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Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport
How EU funds are putting Wales on the road to recovery Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport, discusses the £3.5bn European funding programmes to boost jobs and growth
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E are determined to put Wales firmly on the road to recovery – with European funding giving extra impetus. Our European Structural Funds programmes are making good progress, with a total investment of over £2.6bn agreed, half of that from Brussels. We are already making good use of EU funds, including Convergence, to help Wales’ recovery. In North Wales and Ceredigion, Structural Funds projects have already supported nearly 21,000 participants, of which over 1,300 have been helped into work and more than 8,000 supported to gain qualifications. In addition, over 1,000 (gross) jobs and 250 new enterprises have been created. These achievements show how our management of EU funds gives Wales an extra edge, enabling us to draw
down resources from Brussels and support a wide range of measures. For example, thousands of workers have already been helped to stay in work thanks to the Welsh Assembly Government’s unique ProAct scheme. ReAct, another initiative channelling resources from the European Social Fund, is helping thousands of redundant workers gain new employment or training. EU funds are also helping a new generation of Welsh entrepreneurs with a range of initiatives, including the Prince’s Trust Enterprise Programme launched in Rhyl earlier this year. Investment in R&D is of vital importance for developing the Welsh economy. I was pleased to give the go-ahead for the £22m Research, Development and Innovation Support for Business Fund. Backed with
European funding, this will provide individual enterprises with up to £0.2m each to finance feasibility studies, industrial research and experimental development. Another crucial goal is tackling climate change – the number one problem facing the world but a crisis that also opens up huge opportunities for developing new ways of generating energy, cutting waste and improving efficiency. We have supported schemes such as the Low Carbon Research Institute Energy Programme, involving Bangor University, while in March I announced plans to use up to £34m to improve the energy efficiency of low income Welsh homes, boosting green jobs and helping us achieve our ambitious target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 3% a year. My goal is to see EU funding
driving forward our commitment of promoting greater social inclusion and equality, in line with our One Wales programme of government. We are making steady progress in improving broadband access for rural areas. Objective 1 funding helped the North Wales’ FibreSpeed project get off the ground – the first of its kind in the UK – bringing significant enhancement of our country’s fibre optic infrastructure. I am now planning to use Convergence funding to continue the improvement of broadband coverage for businesses and communities following an agreement with the European Commission. We are also putting resources into the regeneration of communities facing particular economic and social challenges, such as the Môn a Menai region.
There is no doubt that devolved government is proving a major asset in securing advances in the way we make EU funds work for Wales. The £150m JEREMIE Wales fund provides debt and equity investments to small and medium sized businesses throughout Wales. Last year, I also announced success in securing changes to the ‘intervention rates’ – meaning that we can get EU funded projects up and running without having to secure as high a level of match funding. Now I look ahead to building on this progress, continuing to work with partners across Wales in getting the greatest possible benefit for our country from the European Structural Funds. Ieuan Wyn Jones AM, Deputy First Minister and Minister for the Economy and Transport
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ProAct-ive funding lets firm progress DIFFICULT trading conditions due to the economic climate resulted in quality stone specialists Cerrig Cyf reducing its working week to three days. ProAct funding has enabled the small family-run company not only to retain its experienced workforce, but also take a flexible approach to working hours while advancing workforce skills through training. Based in Pwllheli, 22 employees are receiving training, focusing on allowing the company to extend the services it offers including designing worktops, tables, flooring and cladding. Cerrig Cyf Production Manager, Markus Bischoff, said: “The ProAct programme is not only helping us through a difficult trading period, but is also enabling us to become more competitive through the training of our employees and preparing us for the challenges ahead. “The training is proving to be invaluable to us. Through up-skilling and motivating the workforce we have been able to win major contracts, such as the £1.5m contract awarded to fabricate, supply and manage the installation of Welsh slate cladding to the exterior of the new Welsh Assembly Government Headquarters in Llandudno.” The £67m Welsh Assembly Government ProAct scheme is backed with £39m from the European Social Fund. It is helping companies respond quickly to the skills needs of workers at risk of redundancy or reduced working hours.
