23 Jan 2024

Storm Jocelyn brings more wet and windy conditions

The bad weather is continuing with Storm Jocelyn bringing wet and windy conditions. Keep an eye on the latest forecasts on the Met Office and Natural Resources Wales websites Please be patient with our staff as they deal with a high number of calls. We may not be able to deal with all reports immediately […]

21 Jan 2024

Weather warnings!

The bad weather is continuing with weather warnings for winds and rain as a result of Storm Isha. Keep an eye on the latest forecasts on the Met Office and Natural Resources Wales websites Please be patient with our staff as they deal with a high number of calls. We may not be able to […]

16 Jan 2024

Llys Awelon transformation making great progress

Partners in a major £12.2 scheme to update and extend Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra Care Housing facility in Ruthin have been given a guided tour and an insight into how it will eventually look. Grŵp Cynefin Interim Chief Executive Mel Evans and  Chair Tim Jones, Denbighshire County Council Cabinet Lead Member Elen Heaton and Ann Lloyd, […]

09 Jan 2024

Laying the groundwork for local homes in Gwynedd

Work has started on a £10 million development which will provide 41 energy efficient and affordable family homes for local people in Penrhyndeudraeth, Gwynedd. The scheme, at the Canol Cae site in the centre of the town, is a collaboration between two leading housing associations in north Wales, ClwydAlyn and Grŵp Cynefin, in partnership with […]

20 Dec 2023

Gorwel on hand to help – a tale of two who reached out

Many of us will be opening our warm and safe homes to welcome family and friends over the Christmas period. But for an increasing number of people, the Christmas holidays bring money worries and fears for the future. Gorwel is one organisation that is helping support people at this time of year. Gorwel is the […]

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01 Dec 2023

Grŵp Cynefin supporting the campaign to increase Housing Support Grant

Grŵp Cynefin is supporting the national #HousingMattersWales campaign, calling on the Welsh Government to increase the Housing Support Grant in 2024/25. Gorwel, the part of Grŵp Cynefin that provides services to people experiencing domestic abuse, receives Housing Support Grant and recently highlighted the shocking growth in demand for their services. Osian Elis, Chief Officer at […]

01 Nov 2023

Community grants launched for the Ruthin area

Housing association Grŵp Cynefin has launched an £18,000 fund for activities to improve communities in the Ruthin area. The grants – of up to £1000 each – are available to voluntary and community groups which are making a difference and improving their local area. It’s all part of the re-development of Grŵp Cynefin’s Llys Awelon […]

25 Sep 2023

Grŵp Cynefin appoints new Chair to its Management Board

Grŵp Cynefin has confirmed Tim Jones as the new Chair of its Management Board. Tim brings extensive experience to the group having held various roles on Boards nationally and at UK level, with expertise working with stakeholders from a wide range of fields. He succeeds Carys Edwards, who came to the end of her three-year […]

27 Jul 2023

Grŵp Cynefin unit in partnership to launch hospital to home scheme

Grŵp Cynefin’s homelessness and support unit, Gorwel, has partnered up to launch a new service to help people who have experienced mental illness return home safely after hospital treatment. The new Gwynedd scheme has been developed through a partnership between Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Gwynedd Council and Gorwel. The focus of the scheme is […]

05 Jun 2023

Bryn Ellis steps down as Grŵp Cynefin’s Director of Resources

Grŵp Cynefin’s Group Director of Resources, Bryn Ellis, has decided to leave his role after giving more than 23 years’ service as an Executive Director to Grŵp Cynefin and one of its predecessors, Cymdeithas Tai Clwyd, to pursue new challenges. Everyone at Grŵp Cynefin would like to thank Bryn for his loyal contribution to the […]

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