A National Lottery grant of just under £9,000 will be used fund essential repairs and improvements at Llanddeusant Community Hall, Llangadog.

The National Lottery Community Fund has awarded over £80,000 shared between community groups across Carmarthenshire in its latest round of grants. Many are using National Lottery money to tackle the rising costs of living. 

Llanddeusant Hall Committee applied for funding which will ‘future-proof’ the energy efficiency and sustainability of the facility against likely increased running costs.

“Thanks to generous funding by The National Lottery Community Fund, we can now undertake essential roof repairs to our Community Hall," said Duncan Schlee, Chair of the Llanddeusant Community Hall Committee.

"This is the first step in our project to secure the long-term future of the hall, which provides a venue for a wide range of services, entertainments, activities and social occasions that help to enrich and strengthen our community as an uncertain future for rural communities unfolds."  

The Black Mountain Centre has also been awarded a £10,000 grant to create a warm, safe hub to help reduce the household costs of vulnerable people, who live alone or who work from home.  

Other projects in Carmarthenshire to benefit from grants include Llandeilo food comany Swperbox, who are supporting the local community through the cost-of-living crisis by offering free, healthy, sustainable food boxes, which can be picked up from nine key locations across the county.

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Across the county, Felinfoel Family Centre successfully applied for £9,600 to develop a range of activities to provide practical and emotional support for families experiencing financial stress.

Dafen Parish Church, in Llanelli are also doing some repairs. They will use a £7,700 grant to update and repair the hall, ensuring it can be used by the whole community for years to come.  

Other funded community groups include Llanboidy Community Council, who were awarded £7,011 to build a covered gazebo in their local green space. This will enable people from the community to come together and chat, in all weathers.  

Morfa Family Centre, which were successful in their application for a £10,000 grant to hold baby and toddler groups, helping combat parental isolation and preparing children for starting school.  

West Wales Malayali Association will use £9,320 to bring the Malayali and other Asian communities across Carmarthenshire together, to celebrate and spread an understanding of their culture.  

And Bryn & Trallwm Sports and Social Club's £10,000 grant will be spent on a series of activities such as trips and a pantomime, to bring together isolated people of all ages, in their community.