Billions will boost growth
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ETWEEN 2007 and 2013, the Welsh economy and the people of Wales will benefit from more than £3.5bn investment through the European Structural Funds programmes – creating jobs and boosting economic growth. The 2007-2013 programmes in Wales include the Convergence programmes for West Wales and the
Valleys (the successor to Objective 1), as well as the Regional Competitiveness and Employment programmes for East Wales. Wales also participates in four Territorial Co-operation programmes including the Ireland/Wales Cross-Border programme. These programmes are supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the
European Social Fund (ESF). Supporting EU and Welsh Assembly Government strategies, the programmes are helping to promote sustainable growth and jobs by supporting actions that include helping people into work and providing opportunities for training and gaining new skills. They are also supporting activities that help businesses to
become more competitive, boost research and development, innovation, develop strategic infrastructure, tackle climate change, maximise the potential of the environment, and regenerate Welsh communities. The programmes are delivered in partnership through the Welsh European Funding Office, part of the Welsh Assembly Government.
Support helps business press ahead
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ROM Start Up support to securing a catalogue of famous customers such as Tesco and Coca Cola, Denbighshire printing company Borble Ltd has come a long way in a short space of time. Directors Gavin Scott and Barry Griffiths saw a business opportunity using the latest digital print technology to produce adhesive labels and decorative wall borders. With Start Up support they were able to develop their ideas and conduct market and technology research which led them to install a Belgian Xeikon digital press – the first of its kind in the UK. Since then sales have grown to £1.2m. Gavin Scott said: “We have experienced consistent growth since our inception. The Start Up support gave us a strong foundation on which to expand and develop our company. “We recently added a second Xeikon press which will strengthen and develop our service and increase our capacity further. “We are now looking forward to a thriving and successful future.” The £36m Business Start-Up project, delivered through the Welsh Assembly Government's FS4B (Flexible Support for Business) service, provides support to individuals considering establishing a business venture in Wales. Funded with £18.5m from the European Regional Development Fund the scheme offers participants the practical resources to pursue their ventures, aiming to create thousands of jobs and new businesses across Wales.
Barry Griffiths, Borble Ltd, £36m (£18.5m ERDF) Business Start-Up project
Shining a light on innovation
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Dr Louise Jones, CSER, £50m (£25m ERDF) A4B programme
ARNESSING solar energy and converting it into clean electricity is at the top of the agenda for the Centre for Solar Energy Research (CSER). Thanks to funding from the Assembly Government’s EU backed A4B (Academic Expertise for Business) scheme, the centre is pioneering a new research project alongside Glyndwr University which will improve the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) technology, such as solar panels, as well as enhancing the solar energy supply chain in Wales. From the centre’s base in Technium OpTIC in Denbighshire the project will focus on industrial-led research and development into any aspect of the PV supply chain, with particular focus towards thin film technologies in PV. It is expected that the threeyear collaborative project will boost growth for businesses in the sector and help cut carbon emissions.
Known as a Knowledge Transfer Centre (KTC) project under A4B, it is open to any business currently working or with an interest in working with PV. Dr Louise Jones, KTC project manager at CSER, said: “The project will provide businesses with the expertise to improve their products, reduce costs and increase turnover. Through the collaborative approach with Glyndwr University we can offer worldclass facilities, know-how and troubleshooting options that will bring both commercial and environmental benefits to businesses.” The £50m A4B programme is backed with £25m from the European Regional Development Fund. It is designed to stimulate and encourage the higher education sector to collaborate with industry on R&D and knowledge transfer projects and help bring new products and processes to the market.
