Current projects
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These teddies are given to children or vulnerable adults in need of comfort, in times of need or given out to small children involved in traumatic or upsetting circumstances. 
Over the past x years we have partnered / networked with local knitting groups, who have worked tirelessly in producing an endless supply of knitted Teddies for us
These Teddies have been donated to: Gwent Police and the Fire Service to keep in their vehicles, Serennu Children’s Centre ( Sparkle), Nevil Hall Children’s Centre, Noah’s Ark Children’s Centre, Bobath Children’s Therapy Centre, Gwent Missing Children Unit, South East Wales Adoption Agency, St.David’s Hospital for Children’s Grief Week, SARC, South Wales Ambulance , Age Concern Torfaen and Family Contact Team.
This year we also donated Comfort teddies to 13 local Primary schools including Crown Bridge Special School.
In 2025 we have donated a total of 531 Comfort Teddies of which 130 teddies were delivered by members to the schools.
Fundraising through recycling!
For the last x years we have been collecting pre-loved jewellery. This would not have been possible without the very generous donations of jewellery given by friends and families.
Our club members have sorted, cleaned and then presented this jewellery to be sold at numerous venues including our own awareness raising events throughout the year.
Our more valuable donations items are sold at the International Antiques Fair at Builth Wells and various gold outlets.
This activity was started in order to provide funds to be donated to Charities that support both old and young Alzheimer’s sufferers and enable much needed research to be carried out into this dreadful disease.
The club has also previously support Widdershins which is run by Age Connect, Torfaen. We donated £600 of funding from this source in 20xx which was used to provide an automatic sliding door for the facility. Members spent a very pleasant morning in the centre meeting carers and users. They were able to see the newly installed door and understand how beneficial it is to those who use the centre.
Funds now are allocated to xxxxxxxx
Total raised from this project is £xxxx, of which £ xxx has been raised in the last 12 months .
16 Days of Activism 2026: Ensure justice, protect survivors, end impunity
Violence against women and girls affects one in three women. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, yet for many survivors, justice remains out of reach.
In 2025 the club organised the following awareness campaigns across Torfaen including: Orange fabric wreaths and posters were displayed at Cwmbran library, Congress Theatre, St. David’s charity shop in Old Cwmbran,
Greenmeadow Golf, The Retreat, Llanyravon Methodist church, Croesyceiliog HWB Food share, Llantarnam Grange. In addition a display was put in Llantarnam Grange highlighting the work of Cwmbran Club.
A member also organised for Pontypool Civic Centre to be lit up in Orange during the 16 days of Activism.
Orange golf balls were also sold at Greenmeadow golf club.
Tool for Self- Reliance is a voluntary organisation based in Crickhowell. 
This charity is run by volunteers who clean and repair old/unwanted tools and sewing machines. These are then shipped on a regular basis to Tanzania where individuals and communities who wish to set up their own businesses are supplied with the necessary tools and machines. Our club has been recycling tools and sewing machines over the past 18 years. In 2025 we donated 6 sewing machines, sewing aids, many garden tools and a variety of carpentry, plumbing and building tools for recycling to the Crickhowell work shop.
Croesy Food HWB was set up by a number of members and other supporting volunteers during COVID. They have been running six years however during the past year the numbers in need have almost doubled. They run on donations of grants and donations from individuals and organisations.
One of our members continues to be the club link taking donated clothes, food etc. from members and friends. She recently won the Volunteer Award at the Torfaen Voluntary Alliance Awards as well as the High Sheriff’s Award.
Our club donates every month. Last month we requested corned beef, this month we will request coffee, tea, milk and sugar please.
Every donation helps someone in food poverty.
Members have continued to support Cyfannol Womens Aid our local Domestic Violence charity through the year by donating toiletries and ladies’ clothing. Comfort teddies and Gingerbread house kits were donated to Cyfannol at Christmas. Two of our members are Trustees with Cyfannol.
Our club made its first investment through the charity Lend with Care in 2023. This year, the club has continued to champion women entrepreneurs by providing microloans that enable them to strengthen and expand their businesses. Every recipient has been a woman, and each loan has supported tangible progress — from business growth and job creation to improved financial security and enhanced wellbeing for their families and wider communities.
Entrepreneurs supported this year were based in the Philippines, Paraguay, Zambia, and Ecuador. Their loans enabled them to: expand farming activities, purchase crops and agricultural supplies, develop retail ventures, help a health and beauty businesses and acquire materials to establish a café. again demonstrated the power of small, targeted investments to create lasting change. Demonstrating the power of small, targeted investments to create lasting change.
St David’s Hospice
SARA Severn Area Rescue