I launched my virtual funding fair to provide crucial connections between funding bodies and community groups looking for a cash boost to get their dream projects off the ground.

Over the past six years our funding fairs have seen vital connections made between innovative community groups and key funding bodies which this year included People’s Postcode Lottery, Sport Wales, The Coalfields Regeneration Trust, Pen y Cymoedd Wind Farm Community Fund CIC, The National Lottery Community Fund and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

We were also really excited to be joined for the first time by Wales Co-operative Centre, Charity Bank, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales and The Moondance Foundation.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the event.

It was fantastic to see so many amazing groups and organisations with such innovative ideas and projects and I am confident the connections they made will bring their aspirations one step closer to reality.

My thanks go to everyone who took part in our inaugural virtual funding fair for making it such a resounding success.