22 Aug 2025
Grŵp Cynefin is making bold strides to make sure more of its homes across north Wales are ready for tenants sooner. As part of its commitment to quality and community impact, the organisation is expanding its Direct Labour Organisation (DLO) – recruiting more skilled tradespeople in-house to deliver repairs, refurbishments and improvements more efficiently. This […]
07 Aug 2025
Continued investment in the social housing sector in Wales is essential to help to build new homes to meet increasing demand, as well as supporting a significant decarbonisation programme to make homes more energy efficient. They were some of the main messages highlighted during a session arranged by four north Wales social housing associations on […]
05 Aug 2025
Providing a quality home is essential to people’s health and well-being and has wider positive impacts on the local community. That was one of the key discussion points at a discussion hosted by four north Wales social housing associations on the Eisteddfod Maes in Wrexham today (Tuesday, 5 August). The impact of the housing sector, […]
01 Aug 2025
Four housing associations – Adra, ClwydAlyn, Grŵp Cynefin and North Wales Housing – have joined forces to exhibit at this year’s Eisteddfod, which will run from 2-9 August in Wrexham. As the largest celebration of Welsh culture, the Eisteddfod promotes the coming together of communities from across Wales and beyond to highlight Welsh language, arts, […]
27 Jun 2025
Grŵp Cynefin is taking a significant step towards expanding its Internal Maintenance Service (DLO) team, with 19 new maintenance jobs as well as three exciting apprenticeship opportunities. Seven of the roles will be based within Grŵp Cynefin’s subsidiaries, with five positions at Canllaw, which operates across the counties of Gwynedd and Anglesey, and two posts […]
27 Jun 2025
Grŵp Cynefin is proud to stand with organisations across Wales and the rest of the UK in support of ASB Awareness Week 2025, a national campaign running from 30 June – 6 July, to take a stand against anti-social behaviour (ASB) and promote safer communities. Now in its fifth year, ASB Awareness Week 2025 highlights […]
27 Jun 2025
Grŵp Cynefin is celebrating after winning two prestigious awards at the TPAS Cymru Good Practice Awards 2025, held Wednesday night (25-06-25) at the Leonardo Hotel in Cardiff. The Actif Denbighshire Project, delivered in partnership with Actif North Wales and Denbighshire County Council, won in the category “Engaging Tenants in Environmental Initiatives/Projects”. The project showcases the […]
02 Jun 2025
A project to create eye-catching works of art depicting a welcoming cup of tea has bridged the generations in Denbighshire. The project was launched with pupils from Ysgol Pen Barras in Ruthin and residents at the town’s Llys Awelon extra care housing scheme joining forces to make two colourful quilts celebrating the traditional Welsh paned or […]
07 May 2025
Grŵp Cynefin’s new corporate plan for 2025-2028 will help stem the tide of rural depopulation in north Wales. The housing association, which operates across the six counties of north Wales and north Powys, has revealed it’s intending to build 300 new homes by 2028. Central the newly-launched corporate plan is to increase the stock of […]
14 Mar 2025
An agency that helps older people live independently is returning to its roots and providing an economic boost for a village in Gwynedd. The 26-strong team at Canllaw is relocating from its current base at Parc Menai in Bangor to Penygroes, between Caernarfon and Porthmadog, where it all began 35 years ago. The organisation, a […]