PAVO is proud to be associated with the opening of the new Community Shop in Trefeglwys. After losing their local facilities in June 2008 they decided to take matters into their own hands and embarked on a project to open the village shop and petrol pumps. The opening of the shop this week is the culmination of two years of work.
Through its team of development workers, PAVO supported Trefeglwys Community Shop Ltd to: develop the social enterprise; submit funding applications and recruit staff.
At a time when politicians are talking about The Big Society and communities becoming more responsible for delivering services, projects like this show that Powys is already leading the way.
PAVO Development Worker, John Davies said "We have supported Trefeglwys Community Shop in their endeavours but it has been their own drive and determination that has turned their idea into a reality. One of the most important things about this project is that it is supported by the whole community and it will be of benefit to the whole community."
John Green (chairman) said PAVO have been of great help during our project, providing valuable information on sources of finance, helping with recruitment and providing timely advice whenever it has been requested. Undoubtedly the process would have been longer without their excellent support.
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