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Rhyl Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Denbighshire businesses urged to bid for share of £1m fund
The second round of the Prosperous Denbighshire Business Fund, distributed by regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd, is now open for applications. This follows an initial £1.3 million fund that helped almost 100 companies across the county. Grants of up to £35,000 are available, with a closing date for applications of Thursday, July Pharmacist Ravi Kiran Palutla - recipient of a Cadwyn Clwyd grant is pictured with Donna Hughes from Cadwyn Clwyd (Image: Supplied) Further smaller grants of up to £2,000 are also on offer. The first round of funding had some remarkable success stories, including a 150-year-old village chemist shop in Dyserth that was saved thanks to the financial boost. Solution pharmacist Ravi Kiran Palutla received a grant of just £1,897 to update the website and install a computerised booking system at the Dyserth Pharmacy when he took over in 2023. Mr Palutla said: "A grant of just £1,897 enabled me to update the website to make it more functional and install a computerised booking system, and the difference it has made has been amazing." This system has driven customer numbers up by 44 per cent, with appointments soaring from 20 a month to 300. The system allows for online booking of in-person consultations, allowing for prescriptions, treatments, or referrals to be administered promptly, thus reducing the long waits people often experience at Wales's GP surgeries. Mr Palutla said: "The population of the Dyserth area is about 2,000, and for me to have a viable business, I need a patient base of 4,000 plus, and the computerised system has allowed me to build that." Cadwyn Clwyd business partnership officer Donna Hughes said: "It is remarkable the difference it has made to Ravi's business and to access to healthcare in North Denbighshire. "He was in the first phase of the Prosperous Denbighshire rollout, which can pay up to 70 per cent of the value of a project, to a maximum of £35,000 of a £50,000 scheme." "The success of what Ravi has done just shows that this kind of funding can do wonders for a business." The fund comes from the Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by the UK Government, which announced a further £900 million of funding for local investment in the Autumn Budget to be allocated by March 2026. Cadwyn Clwyd is expecting a similarly high level of interest in the second round of funding, given its success in the first phase. The funding is intended to support people in the area in building businesses, bringing benefits to the individuals and the wider community. Ms Hughes said: "The first phase proved hugely popular which was shown by the number of grants we were able to make and it also shows the need and the effectiveness of this kind of support for local people to build businesses with all the benefits that has for them and the communities in which they live." For more information on the fund, interested parties can contact Donna Hughes at Cadwyn Clwyd on 01490 340500, email or visit the Cadwyn Clwyd website.
Business News Wales
3 days ago
- Business
- Business News Wales
Denbighshire's Prosperous Business Fund Opens for Second Phase Applications
Businesses in Denbighshire are being invited to bid for a share of a £1 million fund. This is the second round of the Prosperous Denbighshire Business Fund being distributed by regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd. It follows an initial fund worth £1.3 million that benefited almost 100 companies across the county. Now an extra £1 million is up for grabs in grants of up to £35,000, with the closing date for applications on Thursday, July 31. Smaller grants of up to £2,000 are also available and Cadwyn Clwyd are expecting a similarly high level of interest this time round. Funding from the first tranche of cash helped save a 150-year-old village chemist shop in Dyserth which has seen its business boom thanks to a computerised appointment booking system. Pharmacist Ravi Kiran Palutla developed an on-line appointment booking system for Dyserth Pharmacy which allows customers to book in-person consultations so Ravi can then prescribe medicines and treatments or, where appropriate, refer patients to a doctor's surgery. The computerised appointment system has driven customer numbers up by 44 per cent and seen appointments soar from 20 a month to 300. The system was paid for by a £1,897 grant from the Prosperous Denbighshire Business Fund. Ravi added: 'A grant of just £1,897 enabled me to update the website to make it more functional and install a computerised booking system and the difference it has made has been amazing. 'The population of the Dyserth area is about 2,000 and for me to have a viable business I need a patient base of 4,000 plus and the computerised system has allowed me to build that. 'Because the appointments are made online we don't have the pressure of taking phone calls and making bookings so we have been able to develop new services. 'These range from treating migraines, chest and urinary infections, providing morning after contraceptive pills and giving Covid vaccines which have brought us patients from as far afield as Dolgellau and Criccieth. 'We are already doing virtual travel consultation securely via the internet. This reduces the need for the patient to travel twice to the pharmacy, once for consultation, second for vaccine administration. We will be developing a private phlebotomy business soon. 'I know health authorities in Wales are looking at what we have done and at the possibility of rolling it out across the country and it is the Prosperous Denbighshire Fund that has made all this a reality for us. 'We will be doing it at a smaller scale in Denbighshire pharmacies first which will then give us the opportunity to learn from the implementation. The learnings will be useful for the national project yet to come in the next 18 months. Cadwyn Clwyd Business Partnership Officer Donna Hughes said: 'It is remarkable the difference it has made to Ravi's business and to access to healthcare in North Denbighshire. 'He was in the first phase of the Prosperous Denbighshire rollout which can pay up to 70 per cent of the value of a project to a maximum of £35,000 of a £50,000 scheme. 'The success of what Ravi has done just shows that this kind of funding can do wonders for a business. 'It opens up tremendous possibilities and that's why we're delighted to be able to offer a further £1 million in grants which also include smaller schemes of between £1,000 and £2,000. 'The first phase proved hugely popular which was shown by the number of grants we were able to make and it also shows the need and the effectiveness of this kind of support for local people to build businesses with all the benefits that has for them and the communities in which they live.' The money comes from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, administered by the UK Government.
