A Cardiff-based charity faces an uncertain\u00a0future as\u00a0the Welsh Government considers changes to its Communities First fund for deprived areas.<\/p>\n
The charity FAN or \u2018Friends and Neighbours\u2019 runs weekly sessions across South Wales including the Grange Pavilion in Cardiff. Jill Saunders who’s a trustee says she is “amazed” the Welsh Government aren’t doing more. She says the charity\u00a0relies on Communities First to provide advertising and other support.<\/p>\n
The Welsh Government have opened a three-month public consultation and Mrs Sauders is unsure\u00a0if they\u2019ll still receive that support. She\u00a0says without groups like FAN\u00a0people can become lonely, going “from your room to work back to your room and never meet[ing] people”. She says this is a particular concern for places like Cardiff where a lot of people speak English as a second language.<\/p>\n
Since 2001 The Welsh Government has given more than \u00a3300m to poorer areas through the Communities First\u00a0project. The Welsh Communities Secretary Carl Sargeant said last month he is \u201cminded to phase out”\u00a0the programme with the Welsh Government refusing to speculate on potential replacements until the consultation is\u00a0over.<\/p>\n
FAN was set up 13 years ago by a Grangetown teacher when her students learning English as a second language asked how to meet more British people. It\u00a0is now a charity and runs similar groups in Bridgend, Ebbw Vale, Newport, Pontypridd\u2026 and Pakistan!<\/p>\n
The original Grangetown FAN group met at the \u2018Buzz\u2019 centre on Penarth Road until September when a lorry crashed into the building. After\u00a0a temporary stay at the Grangetown Hub they have now permanently relocated to the Grange Pavilion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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