[{"text_idx": "#000002", "text": "This photography exhibition features work from contemporary Welsh photographers created from 2015-2021. Presented by the Wales Co-operative Centre to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Robert Owen, it brings together the work of artists whose images feature co-operative businesses building a stronger, fairer, more co-operative Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000003", "text": "4CG is a co-operative organisation set up to \u201cadvance community development through the regeneration of Cardigan and the surrounding area\u201d. It was set up by a small group of locals that strongly felt there were many opportunities within Cardigan to increase community cohesion, enhance the surroundings and to take small steps to help improve the local economy \u2013 and that a determined and focussed organisation could make a difference."}, {"text_idx": "#000004", "text": "Mae 4CG yn sefydliad cydweithredol a ffurfiwyd i \u201chyrwyddo datblygiad cymunedol trwy adfywio Aberteifi a\u2019r ardal o gwmpas\u201d. Cafodd ei sefydlu gan grw\u0302p bach o bobl leol oedd yn teimlo\u2019n gryf bod llawer o gyfleoedd yn Aberteifi i gynyddu cydlyniad cymunedol, gwella ein hamgylchedd, ac i gymryd camau bach i helpu i wella\u2019r economi lleol \u2013 ac y gallai sefydliad llawn brwdfrydedd a phenderfyniad wneud gwahaniaeth."}, {"text_idx": "#000005", "text": "In the Ffestiniog area there is a community of vibrant and successful social enterprises and businesses. Many of them aim to tackle local issues head on while also contributing creatively and sustainably to the future of the area. They have come together in order to co-operate for the benefit of the whole area and to offer sustainable opportunities ranging from the creative, care, environment, building and sustainable tourism sector."}, {"text_idx": "#000006", "text": "Mae cymuned o fentrau cymdeithasol a busnesau bywiog a llwyddiannus yn ardal Ffestiniog. Nod llawer ohonyn nhw yw mynd i\u2019r afael a\u0302 materion lleol yn uniongyrchol, gan gyfrannu\u2019n greadigol ac yn gynaliadwy at ddyfodol yr ardal ar yr un pryd. Maen nhw wedi dod at ei gilydd i gydweithredu er budd yr ardal gyfan, ac i gynnig cyfleoedd cynaliadwy yn y sectorau creadigol, gofal, amgylcheddol, adeiladu a thwristiaeth gynaliadwy."}, {"text_idx": "#000007", "text": "Arfon Timber is a workers\u2019 co-operative, a social enterprise owned and operated by its members. With over 65 years of collective experience in the traditional construction trade, its members have the skills and experience to create anything and everything possible in wood. Their passion lies in fusing cutting edge design with time honoured techniques; making stunning buildings that last for generations. They work almost exclusively in Welsh grown timber, cut at their own sawmill in Bethesda. Increasing the use of strong, durable homegrown timber, thus reducing timber miles and environmental impact, is a core part of its ethos."}, {"text_idx": "#000008", "text": "Cwmni cydweithredol y gweithwyr yw Arfon Timber, menter gymdeithasol sy\u2019n eiddo i\u2019w haelodau ac sy\u2019n cael ei gweithredu ganddynt. Gyda dros 65 mlynedd o brofiad ar y cyd yn y fasnach adeiladu draddodiadol, mae\u2019r aelodau\u2019n meddu ar y sgiliau a\u2019r profiad i greu pob math o bethau o bren. Eu hangerdd yw cyfuno dylunio arloesol gyda thechnegau traddodiadol; creu adeiladau trawiadol sy\u2019n goroesi am genedlaethau. Maen nhw\u2019n gweithio bron yn gyfan gwbl gyda phren sy\u2019n cael ei dyfu yng Nghymru, wedi\u2019i dorri yn eu melin lifio eu hunain ym Methesda. Mae cynyddu\u2019r defnydd o bren cryf, gwydn wedi\u2019u dyfu gartref, gan leihau milltiroedd pren a lliniaru\u2019r effaith amgylcheddol, yn rhan greiddiol o\u2019i ethos."