Leader Live
24-05-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Wrexham communities to benefit from £300,000 funding boost
The extra money for voluntary groups aims to transform the area with new projects and initiatives designed to benefit the community. The money comes as part of the Wrexham Prosperous Communities Fund, managed by the regeneration agency Cadwyn Clwyd and AVOW, the Association of Voluntary Organisations in Wrexham. The fund has already given a half a million pounds boost to local projects across the town. A second run of the scheme is now open, and voluntary and community organisations can apply for a slice of the fund until June 26. Previously, 28 community groups and organisations across the county benefited from stage one of the Prosperous Communities Fund. The new stage increases the fund's total contribution to £800,000. This fund is part of a broader suite of schemes managed by Wrexham County Borough Council and is funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Projects that secured grants from the first phase included a toddler play area in Rossett which received £38,000, and the Plas Kynaston sports facility in Cefn Mawr, which received £47,000. Other grants include £6,000 for a Nordic walking group in Erddig and £7,600 for the Mindful Meadow in Chirk. There will be grants of up to £50,000 in revenue and £35,000 in capital for voluntary and community groups, community councils, charities, social enterprises, and cooperatives. Cadwyn Clwyd's community enterprise manager, Helen Williams, said: "There was a fantastic response to the first phase of the funding so we are delighted to be able to offer local communities a second chance to apply. "There were so many really positive proposals for projects to benefit local communities across Wrexham first time around and we're sure that this second opportunity will see a similar response." Suggestions for fund applications include renovating village halls or sports facilities, developing green spaces and gardens, arts or crafts projects, or even starting a local renewable energy generation scheme. The scheme is administered in partnership with Jo Young, the funding and grants officer at AVOW. READ MORE: British households still 'saddled with highest energy bills in developed world' Ms Young said: "The first phase was extremely popular with excellent outcomes for communities throughout Wrexham County Borough and we're delighted to have a second helping available. "This provides another chance for local groups to take advantage of this funding to transform and enhance their services and environments and provide modern and imaginative facilities for their communities." However, Ms Young warns that applicants will have to be ready to kick off with their projects as this time there is a short window for the scheme that runs until January 31. For further details, interested applicants can contact Ms Williams at Cadwyn Clwyd on 01490 340500 or by email at
Business News Wales
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business News Wales
Flintshire Communities Boosted by Stage Two of £1.1m Regeneration Fund
Towns and villages across Flintshire can benefit from a near £400,000 fund to upgrade their local communities. This is the second round of the Flintshire Community Key Fund which is being distributed by Cadwyn Clwyd and the Flintshire Local Voluntary Council. The initial fund was worth £775,000. More than 50 community groups and organisations from across the county took advantage of Stage One of the Community Key Fund, and Stage Two takes the total for the county to more than £1.1 million, part of a wider suite of projects managed by Flintshire County Council and funded from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Applications for the latest slice of funding from a pot worth £375,000 have to be in by Sunday, June 8. Cadwyn Clwyd Community Enterprise Manager Helen Williams said: 'We had a tremendous response to the first set of funding and it proved amazingly popular and we're expecting a similar response. There will be grants of up to £35,000 for a wide range of community projects from regenerating village halls, sports facilities, green spaces and gardens to renewable energy generation, waste management and arts and cultural schemes. 'There will also be grants of up to £5,000 for pre-project work such as feasibility studies and specialist consultancy reports. 'The first phase proved hugely popular and was massively over-subscribed which shows the need and the effectiveness of this kind of community support for local people to build resilience in communities across both urban and rural Flintshire.' Shaun Darlington of Flintshire Local Voluntary Council said: 'The first phase was extremely popular. The groups themselves were very grateful and the outcomes were brilliant. This time it is a short window for the scheme and groups will have to be ready to go with their projects because they only have until November 30 to complete them. 'It is always important that if people have any queries they pick up the phone and contact Helen or me because our role is to help them through the process.' The first phase of the Community Key Fund saw 53 projects across Flintshire receiving grants for a wide range of projects from £2,900 for replacement tables at Llanasa Village Hall to £47,000 for new flooring indoors and astro-turf outdoors at Connah's Quay Cricket Club.
Leader Live
21-05-2025
- Business
- Leader Live
Flintshire communities can apply for nearly £400,000 fund
This represents a second allocation of the Flintshire Community Key Fund, distributed by Cadwyn Clwyd and the Flintshire Local Voluntary Council, following a prior fund of £775,000. The grants from this funding are intended for a variety of community projects, ranging from village hall regeneration to renewable energy generation. More than 50 groups from the county made the most of the first stage of the community key fund. Applications for this funding round, worth £375,000, close on Sunday, June 8. Cadwyn Clwyd community enterprise manager Helen Williams said: "We had a tremendous response to the first set of funding and it proved amazingly popular, and we're expecting a similar response. "There will be grants of up to £35,000 for a wide range of community projects. "There will also be grants of up to £5,000 for pre-project work such as feasibility studies and specialist consultancy reports." She added: "The first phase proved hugely popular and was massively over-subscribed, which shows the need and effectiveness of this kind of community support for local people to build resilience in communities across both urban and rural Flintshire." Working with Ms Williams is Shaun Darlington of the Flintshire Local Voluntary Council. READ MORE: The Tivoli - from cinema and dance hall, to night club and music venue Mr Darlington said: "The first phase was extremely popular. "The groups themselves were very grateful and the outcomes were brilliant. "This time it is a short window for the scheme and groups will have to be ready to go with their projects because they only have until November 30 to complete them." The first phase of the Community Key Fund resulted in 53 projects across Flintshire being awarded grants for diverse ventures, such as replacement tables at Llanasa Village Hall and new flooring for Connah's Quay Cricket Club.
