COMMUNITY ACTION - LAG3

The Community Action Project for Llanelli and the Gwendraeth Valley, known as LAG3, is a grass roots community development project that works with Community Groups & associations to build their capacity, and to enable them to take an active role in the process of planning and achieving results within their communities. The project has been delivering this valuable service in the P3 wards of Carmarthenshire for the past three years. The Foothold Group work in partnership with Menter Cwm Gwendraeth to deliver this service.

From July 1st 2004, we successfully secured additional ERDF Objective One funding to roll out development work within the P3 wards of Carmarthenshire over the next 4 years. The project has now been extended until October 2008.

What services does the project deliver to the community?
The project gives groups and individuals help and advice with, constitutions, policies, grant aid, partnership working; develops individual and group capacity, facilitation, liaison and mediation, project development, assistance with funding applications and aftercare It also sets up and constitutes new groups, provides signposting & general support. This list is not exhaustive and gives examples of the type of work that the project covers.

Who benefits from the project?
The project works in the following areas:

Llanelli - Felinfoel, Llwynhendy, Tyisha, Glan y Mor, Bynea, Bigyn and
Parts of Burry Port.
Gwendraeth - Penygroes, Trimsaran, Tumble, Glyn, Kidwelly, Pontyberem,
Llanddarog, Llangynderyn and parts of Cross Hands

Project Achievements:
• Assisted more than 500 groups
• Engaged 1,835 people in community activity
• Assisted groups to gain over £500k of grants
• Given over 12 thousand hours of support
• Supported over 60 Community Initiatives

What Projects/Activities have been supported?
These range from holding a local tea & coffee morning, to helping secure a range of funding applications to develop a much needed community centre.

This is just a taster of what initiatives LAG has worked on over the last 4 years:

Ammanford Talking Newspapers Bigyn Hall Community Garden Betws Family Centre Carwe Football & Cricket Club Copperworks PFA Cwmgwilli Welfare Hall Cydcoed consultation Dan Y Banc Consultation European Exchange Programme Felinfoel Family Centre Galaxy Theatre Arts Junior Gateway Community Business Kidwelly Scouts Association Llanelli Historical Society Llanelli Little Theatre  Llanelli Neighbourhood Watch		Llwynhendy Bottom and Middle  site Consultations Morfa Community Garden Myrtle House Garden Scheme Penyfan Communities First Penyfan Events Group Pensiynwyr Penygroes Penyfan Litter Picks Penygraig Homewatch  Plas Y Mor Garden Project Polish Focus Groups Pontyberem Community Saron Play Group Seaside Community Association Tools for Self Reliance Trallwm Hall Development Tumble Family Centre