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Scheme will help keep the waters at bay for residents
Myfanwy Griffiths, £3.8m (£2.6m ESF) Llwyddo’n Lleol scheme
Staying local is all the fashion
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YFANWY Griffith of Carmel, Caernarfon, set up her business, Annon, last September with help from Gwynedd County Council’s Llwyddo’n Lleol pilot scheme. After studying at Liverpool University, she was determined to return to her home village of Carmel to pursue a career in fashion design. The scheme helped Myfanwy invest in new equipment and
identify business premises in Glynllifon, from which she now operates. Myfanwy said: “Without this support it would have taken me a lot longer to become established, and I may have had to move out of the area. I am now designing exclusive clothing and jewellery from my base in North Wales, and I’m looking forward to a successful future.” Councillor Dewi Lewis, who
leads on the Economy and Community for Gwynedd Council, added: “This new fund builds on the success of the previous Llwyddo’n Lleol project in Gwynedd, where more than 100 new initiatives were established across the county. We are confident that the new fund can build on that success and deliver tailored advice and support for young people across the region.” Led by Gwynedd Council, the
£3.8m Llwyddo’n Lleol scheme is backed with £2.6m from the European Social Fund. The project will benefit 10,000 young people across Anglesey, Denbighshire, Conwy and Gwynedd, providing bursaries of up to £1,000 to help them pursue enterprising ideas and develop the skills they need to set up their own ventures, move up the career ladder and succeed within their communities.
RESIDENTS in Llanrwst and Trefriw in Conwy are benefiting from a £4.7m investment to protect their homes after years of repeated flooding The scheme will help reduce the risk of flooding to some 100 homes and businesses along the Afon Conwy by constructing new flood walls, demountable defences and earth embankments. Because of the history of flooding, many householders have been unable to obtain house insurance in the area. Llanwrst resident Mary Davies said: “Having lived in the area since I was a child, I’ve experienced first-hand the devastating effects of flooding to both communities. Previously the flood risk was extremely high, but we are reassured that this new protection will prevent any future flooding to our properties.” The £79m Flood and Coastal Risk Management Programme is led by the Welsh Assembly Government and delivered in partnership with the Environment Agency Wales, local authorities and other organisations. Backed with £36m from the European Regional Development, the project is expected to support around 20 individual schemes protecting more than 2,700 people.
Elaine gets back on track
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Mutant Caterpillar Games Limited, £61m (£24m ESF) ReAct scheme
ReAct brings gaming production to Wales
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OMPUTER games fans will have a treat in store later this year when Aberystwyth-based Mutant Caterpillar Games Ltd release their first digital creation. The Obelisk is an action-packed X Box 360 and Playstation 3 downloadable arcade game for home consoles. Husband and wife team William and Cerys Robinson, alongside industry veteran Ian Gledhill, used the latest technology to create 3d graphics, movies, lighting and particle effects to produce a high-octane science fiction game in the genre known as Steampunk. William and Ian set up their company after Broadsword Interactive – a computer games developer they were working for – went into liquidation. With help from the Assembly Government’s
EU-backed ReAct scheme, the enterprising trio received wage subsidies to keep them afloat during the initial stages. Based at the town’s Science Park, they are looking forward to a bright future. William Robinson said: “When Broadsword Interactive went into liquidation, we were faced with a choice between changing career or leaving Wales to seek work. With the help of the ReAct, we’ve been able to turn the situation around and bring console games development back to Mid Wales.” The £61m ReAct scheme is backed with £24m from the European Social Fund. ReAct helps people who have been made redundant, or are at risk of redundancy, through a series of measures including financial assistance for training, skills assessments and wage subsidies.
LAINE Holmes, 53, was having difficulty finding a job when she was put forward as a candidate for a scheme run by Conwy Furniture Reclaim, funded through the Wales Council for Voluntary Action’s (WCVA) Intermediate Labour Market (ILM) project. The furniture recycling enterprise is operated by Scout Enterprises, a not-forprofit organisation, set up to help out-of-work people back into training and employment. Elaine, from Colwyn Bay, is one of 27 individuals who Scout Enterprises will be providing with fixed-term job opportunities and ongoing support to secure permanent employment. Elaine Holmes, £19m (£10.5m ESF) ILM project Working in an administrative role for doubting my capabilities.” the next four months, the scheme is enabling Steve Bell, Divisional Manager at Scout her to get back into the workplace while Enterprises, added: “We are very pleased to be building confidence and updating the skills awarded a contract through WCVA’s ILM she had previously developed. Elaine will also project. Supporting individuals is a principle receive training and support to help her tenet of our organisation, and the positive secure permanent employment through response from the first participants to the workshops on job applications and interview employment opportunity is extremely techniques. encouraging and rewarding.” She said: “I didn’t realise how quickly I The £19m ILM project is led by WCVA. It is would lose the skills I had previously gained backed with £10.5m from the European Social until I was out of work for a long period of Fund. The project aims to provide training time. and support for individuals to look for work, “The ILM project has boosted my build confidence, and boost self-esteem while confidence by giving me the information and skills to seek permanent employment without earning a wage.
