27 Jul 2023
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
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 […]
16 May 2023
After five years in charge of the north Wales housing association, Grŵp Cynefin Chief Executive Shan Lloyd Williams is standing down from her role to focus on some personal projects and interests. Grŵp Cynefin would like to thank Shan for her contribution to the organisation over that time and wish her every success for the […]
27 Mar 2023
Grŵp Cynefin has recently undertaken an internal review of some parts of our business – including around our asset management and how we keep records. Following this review, we took the decision to refer ourselves to the Welsh Government’s housing Regulator as it was clear we did not have the right records and process to […]
30 Jan 2023
North Wales housing association Grŵp Cynefin is calling on the Welsh Government to re-think its decision to freeze funding for homelessness services in the draft 2023/24 budget. It joins Cymorth Cymru and Community Housing Cymru in the #HousingMattersWales campaign, calling on the Welsh Government to increase the Housing Support Grant in their Final Budget for […]
20 Jan 2023
Grŵp Cynefin and North Wales Housing housing associations are looking to appoint a principal contractor to deliver an £8.5m retrofit programme of works to social housing across north Wales. The initial length of the contract is 12 months with an option to extend to a further 24 months. The successful contractor will deliver retrofit measures across […]
03 Nov 2022
With the launch of a new service to combat homelessness among older people on Anglesey, extra funding for Domestic Abuse Victim support as well as their established support services, newly appointed Chief Officer of Gorwel, Osian Elis has his sights on expanding his workforce too. Osian, who was appointed earlier this year, is driving the […]
03 Oct 2022
A new service for older people is available, launched on the 1st October, International Day of the Older Person. It is being delivered by Gorwel, north Wales housing association Grwp Cynefin’s business unit. The Môn Older People Project has been commissioned by Anglesey Council. It will provide bilingual support seven days a week for people […]
10 Aug 2022
Grŵp Cynefin is the new landlord of more than fifty homes in the Machynlleth area. This follows a completion of the transfer of 53 homes in Machynlleth and Llanbrynmair from Wales & West Housing to Grŵp Cynefin. Taking over this housing stock, which includes social and sheltered housing, means widening the group’s operational area as […]
04 Aug 2022
The Chief Executive of Grŵp Cynefin has been selected to be a member of the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Communities Commission. Shan Lloyd Williams was announced as a member of the new Commission at an event on the Welsh Government unit at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Tregaron today (Thursday August 4, 2022). The […]