}, {"text_idx": "#000009", "text": "Aura is a charitable, not-for-profit, organisation which, on 1 September 2017, took over the management of the majority of leisure centres and libraries previously operated directly by Flintshire County Council. Aura is a co-operative owned by its employees. Its financial surplus is reinvested into facilities and services to improve the customer experience and to sustain and enhance the offer for future generations. Managing four leisure centres \u2013 which include three swimming pools, an ice-skating rink, an indoor skate park, 3G sports pitches, a ten-pin bowling alley and a spa \u2013 and seven libraries, Aura employs over 260 staff."}, {"text_idx": "#000010", "text": "Sefydliad elusennol, dielw yw Aura, ac ar 1 Medi 2017, fe gymerodd reolaeth o\u2019r rhan fwyaf o ganolfannau hamdden a llyfrgelloedd a oedd yn cael eu rhedeg yn uniongyrchol gan Gyngor Sir y Fflint cyn hynny. Mae Aura yn gwmni cydweithredol sy\u2019n eiddo i\u2019w weithwyr. Mae ei warged ariannol yn cael ei ail-fuddsoddi mewn cyfleusterau a gwasanaethau i wella profiad y cwsmer ac i gynnal a gwella\u2019r adnoddau ar gyfer cenedlaethau\u2019r dyfodol. Mae Aura\u2019n rheoli pedair canolfan hamdden \u2013 sy\u2019n cynnwys tri phwll nofio, llawr sglefrio ia\u0302, parc sglefrolio dan do, caeau chwaraeon 3G, canolfan bowlio deg a sba \u2013 a saith llyfrgell, ac yn cyflogi dros 260 o staff."}, {"text_idx": "#000011", "text": "Awel is a co-operative which owns and runs two 2.35MW Enercon wind turbines on Mynydd y Gwrhyd, 20 miles north of Swansea. These turbines produce clean, low carbon energy \u2013 estimated to be 12,558 MWh of clean energy a year, enough to supply over 2,500 homes. Profits support projects tackling fuel poverty and developing other renewable energy projects. The team behind this co-op also manage Egni Solar Co-op which has installed 179kW of solar on seven local community buildings, the largest rollout of solar in Welsh history."}, {"text_idx": "#000012", "text": "Cwmni cydweithredol yw Awel sy\u2019n berchen ar ac yn rhedeg dau dyrbin gwynt 2.35MW Enercon ar Fynydd y Gwrhyd, 20 milltir i\u2019r gogledd o Abertawe. Mae\u2019r tyrbinau hyn yn cynhyrchu ynni gla\u0302n, carbon isel \u2013 amcangyfrifir y cynhyrchir 12,558 MWh o ynni gla\u0302n y flwyddyn, digon i gyflenwi dros 2,500 o gartrefi. Mae elw\u2019r fenter yn cefnogi prosiectau sy\u2019n mynd i\u2019r afael a\u0302 thlodi tanwydd ac yn datblygu prosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy eraill. Mae\u2019r ti\u0302m y tu o\u0302l i\u2019r fenter gydweithredol hon yn rheoli Egni Solar Co-op hefyd, sydd wedi gosod gwerth 179kW o baneli solar ar saith adeilad cymunedol lleol, y cynllun solar mwyaf yn hanes Cymru."}, {"text_idx": "#000013", "text": "More than 100 people have come through the doors of Brithdir Mawr in Pembrokeshire in the past quarter of a century, learning how to live sustainably with nature, growing their own food, generating their own energy and creating a co-operative community, in the truest sense of the word. Living together on an 80 acre farm, people work towards a lifestyle that leaves the local and global environment healthier for future generations. The benefits of collective living outweigh the difficulties; so that working together is easier and more enjoyable than working separately; and everyone can flourish and feel at home."}, {"text_idx": "#000015", "text": "Mae mwy na 100 o bobl wedi dod trwy ddrysau Brithdir Mawr yn Sir Benfro yn ystod y chwarter canrif diwethaf, gan ddysgu sut i fyw\u2019n gynaliadwy gyda natur, tyfu eu bwyd eu hunain, cynhyrchu eu hynni eu hunain a chreu cymuned gydweithredol, yng ngwir ystyr y gair. Gan fyw gyda\u2019i gilydd ar fferm 80 erw, mae pobl yn gweithio tuag at ffordd o fyw sy\u2019n gadael yr amgylchedd lleol a byd-eang yn iachach ar gyfer cenedlaethau\u2019r dyfodol. Mae manteision byw ar y cyd yn mwy na gwneud iawn am yr anawsterau; fel bod cydweithio\u2019n haws ac yn fwy pleserus na gweithio ar waha\u0302n; a bod pawb yn gallu ffynnu a theimlo\u2019n gartrefol."