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These thoughts came out of this morning’s service at church (https://www.citizenchurch.org.uk/) – but non-Bible people please read on – this is just about a deeper understanding of the people we work with. The sermon was based around the account in the Bible of Jesus healing a paralyzed man (Luke 5 v17-25 for Bible people). A […]
September 2022 Newsletter Another 6 months have whizzed past, when we have seen the last of the lock-down restrictions finally lifted and businesses being able to get back to normal, but also seen the worrying rise in the cost of living and increasing numbers of people struggling financially. Purple Shoots has seen steady numbers of […]
The Cost of Living Crisis The cost of living crisis is being well-articulated at present – fuel is a larger proportion of their spend and so the rise in fuel costs had a bigger impact; basic foods like rice, fruit and vegetables have increased in price more than other more higher spend foods etc. In […]
Check out this article from Hwb Menter Focus Caerfyrddin featuring Sian from Sian’s Emporium. We supported Sian when others wouldn’t when Covid hit and cash flow became tight!
A new and exciting project, funded by the UK Government Community Renewal Fund, has recently started in the Cynon Valley and will run from January until end June 2022. The project vision is to enhance community wealth generation in the Cynon Valley. At its heart is a new cooperative working space, in Aberdare, to encourage […]
Dear Friends and Supporters The 6 months or so since the last newsletter have flown by and a lot has happened. One of the biggest changes was that after camping in a shared office in a church for 8 years, we have taken on our own building. It is across the road from where we […]
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