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The Trust has a proven track record of achievement and development of community regeneration strategies through managing popular and diverse projects. To find out more, please telephone 01495 726862, or e-mail tdt-office@btconnect.com or go to the TDT website on www.tredegar.org.uk

Business advisory:
A professional business advisory for those who want to become self-employed. Enterprise at Tredegar Development Trust has been set up to provide a high level of support to new business start-ups. The service aims to provide practical assistance, which will help people establish their businesses and then run them successfully. Enterprise can help to:

• Investigate the business idea.
• Help to access sources of funding.
• Provide one to one in house business training.
• Provide finance and marketing awareness.
• Assist with a professional business plan.
• Allow open access for all age groups.
• Practise a strong equal opportunities approach for all client groups.
• Arrange for wider tailored training and skills building to meet specific needs.
• Guide the business through the first three years of business.
  

For more information and to arrange an appointment please telephone: 01495 722030, or send an e-mail to tdt-enterprise@btconnect.com

Catapult:
A Community Resource Centre in Commercial Street, Tredegar, Catapult offers a dynamic range of learning opportunities in a relaxed and friendly environment for all age groups including computers, cultural and music events. Catapult represents a most popular and innovative community development project to develop the talents and ambitions of local people that continues to expand its facilities and services based at 7-9 Commercial Street, Tredegar.

Catapult can offer:

• A place to meet and socially mix peer groups
• Opportunities for life long learning and personal development
• Opportunities for accredited learning and qualifications
• Formal and informal training based on individual needs and requirements
• Opportunities for volunteering and participation
• Choice of a range of cultural, musical and performing arts development
• Information and sign posting service to deal with community service
• Information technology training for individual and community groups
• Developing a E-communities culture that is open to all age groups and conducted at the pace of the learner.

For more information, contact

Communities First:
Tredegar Central & West and Sirhowy have been selected for the Welsh Assembly Government's flagship Communities First Programme. Communities First aims to:

• Get local people involved in improving their areas and their own prospects;
• Bring in funding and support from a range of sources to make things happen;
• Make sure improvements last;
• Encourage flexibility and risk taking and new ways of dealing with problems
• Involve everyone working together to identity and do something about their community's problems.

For further information contact the Communities First Co-ordinator at Tredegar Development Trust, Aneurin Bevan House, 40 Castle Street, Tredegar. Tel: 01495 726862 or E-mail: clairepierce2002@yahoo.co.uk

• Raising awareness of social enterprises (not for profit, community led and accountable. Involved in trading or supply of services)
• Support with the business planning
• Help to access sources of funding
• Help to network and build expertise
• Develop understanding of the organisation and operation of a social enterprise
• Establish guidelines of working and promotion of the business
• Give advice on operating with a strong equal opportunities policy
• Give advice on best recruitment and training practices
• Provide one to one business training
• Signpost to wider training and information sources.

For further information contact the Director at Tredegar Development Trust, Aneurin Bevan House, 40 Castle Street, Tredegar. Tel: 01495 726862 or E-mail: tdt-office@btconnect.com.

Tredegar Community Woodlands Project:
A community opportunity providing access to local woodlands at Sirhowy and Cefn Golau to create community woodlands that offers local management and development of facilities for all. This is one of the newest of the Trust's community projects and will focus on the two woodland sites in need of a sustainable environmental management programme at Cefn Golau and Sirhowy Hill. The early work will concentrate on seeking the views and ideas of local residents, school children, community groups etc. and incorporating these into the improvement plans for access and increased community use in the spirit of community ownership and sustaining community life. We will offer:

• A community led project of environmental regeneration.
• The management of renewal to be inspired by local needs and culture.
• Participation by local interest groups, residents etc. to be actively encouraged and involved in the decision making process for the planning and delivery of the project.
• The participation of local people in the delivery of the programme will be fundamental to the success of the programme.
• Opportunities for accredited and informal learning and training in woodland management skills etc.
• Development of practical and activity based environmental skills.
• Improved biodiversity resulting in a wider variety of wildlife, trees and wildflowers.
• Increased access to a healthier environment for all to enjoy.
  

The contact for this project is Linda Wood, Project Manager at Tredegar Development Trust, Aneurin Bevan House, 40 Castle Street, Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent. Tel: (01495) 712923

Tredegar Estates Maintenance Services (TEMS)
An environmental/landscaping project open to all who want to get work experience and training in horticulture and conservation This garden and environmental maintenance service combines the dual aim of offering grass cutting and environmental management services for a fee to residents and businesses throughout the area with opportunities for helping local people who are seeking employment but require to build their skills and knowledge in horticulture and conservation through accredited learning. TEMS provides opportunities for those with learning difficulties and those seeking work experience to participate in a socially valuable environment experience together with the opportunity to gain useful qualifications and skills.

TEMS offers:

• Landscaping and garden design
• Grass cutting and hedge trimming
• Tree lopping or removal
• Patio laying and path laying
• Garden maintenance and ground clearance
• Turf laying and lawn maintenance
• Fencing, building gates/stiles

• Work experience
• horticulture/conservation skills
• Learning and development opportunities
• Practical skills development
• Knowledge and information to secure employment
• Health and safety training
• Preparation for work and personal development
• Access to the services of Tredegar Development Trust