}, {"text_idx": "#000017", "text": "Calon Wen is a group of 25 organic family run farms across Wales. It believes in providing exceptional organic products that taste great and are sustainably produced. Its dedicated farmers like to keep things simple, ensuring the cows are properly looked after and graze on the fresh, clover rich pastures which have not been treated with sprays or chemicals."}, {"text_idx": "#000018", "text": "It pays its farmers for the quality as well as the quantity of milk they produce, which means they\u2019re not pushed towards high yielding systems. Calon Wen is now a leading brand in Wales, supplying Tesco, Morrisons & Waitrose, and many other independent retailers across Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000020", "text": "Grw\u0302p o 25 o ffermydd teuluol organig ledled Cymru yw Calon Wen. Mae\u2019n credu mewn darparu cynhyrchion organig eithriadol sy\u2019n blasu\u2019n wych ac sy\u2019n cael eu cynhyrchu\u2019n gynaliadwy. Mae ei ffermwyr ymroddedig yn hoffi cadw pethau\u2019n syml, gan sicrhau bod y gwartheg yn derbyn gofal priodol ac yn pori ar borfeydd ffres, llawn meillion sydd heb eu trin a\u0302 chwistrellau neu gemegion."}, {"text_idx": "#000021", "text": "Mae\u2019n talu i\u2019w ffermwyr am ansawdd yn ogystal a\u0302 faint o laeth maen nhw\u2019n ei gynhyrchu, sy\u2019n golygu nad ydyn nhw\u2019n cael eu gwthio tuag at systemau cynnyrch uchel. Mae Calon Wen yn frand blaenllaw yng Nghymru erbyn hyn, sy\u2019n cyflenwi Tesco, Morrisons a Waitrose, a llawer o fanwerthwyr annibynnol eraill ledled Cymru."}, {"text_idx": "#000022", "text": "Cartrefi Cymru Co-op is a not-for-profit organisation. It mainly supports people with learning disabilities in Wales. Its members are drawn from its 1200 employees, 650 people it supports and thousands of friends, family members and supporters. All these people work together with the shared aim of building local communities and making Cartrefi as good a support provider as it can be. Being a member-owned co-op offers a great opportunity for people to come together in local Co-op Forums, to share their talents and ideas, and to make decisions as equals."}, {"text_idx": "#000023", "text": "Mae menter gydweithredol Cartrefi Cymru yn sefydliad dielw. Yn bennaf, mae\u2019n cefnogi pobl ag anableddau dysgu yng Nghymru. Daw ei aelodau o\u2019i 1,200 o weithwyr, 650 o bobl y mae\u2019n eu cefnogi a miloedd o ffrindiau, aelodau teuluoedd a chefnogwyr. Mae\u2019r holl bobl hyn yn cydweithio gyda\u2019r nod cyffredin o greu cymunedau lleol a gwneud Cartrefi Cymru yn gystal darparwr cymorth ag y gall fod. Mae bod yn fenter gydweithredol sy\u2019n eiddo i aelodau\u2019n cynnig cyfle gwych i bobl ddod at ei gilydd mewn Fforymau Cydweithredol lleol, i rannu eu doniau a\u2019u syniadau, ac i wneud penderfyniadau ar sail gyfartal."}, {"text_idx": "#000024", "text": "Coed Organic is a 5-acre, organic market garden at Coed Hills, on the edge of St Hilary, near Cowbridge. Vegetables are sold to customers in Cardiff and around the Vale of Glamorgan through a veg box scheme and at the Riverside farmers market in Cardiff. It is a workers\u2019 co-operative."}, {"text_idx": "#000025", "text": "Mae Coed Organic yn ardd farchnad organig 5 erw yn Coed Hills, ar gyrion Saint Hilari, ger y Bont-faen. Mae llysiau\u2019n cael eu gwerthu i gwsmeriaid yng Nghaerdydd ac o gwmpas Bro Morgannwg trwy gynllun bocs llysiau, ac ym marchnad ffermwyr Glanyrafon yng Nghaerdydd. Mae\u2019n gwmni cydweithredol y gweithwyr."}, {"text_idx": "#000028", "text": "Ffurfiwyd y cwmni Cardiff Taxi Co-operative Limited gan wyth gyrrwr tacsi trwyddedig yn ystod haf 2018. Yn fwy adnabyddus fel Drive, fe\u2019i sefydlwyd mewn ymateb i sut roedd gyrwyr hunangyflogedig yn cael eu trin gan gwmni\u0308au tacsi mwy sefydledig a thraddodiadol yn y ddinas. Roedd yr aelod-yrwyr i gyd yn teimlo bod ffordd decach o wneud pethau, lle gallai gyrwyr deimlo eu bod yn rheoli eu tynged eu hunain yn llwyr. Mae pob penderfyniad yn cael ei wneud gan yr aelodaeth mewn ffordd ddemocrataidd er lles gorau\u2019r cwmni a\u2019i aelodau."