01 Nov 2023
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 […]
10 Oct 2023
On World Homelessness Day today (Tuesday, October 10) Gorwel, the part of Grŵp Cynefin that provides services to prevent homelessness, is putting a spotlight on the kind of accommodation and support services that can really make a difference, such as Yr Hafod in Denbigh. Gorwel is supporting World Homelessness Day by raising awareness of the […]
25 Sep 2023
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’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 […]
26 Jun 2023
Encouraging conversation, connection and friendship between people of all ages. That’s the aim of a special scheme in Denbigh, ‘Denbigh Friendly Benches’. North Wales Housing Association Grŵp Cynefin and Denbighshire Leisure Active Communities are working together on this very special project. The partnership involves working with local artists and communities to create a series of […]
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 […]