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Island to get a new lease of life
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N Anglesey, the North Wales Regeneration Scheme is helping to renovate a range of historic and derelict buildings across the county so they can be brought back into economic use. Plans are also well underway to improve access between communities and the town in Port Amlwch. Meirion Price Jones, landlord of the Adelphi Vaults in Port Amlwch, has welcomed the regeneration in the area. He said: “The regeneration is great news for the island. It’s providing real benefits and improvements which will help Port Amlwch attract more visitors and establish the area as a high quality destination, giving the island a much-needed boost and renewed business and employment opportunities.” Cllr Bob Parry, Economic Development, Tourism and Leisure Portfolio Holder at the Isle of Anglesey County Council, said: “The regeneration plans have given the town a well-needed boost. They have been developed in partnership with a range of organisations as well as the community itself to bring long-term benefit to the area.” The £38m Welsh Assembly Government North Wales Regeneration Scheme will help transform towns and communities across Gwynedd, Denbighshire, Conwy and Anglesey and drive forward economic regeneration in the region. It is backed with £19m from the European Regional Development Fund and is being delivered in collaboration with local authorities.
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ERVICE provider, Proserve Industrial Ltd, is benefiting from its affiliation to a growing business community, built with support from coordinators through the North East Wales Strategic Business Parks projects. The business coordinators are helping firms to network and share resources to develop their services and win more trade. Based at Wrexham Industrial estate, Proserve provides a ‘one-stop-shop’ for large manufacturing organisations, offering innovative, tailored warehousing and distribution solutions. They provide services such as quality inspection and reworks, industrial cleaning, fabrication and production labour supply services. Sam Arnold, Proserve Industrial Ltd said: “Our coordinator, Beci Morgan, has successfully encouraged a working business community at Wrexham Industrial estate. We have benefited from introductions to national companies who are looking at operating here, and we have also been able to form key relationships with other businesses on site, allowing Proserve to continue its success.” Councillor Rodney Skelland, Wrexham Council’s lead member for regeneration and corporate governance, said: “In a very competitive economy, the Strategic Business Parks project will have a positive impact on Wrexham, Flintshire and the wider business community by generating improved business networking, engagement with larger businesses and, ultimately, better employment and growth opportunities.” Led by Wrexham County Council in collaboration with Flintshire County Council, the £1m North East Wales Strategic Business Parks project is backed with over £0.4m from the European Regional Development Fund. It operates at Wrexham Industrial estate and Deeside Industrial park.
Beci Morgan, left, coordinator at Wrexham Business Park, and Sam Arnold, from Proserve Industrial Ltd, £1m (£0.4m ERDF) North East Wales Strategic Business Park project
Green visitor centre will boost tourism in the Llyˆn Peninsula
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£3.3m initiative to improve visitors’ experience of the Llyn Peninsula and Snowdonia is getting under way thanks to help from the North Wales Spatial European Team (SET). Through its support on accessing European funding, a range of partners were brought together to develop exciting plans for a centre of tourism excellence at Aberdaron. When complete, the centre will provide top class facilities for water- sports and walkers. It will also include a low-carbon visitor centre, with audio-visual displays taking visitors on a journey along the Llyn Peninsula. The initiative was developed under the Assembly
Government’s £17.5m Coastal Tourism project, aimed at supporting activities to maximise awareness of Wales’ outstanding coastline and help showcase what the region has to offer a wide range of visitors. As part of the project coastal tourism hubs will also be developed in Pembrokeshire and Swansea. Carol Greenstock of the National Trust worked alongside the SET as well as Visit Wales to develop plans for the initiative. She said: “The National Trust is delighted to have secured Convergence funding through Visit Wales for the Trust in Aberdaron scheme, one of three Coastal Centres of Excellence in Wales.
