The Cwtsh opens at Castle Park Primary School
Castle Park Primary School, Caldicot officially opened its new multi-use space, the ‘Cwtsh’, on Monday, 16 December. This initiative aims to strengthen the ties between pupils, parents, and the wider…
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Monmouthshire County Council launch residents survey
Monmouthshire County Council is conducting a residents survey on everyday life in Monmouthshire. The council wants to hear from you about living in Monmouthshire, your experience of your local area,…
Community garden blossoms thanks to volunteers
A once-neglected patch of land at TogetherWORKS in Caldicot has blossomed into a vibrant community garden, thanks to the tireless efforts of dedicated volunteers. Flower beds and thriving vegetable plots…
New art installation unveiled in Abergavenny
The Gwent Green Grid and Abergavenny Town Council collaborated on a project to enhance an area of Bailey Park in Abergavenny with a new art installation. Drawing on SPF (shared…
Family Volunteering Club events coming to Abergavenny
A series of free Family Volunteering Club are taking place in Abergavenny, this summer. Family Volunteering Club makes it easy for children aged and their grown-ups to help out at…
Schools and Communities Together events
Monmouthshire County Council’s Children’s Services & the Community Development Team, in partnership with local comprehensive schools, Papyrus and Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations (GAVO), are joining forces to run a…
Monmouthshire Community Learning programme receives glowing report
Monmouthshire County Council’s Community Learning programme, which is part of the Greater Gwent Adult Learning Partnership, led by Coleg Gwent, received a glowing commendation after a recent Estyn inspection. The…
Chepstow Community Hub and Library to hold a dementia awareness and information day
On Wednesday, 15th May, Chepstow Community Hub and Library will host a dementia awareness and information day. The event, which will be held between 10am and 2pm, will allow residents to learn…
Borrowing a laptop as easy as borrowing a library book with Monmouthshire County Council
Residents in Monmouthshire can now borrow laptops from their local library to help with everyday tasks. The laptops are available through Monmouthshire County Council’s Community Hubs and Library Service, and…
Council holds its second Ramadan Iftar at County Hall
For only the second time ever, Monmouthshire County Council threw open its doors to an important multicultural Muslim celebration on Friday (15 March 2024) The Iftar, part of the Ramadan…
Free Thriving Communities Event For Monmouthshire
On Tuesday, 30 January, community groups, charities, organisations and services will hold a market-style showcase event at Magor and Undy Community Hub. Come along and learn more about activities, services…
Monmouthshire County Council supporting the Indian Malayali community
With the help of Monmouthshire County Council’s Strategic Partnerships Teams Cohesion lead, people are coming together to create the Abergavenny Meghala Malayali Association (AMMA) to connect the Indian Malayali residents…
Grow your own event inspires gardeners to think about greener food production
Visitors to Bulwark Community Centre got hands on as part of an effort to promote a greener approach to growing food. Organised by Monmouthshire County Council’s Be Community team and GAVO (Gwent Association of…
Work to tackle inequality and poverty discussed at Ministerial visit
Jane Hutt CBE, MS Minister for Social Justice and Chief Whip, along with other representatives from Welsh Government visited Caldicot’s TogetherWORKS. The visit provided an opportunity to discuss the ambition…
Have your say on Community Nature Spaces proposals for Abergavenny
Monmouthshire County Council has been awarded ‘Local Places for Nature’ funding by Welsh Government to build upon the success of the Community Nature Spaces schemes in Monmouth and Chepstow to…
A helping hand at Hillside
Last week, teams from Monmouthshire County Council, Keep Wales Tidy (KWT) and Melin Homes held a spring clean on the green at Hillside in Abergavenny. The Reuse shop from Llanfoist…
Community generosity helping Christmas Wishes appeal deliver joy
In the first fortnight of Monmouthshire County Council’s Christmas Wishes appeal, presents and donations of money have been coming in from generous residents and businesses, including the construction firms working…
Community Action Networks
Community Action Networks are a series of events and workshops run in partnership with communities. The events are aimed at creating opportunities for community members to meet up and network…
Council’s Cost of Living summits bring community groups together to ensure nobody is left behind this winter
Over the past fortnight a series of Cost of Living summits have taken place across Monmouthshire’s towns. The summits were hosted by a collective of community-facing organisations led by Monmouthshire…