}, {"text_idx": "#000029", "text": "Gateway OHS Limited operates four NHS dental surgeries in Abergavenny. In 2016, the principal dentist Mick Allen wanted to step back and rather than sell-out to a big corporate dental firm, he made the decision to transfer ownership to the company\u2019s employees. This enabled Mick to leave the business in the hands of people who had been entrusted with the business over the years and who were passionate about seeing it prosper."}, {"text_idx": "#000032", "text": "Cwmni cydweithredol cymunedol yw Gower Power sy\u2019n eiddo i\u2019w aelodau ac sy\u2019n cael ei reoli ganddyn nhw. Mae\u2019n datblygu prosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy (gan gynnwys fferm ynni solar a phwyntiau gwefru cerbydau trydan), yn rhoi\u2019r prosiectau hyn mewn perchnogaeth gymunedol ac yn darparu gwasanaethau rheoli asedau a gweinyddol. Dros y tair blynedd diwethaf yn Abertawe yn unig, mae wedi llwyddo i roi dros \u00a31.5 miliwn o asedau ynni adnewyddadwy mewn perchnogaeth gymunedol rhwng tri phrosiect, ac mae wedi helpu i sefydlu dros \u00a32 filiwn mewn cronfeydd effaith gymdeithasol er budd cymuned Abertawe."}, {"text_idx": "#000033", "text": "Le Pub was a nationally acclaimed music venue in Newport, with a loyal community of customers. But in 2017 it closed its doors, when the building it was based in was sold. A group of staff and regulars decided to join together and raise the money to buy their own venue \u2013 bigger, more central, with better facilities and access for all. Le Public Space is now a premier independent live arts venue in South Wales, owned by the community, for the community."}, {"text_idx": "#000034", "text": "Roedd Le Pub yn lleoliad cerddoriaeth o fri cenedlaethol yng Nghasnewydd, gyda chymuned ffyddlon o gwsmeriaid. Ond caeodd ei ddrysau yn 2017, pan werthwyd yr adeilad ble\u2019i lleolwyd. Penderfynodd grw\u0302p o staff a chwsmeriaid rheolaidd ddod ynghyd a chodi\u2019r arian i brynu eu lleoliad eu hunain \u2013 lle mwy o faint, mwy canolog, gyda gwell cyfleusterau a mynediad i bawb. Mae Le Public Space yn un o leoliad celfyddydau byw annibynnol mwyaf blaenllaw\u2019r De erbyn hyn, ac yn eiddo i\u2019r gymuned, er budd y gymuned."}, {"text_idx": "#000035", "text": "The Pengwern Arms is a community-owned pub and hotel in Llan Ffestiniog. In 2009, the pub was closed, but a determined group of local residents decided to purchase the building and re-open it as a community co-operative. It is now a successful business offering a pub, restaurant and hotel/B&B. As a co-operative, it is run as a democratic community initiative for the benefit of the village and surrounding area."}, {"text_idx": "#000036", "text": "Tafarn a gwesty sy\u2019n eiddo i\u2019r gymuned yw\u2019r Pengwern Arms yn Llan Ffestiniog. Caewyd y dafarn yn 2009, ond daeth grw\u0302p penderfynol o drigolion lleol at ei gilydd i brynu\u2019r adeilad a\u2019i ailagor fel cwmni cydweithredol cymunedol. Mae\u2019n fusnes llwyddiannus erbyn hyn sy\u2019n cynnig tafarn, bwyty a gwesty/gwely a brecwast. Fel cwmni cydweithredol, mae\u2019n cael ei redeg fel menter gymunedol ddemocrataidd er budd y pentref a\u2019r cyffiniau."}, {"text_idx": "#000037", "text": "Based in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Trivallis is one of the largest housing associations in Wales and provides over 10,000 homes and a range of services to its customers, their families and its communities. Trivallis is a Community Mutual Housing Organisation, a form of co-operative that gives tenants more governance and control over their homes."}, {"text_idx": "#000038", "text": "Trivallis yn Rhondda Cynon Taf yw un o\u2019r cymdeithasau tai mwyaf yng Nghymru ac mae\u2019n darparu dros 10,000 o gartrefi ac amrywiaeth o wasanaethau i\u2019w gwsmeriaid, eu teuluoedd a\u2019i chymunedau. Sefydliad Tai Cydfuddiannol Cymunedol yw Trivallis, math o gwmni cydweithredol sy\u2019n rhoi mwy o lywodraethiant a rheolaeth i denantiaid dros eu cartrefi."