“The centre will provide visitors with a marine focus on the Llyn and act as a hub for encouraging different forms of activity tourism while minimising the environmental impact. “Large projects like this need a team to develop them, and the help we had from the North Wales SET Team was invaluable.” Dewi Davies, Regional Strategy Director of Tourism Partnership North Wales, added: “Tourism Partnership North Wales has valued engagement with SET to develop centres of excellence for CoastalTourism; they will deliver our strategic objectives in making North Wales one of the top five tourism destinations in the UK.”
Who to contact For further information on European Funding: ● WEFO Helpline 0845 010 3355 www.wefo.wales.gov.uk enquiries-wefo@wales.gsi.gov.uk
● Spatial European Teams (SETs) provide free support, information and advice to anyone in Wales seeking to benefit from the European Structural Funds.
For your local team contact: ● Gwynedd 01286 679487 ● Anglesey 01248 752431 ● Conwy 01492 576011 ● Denbighshire 01824 706781 ● Flintshire 01352 702137 ● Wrexham 01978 292461 ● Ceredigion 01545 572065
● For third sector organisations call the WCVA helpline on 0800 2888 329
Ewrop a Chymru: Buddsoddi yn eich Dyfodol ATODIAD HYSBYSEBU
Ieuan Wyn Jones AC, Dirprwy Prif Weinidog Cymru a'r Gweinidog dros yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth
Arian Ewrop yn hwb i Gymru wrth ddod dros y dirwasgiad Ieuan Wyn Jones AC, Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru a’r Gweinidog dros yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth yn trafod £3.5bn o arian Ewropeaidd ar gyfer twf a chreu swyddi
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YDYM yn benderfynol o roi Cymru ar y trywydd iawn ar gyfer adferiad economaidd – gydag arian Ewropeaidd yn rhoi hwb ychwanegol yn hynny o beth. Mae ein rhaglenni o dan y Cronfeydd Strwythurol yn mynd yn eu blaen yn dda a llwyddwyd i sicrhau cyfanswm o oddeutu £2.6 biliwn o fuddsoddiad, gyda hanner y swm hwnnw yn dod o Frwsel. Rydym eisoes yn defnyddio cronfeydd yr Undeb Ewropeaidd (UE), gan gynnwys arian Cydgyfeirio, i’r eithaf er mwyn helpu Cymru i baratoi ar gyfer yr adferiad. Dengys y ffigurau diweddaraf ar gyfer prosiectau’r Cronfeydd Strwythurol yn Gogledd Cymru fod 21,000 wedi’u cefnogi ac o blith y rhieni bod 1,300 wedi derbyn cymorth i chwilio am waith a bod dros 8,000 wedi derbyn cymorth i gael cymwysterau. Yn ogystal â hynny mae 1,000 o swyddi (gros) a 250 o fentrau newydd wedi’u creu. Dengys y llwyddiant hwn sut y mae
ein dulliau o reoli cronfeydd yr UE wedi rhoi hwb ychwanegol i Gymru gan ein galluogi ni i dynnu adnoddau i lawr o Frwsel a chefnogi ystod eang o fesurau a fydd o fudd i Gymru. Er enghraifft, llwyddwyd i sicrhau parhad swyddi miloedd o weithwyr diolch i gynllun unigryw ProAct Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru. Mae rhaglen arall, ReAct, wedi sianelu adnoddau o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop er mwyn helpu miloedd yn rhagor o weithwyr a wnaed yn ddi-waith i gael gwaith o’r newydd neu hyfforddiant. Mae cronfeydd yr UE hefyd yn helpu cenhedlaeth newydd o Gymry gyda chymorth nifer o fentrau gan gynnwys Rhaglen Fenter Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog lansiwyd yn Rhyl ar dechrau’r flwyddyn. Mae buddsoddi mewn ymchwil a datblygu o bwys mawr i ddatblygu economi Cymru. Fis Rhagfyr diwethaf, pleser o’r mwyaf oedd cymeradwyo £22 miliwn tuag at Gronfa Cymorth Ymchwil, Datblygu
