{"id":697,"date":"2026-10-10T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/?page_id=697"},"modified":"2026-11-09T16:19:50","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T16:19:50","slug":"projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"accordion-outer secondary   section\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <header class=\"section-header container header-button\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"section-header-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"section-header-title\">Current projects<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-summary\">An outline of some of our 2026 projects are shown below. Click on each item for more details. We undertake lots of other smaller activities and fund raising opportunities for local charities. Needless to say you can see our members make the very most of their volunteering time and skills.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nIf you would like to become a member, get involved with any of your projects including partnering or donations, please contact us.<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-header-link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/contact-us\/\" class=\"button\">Contact us<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <\/header>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Trauma-Teddies\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrauma Teddies <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Trauma-Teddies\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>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. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-632 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-300x264.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-1536x1350.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-800x703.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-600x527.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-400x352.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-1638x1440.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-1229x1080.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-683x600.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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<br \/>\nThese Teddies have been donated to: Gwent Police and the Fire Service to keep in their vehicles, Serennu Children\u2019s Centre ( Sparkle), Nevil Hall Children\u2019s Centre, Noah\u2019s Ark Children\u2019s Centre, Bobath Children\u2019s Therapy Centre, Gwent Missing Children Unit, South East Wales Adoption Agency, St.David\u2019s Hospital for Children\u2019s Grief Week, SARC, South Wales Ambulance , Age Concern Torfaen and Family Contact Team.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-861 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-1024x651.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-768x488.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-1536x976.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-800x508.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-600x381.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-400x254.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-1700x1080.jpg 1700w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore-945x600.jpg 945w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Teddies-galore.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nThis year we also donated Comfort teddies to 13 local Primary schools including Crown Bridge Special School.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025 we have donated a total of 531 Comfort Teddies of which 130 teddies were delivered by members to the schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Fund-raising-though-recycling-of-jewellery\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFund raising though recycling of jewellery <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Fund-raising-though-recycling-of-jewellery\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>Fundraising through recycling!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-658 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Jewellery-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Jewellery-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Jewellery.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the last x years we have been collecting pre-loved jewellery.\u00a0This would not have been possible without the very generous donations of jewellery given by friends and families.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Our more valuable donations items are sold at the International Antiques Fair at Builth Wells and various gold outlets.<\/p>\n<p>This activity was started in order to provide funds to be donated to Charities that support both old and young Alzheimer\u2019s sufferers and enable much needed research to be carried out into this dreadful disease.<\/p>\n<p>The club has also previously support Widdershins which is run by Age Connect, Torfaen. We donated \u00a3600 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.<\/p>\n<p>Funds now are allocated to xxxxxxxx<\/p>\n<p>Total raised from this project is \u00a3xxxx, of which \u00a3 xxx has been raised in the last 12 months .<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Elimination-of-Violence-against-Women\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tElimination of Violence against Women <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Elimination-of-Violence-against-Women\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><h6>16 Days of Activism 2026: Ensure justice, protect survivors, end impunity<\/h6>\n<p>Violence against women and girls affects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/articles\/facts-and-figures\/facts-and-figures-ending-violence-against-women\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one in three women<\/a>. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations worldwide, yet for many survivors, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unwomen.org\/en\/articles\/explainer\/what-justice-means-to-women-and-how-to-deliver-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">justice remains out of reach<\/a>.<strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-822 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-1080x1440.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-wreath-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong>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\u2019s charity shop in Old Cwmbran,<\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"background: #ffffff;color: #333333;font-family: tahoma, &apos;Open Sans&apos;, &apos;Trebuchet MS&apos;, &apos;Lucida Grande&apos;, Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-828 alignleft\" style=\"font-size: 16px\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-217x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-740x1024.jpg 740w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-768x1062.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-800x1107.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-600x830.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-400x553.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-781x1080.jpg 781w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls-434x600.jpg 434w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Orange-golf-Balls.jpg 955w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>A member also organised for Pontypool Civic Centre to be lit up in Orange during the 16 days of Activism.<\/p>\n<p>Orange golf balls were also sold at Greenmeadow golf club.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Tools-for-Self-Reliance\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTools for Self Reliance <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Tools-for-Self-Reliance\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>Tool for Self- Reliance is a voluntary organisation based in Crickhowell. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-661\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting-1440x1080.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Tools-for-self-reliance-newspaper-cutting.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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, s<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">ewing aids, many garden tools and a variety of carpentry, plumbing and building tools for recycling to the Crickhowell work shop.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Croesy-Food-HWB\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCroesy Food HWB <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Croesy-Food-HWB\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-692 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-1024x830.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-768x623.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-1536x1245.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-800x648.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-600x486.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-400x324.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-1777x1440.jpg 1777w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-1332x1080.jpg 1332w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1-740x600.jpg 740w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Hwb-Food-collection-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0 organisations.<\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s Award.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-860 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-1024x784.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-1536x1176.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-800x613.jpg 800w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-600x460.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-400x306.jpg 400w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-1410x1080.jpg 1410w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864-783x600.jpg 783w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/10\/Lynne-sheriff-award-e1791845167864.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our club donates every month. Last month we requested corned beef, this month we will request coffee, tea, milk and sugar please.<\/p>\n<p>Every donation helps someone in food poverty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Support-for-victims-of-domestic-violence\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupport for victims of domestic violence <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Support-for-victims-of-domestic-violence\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>Members have continued to support Cyfannol Womens Aid our local\u00a0Domestic Violence charity through the year by donating toiletries and ladies\u2019 clothing. Comfort teddies and Gingerbrea<span style=\"font-size: 16px\">d house kits were donated to Cyfannol <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">at Christmas. Two of our members are Trustees with Cyfannol.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-922\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2026\/11\/Cyfannol.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"278\" height=\"93\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Microlending---Lend-with-Care-\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMicrolending &#8211; Lend with Care  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Microlending---Lend-with-Care-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>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 \u2014 from business growth and job creation to improved financial security and enhanced wellbeing for their families and wider communities.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneurs supported this year were based in the Philippines, Paraguay, Zambia, and Ecuador. Their loans enabled them to:\u00a0 expand farming activities, purchase crops and agricultural supplies, develop retail ventures, help a health and beauty businesses and acquire materials to establish a caf\u00e9. again demonstrated the power of small, targeted investments to create lasting change. Demonstrating the power of small, targeted investments to create lasting change.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button accordion-trigger\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-panel-Other-Local-charities-suppoted-in-2026\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOther Local charities suppoted in 2026 <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/wp-content\/themes\/honeycom3\/assets\/svg\/icons.svg#arrow-right\"\/><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-panel\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-button-Other-Local-charities-suppoted-in-2026\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-description content\"><p>St David&#8217;s Hospice<\/p>\n<p>SARA Severn Area Rescue<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"page-themes":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-697","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=697"}],"version-history":[{"count":48,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":923,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/697\/revisions\/923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"page-themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/page-themes?post=697"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/cwmbran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}