17 Mar 2023
Following an internal review, Grŵp Cynefin Management Board has asked the Chief Executive and Group Director of Resources to step back from their roles for the time being. There is a new Interim Leadership Team in place. We want to reassure tenants and customers that this decision will not impact any of our services and […]
30 Jan 2023
North Wales housing association Grŵp Cynefin is calling on the Welsh Government to re-think its decision to freeze funding for homelessness services in the draft 2023/24 budget. It joins Cymorth Cymru and Community Housing Cymru in the #HousingMattersWales campaign, calling on the Welsh Government to increase the Housing Support Grant in their Final Budget for […]
20 Jan 2023
Grŵp Cynefin and North Wales Housing housing associations are looking to appoint a principal contractor to deliver an £8.5m retrofit programme of works to social housing across north Wales. The initial length of the contract is 12 months with an option to extend to a further 24 months. The successful contractor will deliver retrofit measures across […]
03 Nov 2022
With the launch of a new service to combat homelessness among older people on Anglesey, extra funding for Domestic Abuse Victim support as well as their established support services, newly appointed Chief Officer of Gorwel, Osian Elis has his sights on expanding his workforce too. Osian, who was appointed earlier this year, is driving the […]
03 Oct 2022
A new service for older people is available, launched on the 1st October, International Day of the Older Person. It is being delivered by Gorwel, north Wales housing association Grwp Cynefin’s business unit. The Môn Older People Project has been commissioned by Anglesey Council. It will provide bilingual support seven days a week for people […]
10 Aug 2022
Grŵp Cynefin is the new landlord of more than fifty homes in the Machynlleth area. This follows a completion of the transfer of 53 homes in Machynlleth and Llanbrynmair from Wales & West Housing to Grŵp Cynefin. Taking over this housing stock, which includes social and sheltered housing, means widening the group’s operational area as […]
04 Aug 2022
The Chief Executive of Grŵp Cynefin has been selected to be a member of the Welsh Government’s new Welsh Communities Commission. Shan Lloyd Williams was announced as a member of the new Commission at an event on the Welsh Government unit at the National Eisteddfod of Wales in Tregaron today (Thursday August 4, 2022). The […]
03 Aug 2022
Grŵp Cynefin has embarked on a £12.2 million expansion plan to update and extend their Extra Care Housing Scheme at Llys Awelon, Ruthin. The project will involve a complete redevelopment of the site to create a modern, low carbon, bespoke scheme to meet the needs of older people in the Denbighshire area. Grŵp Cynefin’s Extra […]