ac Arloesi ar gyfer Busnesau. Gydag arian Ewropeaidd ychwanegol, caiff mentrau unigol hyd at £0.2m yr un i ariannu astudiaethau dichonolrwydd, ymchwil diwydiannol a datblygu arbrofol. Targed hollbwysig arall yw mynd i’r afael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd – y broblem fwyaf oll sy’n wynebu’r byd ond mae hefyd yn argyfwng sy’n cynnig cyfleoedd mawr o ran datblygu ffyrdd newydd o gynhyrchu ynni, cwtogi ar wastraff a gwella effeithlonrwydd. Rydym wedi cefnogi cynlluniau megis Rhaglen Ynni Sefydliad Ymchwil Carbon Isel Prifysgol Caerdydd ac ym mis Mawrth cyhoeddais gynlluniau i ddefnyddio hyd at £34 miliwn i helpu cartrefi Cymru i ddefnyddio ynni’n fwy effeithlon gan roi hwb i swyddi gwyrdd a’n helpu ni i gyrraedd ein targed uchelgeisiol o leihau allyriadau nwyon ty gwydr 3% y flwyddyn. Fy nod yw gweld cyllid gan yr UE
yn gwthio yn ei flaen ein nod o sicrhau mwy o gynhwysiant cymdeithasol a chydraddoldeb yn unol â’n rhaglen ar gyfer llywodraethu, Cymru’n Un. Mae cynnydd cyson i’w weld hefyd yn y gwaith o wella mynediad at fand eang mewn ardaloedd gwledig. Bu cymorth arian Amcan 1 yn fodd i roi hwb cychwynnol i brosiect FibreSpeed yn y Gogledd – y cyntaf o’i fath yn y DU a fydd yn sicrhau gwelliannau sylweddol i seilwaith ffibr optig y wlad. Fy mwriad nawr yw defnyddio arian Cydgyfeirio i barhau i wella’r rhwydwaith band eang i fusnesau a chymunedau yn sgil dod i gytundeb â’r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd. Rydym hefyd yn neilltuo adnoddau tuag at adfywio cymunedau sy’n wynebu heriau economaidd a chymdeithasol arbennig megis Blaenau’r Cymoedd ac ardal Môn a Menai.
Does dim dwywaith bod llywodraeth ddatganoledig yn gaffaeliad mawr yn sicrhau manteision o ran y ffordd y gallwn wneud i arian yr UE weithio dros Gymru. Mae arian JEREMIE Cymru gwerth £150 miliwn yn gwneud buddsoddiadau dyled ac ecwiti mewn busnesau bach a chanolig ledled Cymru. Y llynedd, cyhoeddais hefyd i ni lwyddo i newid y ‘cyfraddau ymyrryd’ sy’n golygu y gallwn gael prosiectau sy’n cael eu hariannu gan yr UE ar eu traed heb orfod sicrhau symiau mor uchel o arian cyfatebol. Edrychaf tua’r dyfodol felly i adeiladu ar y cynnydd a wnaed, parhau i weithio gyda phartneriaid ym mhob cwr o Gymru wrth sicrhau’r budd mwyaf posibl i’n gwlad o Gronfeydd Strwythurol Ewrop.
Ieuan Wyn Jones AC, Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru a’r Gweinidog
EWROP A CHYMRU: BUDDSODDI YN EICH DYFODOL
Cefnogaeth i gwmniau ar adeg anodd
YN sgil yr amodau masnachu anodd oherwydd dirywiad economaidd y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf mae cwmni sy’n arbenigo mewn cerrig o ansawdd, Cerrig Cyf, yn gostwng ei wythnos waith i dri diwrnod. Nid yn unig mae cyllid gan ProAct wedi galluogi’r cwmni bach teuluol hwn i gadw ei weithlu profiadol yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, ond mae hefyd wedi ei alluogi i ddefnyddio dull gweithio oriau hyblyg a hefyd i ddatblygu sgiliau’r gweithlu drwy hyfforddiant. Wedi’i leoli ym Mhwllheli mae’r cwmni ar hyn o bryd yn cael darpariaeth hyfforddiant gan ProAct i 22 o’i weithwyr, ac mae hyn yn galluogi’r cwmni i ganolbwyntio ar ehangu’r gwasanaethau mae’n ei gynnig, gan gynnwys dylunio meinciau, byrddau, lloriau a gorchuddion. Meddai Markus Bischoff, cyfarwyddwr Cerrig Cyf: “Nid yn unig mae rhaglen ProAct yn ein helpu ni trwy gyfnod masnachu anodd ond mae hefyd yn ein galluogi i fod yn fwy cystadleuol drwy hyfforddi ein gweithwyr a’n paratoi ar gyfer yr heriau i ddod.” “Mae’r hyfforddiant hwn yn werthfawr tu hwnt i ni, a thrwy ehangu sgiliau a symbylu’r gweithlu rydym wedi llwyddo i sicrhau contractau mawr, fel y contract gwerth £1.5 miliwn a gawsom i saernïo, cyflenwi a rheoli’r gwaith o osod y gorchudd o lechen Gymreig ar furiau allanol adeilad newydd Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru yn Llandudno.” Mae cynllun ProAct gwerth £67m Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru’n cael cefnogaeth £39m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop. Mae’n helpu cwmnïau i ymateb yn gyflym i anghenion sgiliau gweithwyr sydd mewn perygl o golli’u swyddi neu o orfod lleihau eu horiau gwaith.