}, {"text_idx": "#000039", "text": "For 250 years the White Hart Inn has been at the centre of life in the village of St Dogmaels in Pembrokeshire. It was closed in 2019 and put up for sale but determined not to lose a pivotal part of the village, locals formed the White Hart Community Inn project, a community co-operative, and set about raising the money needed to buy the freehold of the pub and run it as a community. Having raised enough money to buy the White Hart, the group\u2019s offer to purchase was agreed on 18th January 2021. It will continue to be the heart of the village as a place for social gathering, cultural activities, somewhere to meet people and exchange information, and it will promote a cohesive and friendly community in the area."}, {"text_idx": "#000040", "text": "Mae Tafarn yr Hydd Gwyn wedi bod yn ganolog i fywyd ym mhentref Llandudoch yn Sir Benfro ers 250 o flynyddoedd. Fe\u2019i caewyd yn 2019 a\u2019i rhoi ar y farchnad i\u2019w gwerthu, ond aeth criw o bobl leol, a oedd yn benderfynol o beidio a\u0302 cholli rhan ganolog o\u2019r pentref, ati i ffurfio prosiect Tafarn Gymunedol yr Hydd Gwyn, cwmni cydweithredol cymunedol, a mynd ati i godi\u2019r arian a oedd ei angen i brynu rhydd-ddaliad y dafarn a\u2019i rhedeg fel cymuned. Ar o\u0302l codi digon o arian, cytunwyd ar gynnig y grw\u0302p i brynu\u2019r Hydd Gwyn ar 18 Ionawr 2021. Bydd yn parhau i fod yn rhan annatod o\u2019r pentref, fel lle ar gyfer digwyddiadau cymdeithasol, gweithgareddau diwylliannol, rhywle i gyfarfod a\u0302 phobl a chyfnewid gwybodaeth, a bydd yn hyrwyddo cymuned gydlynol a chyfeillgar yn yr ardal."}, {"text_idx": "#000041", "text": "WRAP is a co-operative which provides restorative training, practice and consultancy within education, housing, families, communities, businesses and the criminal justice system across Wales. Its aim is building, maintaining and repairing relationships. To be restorative means believing that decisions are best made, and conflicts best resolved, by those most directly affected by them. Restorative practices embrace early intervention, prevention and response and include a focus on accountability and responsibility, openness, mutual respect and inclusion."}, {"text_idx": "#000043", "text": "Cwmni cydweithredol yw WRAP sy\u2019n darparu hyfforddiant, ymarfer ac ymgynghoriaeth adferol ym meysydd addysg, tai, teuluoedd, cymunedau, busnesau a\u2019r system cyfiawnder troseddol ledled Cymru. Ei nod yw adeiladu, cynnal ac atgyweirio perthnasoedd. Mae bod yn adferol yn golygu credu mai\u2019r rhai sy\u2019n cael eu heffeithio\u2019n uniongyrchol sydd yn y sefyllfa orau i wneud penderfyniadau a datrys gwrthdaro. Mae arferion adferol yn cwmpasu ymyrraeth gynnar, atal ac ymateb ac yn cynnwys ffocws ar atebolrwydd a chyfrifoldeb, bod yn agored, parch i\u2019r naill a\u2019r llall a chynhwysiant."}, {"text_idx": "#000044", "text": "Ynni Sir Ga\u0302r is a co-operative social enterprise based in Carmarthenshire, working within its community to tackle climate change by reducing energy costs, promoting energy efficiency, tackling fuel poverty, generating clean renewable energy and keeping the profits local. It works with communities, third sector bodies, organisations, the public sector, local businesses and schools across west Wales to deliver and maintain energy projects and sustainability measures. It is also part of a network to promote decarbonised transport solutions across Wales, notably through the shared use of electric vehicles and the installation of charge points across rural Wales."}, {"text_idx": "#000046", "text": "Did you enjoy this exhibition?"}, {"text_idx": "#000049", "text": "We're not around right now. But you can send us an email and we'll get back to you, asap."}, {"text_idx": "#000051", "text": "Powered with favoriteLove by Codenroll"}]