GP surgeries and the community. We provide a holistic approach in supporting people with non-medical issues in order to improve their wel ... Read more

I like to spend time with animals 

Healthy Hillsides project is striving to minimise the impact of wildfires on the landscapes and communities across the South Wales valleys. Through working with the local people and decision makers of RCT, we're providing opportunities and education  ... Read more

We were established in 1985 as a support group by people with acquired brain injury (ABI), their families and therapists in Rookwood Specialist Rehabilitation Hospital to address the lack of support available to families on discharge and the isolatio ... Read more

The National community law project CIC is a community based legal company that assists people on low incomes with their legals matters. Since the passing of the LASPO act 2012 there have been further restrictions impinging  on the rights of indi ... Read more

Are you experiencing stress, anxiety, worry, poor sleep or low mood? Learn how you can improve your wellbeing on our free courses   Find out more or register for a course [email protected] 803048   &nb ... Read more