Biliynau i hybu swyddi
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HWNG 2007 a 2013, bydd economi a phobl Cymru yn elwa ar fwy na £3.5 biliwn o fuddsoddiad gan rhaglenni’r Cronfeydd Strwythurol Ewropeaidd – gan greu swyddi a hybu twf economaidd. Bydd rhaglenni 2007-2013 yng Nghymru yn cynnwys rhaglenni Cydgyfeirio ar gyfer Gorllewin Cymru a’r Cymoedd (olynydd
Amcan 1), a rhaglenni Cystadleurwydd a Chefnogaeth Dwyrain Cymru. Mae Cymru hefyd yn cymryd rhan mewn pedair rhaglen Cydweithredu Tiriogaethol, gan gynnwys rhaglen Drawsffiniol Iwerddon/Cymru. Mae’r rhaglenni hyn yn cael cefnogaeth gan Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop a Chronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop.
Trwy gefnogi srategaethau’r Undeb Ewropeaidd a Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, mae’r rhaglenni hyn yn hyrwyddo twf a swyddi cynaliadwy trwy gymryd camau i helpu pobl i ddod o hyd I waith a chynnig cyfleoedd ar gyfer hyfforddiant a meithrin sgiliau newydd. Maent hefyd yn cefnogi mentrau sy’n helpu busnesau i fod yn fwy
cystadleuol, yn hybu ymchwil a datblygu ac arloesi, yn datblygu seilwaith strategol, yn mynd i’r afael â’r newid yn yr hinsawdd, yn manteisio’n llawn ar botensial yr amgylchedd, ac yn adfywio ein cymunedau. Darperir y rhaglenni hyn mewn partneriaeth trwy Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru, sy’n rhan o Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru.
Helpu busnesau i fynd yn eu blaenau
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GYMORTH Dechrau Busnes i sicrhau rhestr o gwsmeriaid enwog megis Tesco a Coca Cola, mae cwmni argraffu o Sir Ddinbych, Borble Ltd, wedi dod ymhell mewn amser byr. Gwelodd y cyfarwyddwyr, Gavin Scott a Barry Griffiths, gyfle busnes wrth ddefnyddio’r dechnoleg argraffu digidol ddiweddaraf i gynhyrchu labeli gludiog a borderi wal addurniadol. Gyda chymorth Dechrau Busnes bu modd iddynt ddatblygu eu syniadau a gwneud ymchwil i’r farchnad a’r dechnoleg. Yn sgil hyn gosodasant wasg ddigidol Xeikon o wlad Belg – y gyntaf o’i math yn y Deyrnas Unedig. Ers hynny mae’r gwerthiannau wedi cynyddu i £1.2 miliwn. Meddai Gavin Scott: “Rydyn ni wedi tyfu’n gyson ers i ni gychwyn. Rhoddodd y cymorth Dechrau Busnes sylfaen gref i ni ehangu a datblygu ein cwmni. Yn ddiweddar rydyn ni wedi cael ail wasg Xeikon a fydd yn cryfhau a datblygu ein gwasanaeth a chynyddu ein capasiti. Yn awr rydyn ni’n edrych ymlaen at ddyfodol llewyrchus a llwyddiannus.” Mae’r prosiect Dechrau Busnes, sy’n werth £36 miliwn ac sy’n cael ei gyflawni trwy wasanaeth Llywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru, Cymorth Hyblyg i Fusnes, yn darparu cymorth i unigolion sy’n ystyried sefydlu menter busnes yng Nghymru. Mae’r cynllun yn cael ei ariannu gyda £18 miliwn o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop ac mae’n cynnig i’r sawl sy’n cymryd rhan adnoddau ymarferol i fynd ar ôl eu mentrau, gyda’r nod o greu miloedd o swyddi a nifer sylweddol o fusnesau newydd ledled Cymru.
