2015 Applicant Ranking No. Beneficary Project Votes

£500 Category 1 1 Maerdy Charity Shop Vacuum, heater & shelves for shop 136 Wind Fund 2 2 Maerdy Social Football Club Competition & referee fees & equipment 136 3 3 Maerdy Court Residents (RCT Homes) Entertainers for residents 30 4 4 Ysgol Gfun Cymer Home Economics cooking equipment 9

£1,000 Category 1 10 Maerdy Santa Parade Chocolates, selection boxes and wrapping 98 2 6 Cwtches New play equipment at childminder 66 3 7 Ferndale B&G Football Club 20 new kits & equipment for U14's 46 4 8 Maerdy Primary School Renovaton of disused sports court 39 5 9 Maerdy Primary School Christmas outing for all children in school 24 6 12 RCT People First 40 people with learning disabilities to outdoor pursuits centre 16 7 5 Involvement Group Strimmer, mowers, etc. 8 8 11 Pendyrus Male Choir Sheet music for 4 new items next year 6 9 13 Rhondda 50+ Forum Transport to events, venue hire, plus stationery 6 10 15 Junior Band 5 new cornets 4 11 14 The Friends of Ferndale Replace family belongings lost in house fire 3 12 16 Ysgol Gfun Cymer Rhondda 13 pairs of clogs for performing arts dept 2

£2,500 Category 1 19 Maerdy Community Bowling Club Junior bowls and club baged kit 97 2 21 Maerdy Primary School Urgent repairs to school stage 83 3 20 Maerdy Kidz 'R' Us Support for playscheme durig school holidays 75 4 17 Ferndale Community School Food for breakfast club at school 23 5 23 RCT Schools Football Association Kits for U11-U15 teams 16 APPLY TODAY 6 18 Footsteps Hall rental and trips for mental health support groups 15 7 22 Purple Shoots Set up 6 small enterprise groups in Rhondda Valleys 6 8 24 Rhondda Fach Music Partnership Sound system for gala events 0

£5,000 Category 1 32 Maerdy Boxing Club Equipment to safeguard boxing club for 5 years. 90 2 34 Maerdy War Memorial Memorial stone in Park for 72 fallen in WW1 and WW2 87 3 29 Infinity Fitness Building cost for gym move to bigger premises 69 4 33 Maerdy Ex-Servicemens Club New windows, front door and roller shutters 41 5 35 Maerdy Primary School New building for parents actvities at school 20 6 42 Mini & Junior RFC New minibus 9 7 41 Tylorstown Band Refurbish and repair two tubas 6 8 38 Rhondda Rotary Cancer care outreach facilities for patients and families 5 9 28 Ferndale Community School New stone school sign with "Welcome to Maerdy" 4 10 30 Jamie Easley 30 ewes and equipment for start up young farmer 4 11 40 Tylorstown Amateur Boxing Club Repair damaged and dangerous floor 3 12 43 Tylorstown Primary School Turn classroom into community room 3 13 44 Village & Valleys Community Transport Funding for driver on discounted travel service 3 14 25 Age Connects Morgannwg 12 iPads to support elderly internet access 2 15 37 Harlequins Sports & Social Club Access works for 3G artifical training pitch 2 16 27 Dark Sky Astronomy and robotics workshops for children 1 17 31 Legal Forest Riders Extreme enduro practice track for bikes and quads 1 18 26 Blaenllechau Youth Project Training courses for young people 0 19 36 Community Centre Covered decked area & concealed sand pit 0 20 39 Boys & Girls Club Refurbishment of club interior for youth centre 0 21 45 Ysgol Gfun Cymer Rhondda 3D printer for Design and Technology Dept 0

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The 2015 Maerdy Wind fund is now open and you might join the list of fantastic proj- for applications. £52,500 is available this ects funded last year. year in four grant categories: 10 x £500 grants, 10 x £1,000 grants, 5 x The closing date for applications is 30th £2,500 grants & 5 x £5,000 grants. September, but get your application in early to allow it to be reviewed for any errors. Both individuals and organisations can Please see maerdywindfund.co.uk for guid- apply and grants can be used for a wide ance and application forms. range of uses. If you have a need, or a great idea that needs some financial assis- Last year an amazing 350 people came out tance then please apply. to vote for their favourite projects, 40% up on the first year. 19 projects were successful Maerdy ward residents will decide where the in securing £44,000. A full list of the suc- money is spent. Applications will be publi- cessful applicants is overleaf. Cheques cised during November on the fund website were handed out by Cllr Keiron Montague and in posters and leaflets. A public vote and Chris Bryant MP at an award ceremony will be held on Saturday 28th November at in January. Maerdy Ex-Servicemans Club (tbc) and results announced the Friday after. The Last year’s projects are well underway; applications with the most support will be making a real difference to people in and awarded the grants. around Maerdy.

A minimum of just ten votes is required. It’s easy to apply with very few forms. So Smaller grant categories have been under solve that issue, make that good idea subscribed previously so why not have a go. happen. Apply today ! Get friends and colleagues to support you maerdywindfund.co.uk