Barry Griffiths, Borble Limited, £36m (£18.5m) prosiect Dechrau Business
Taflu goleuni ar arloesi a mentro
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Dr Louise Jones, CSER, £50m (£25m ERDF) rhaglen A4B
AE harneisio ynni’r haul a’i droi’n drydan glân ar frig agenda’r Ganolfan ar gyfer Ymchwil i Ynni’r Haul (CSER). Diolch i arian gan gynllun A4B (Arbenigedd Academaidd ar gyfer Busnesau) Llywodraeth y Cynulliad, mae’r ganolfan yn rhoi prosiect ymchwil newydd arloesol ar waith ar y cyd â Phrifysgol Glyndwr a fydd yn gwella effeithiolrwydd technoleg ffotofoltäig fel paneli haul yn ogystal â gwella cadwyn ynni’r haul sydd ar gael yng Nghymru. O swyddfeydd y ganolfan yn Technium Optic yn Sir Dinbych, bydd y prosiect yn canolbwyntio ar weithio gyda’r diwydiant ar ymchwil a datblygu ar unrhyw agwedd ar y gadwyn gyflenwi ffotofoltäig gan ganolbwyntio’n benodol ar dechnolegau ffotofoltäig ffilm denau. Disgwylir y bydd y prosiect cydweithredol tair blynedd hwn yn rhoi hwb i fusnesau yn y sector a helpu i leihau allyriadau carbon.
Ystyrir y prosiect yn brosiect gan y Ganolfan Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth o dan A4B ac mae’n agored i unrhyw fusnes sy’n gweithio gyda thechnoleg ffotofoltäig ar hyn o bryd neu sy’n dymuno gweithio gyda’r dechnoleg yn y dyfodol. Dywedodd Dr Louise Jones, rheolwr prosiect Canolfan Trosglwyddo Gwybodaeth yn CSER: “Bydd y prosiect yn rhoi arbenigedd i fusnesau i wella eu cynhyrchion, i ostwng eu costau a chynyddu eu trosiant. Trwy weithio mewn dull cydweithredol gyda Phrifysgol Glyndwr, gallwn gynnig cyfleusterau o safon fyd-eang, gwybodaeth ac opsiynau i ddatrys problemau a fydd yn dod â budd masnachol ac amgylcheddol i fusnesau.” Caiff y rhaglen A4B £50m hon ei chefnogi gan £25m o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop. Mae wedi’i chynllunio i annog prifysgolion a sefydliadau addysg uwch i gydweithredu gyda’r diwydiant ynghylch ymchwil a datblygu a phrosiectau cyffrous eraill.
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Lleihau’r perygl o lifogydd yw’r nod
Myfanwy Griffiths, £3.8m (£2.6m ESF) cynllun Llwyddo’n Lleol
’Does unman yn debyg i gartre i Myfanwy
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AE Myfanwy Griffith yn 22 oed ac mae’n dod o Garmel. Mis Medi diwethaf, penderfynodd sefydlu ei busnes ei hun ‘Annon’ a llwyddodd i wneud hynny gyda chefnogaeth ariannol gan gynllun peilot ‘Llwyddo’n Lleol’ Cyngor Sir Gwynedd. Ar ôl astudio ym Mhrifysgol Lerpwl, roedd hi’n benderfynol o ddychwelyd i Garmel, sef y pentref lle cafodd ei geni, a cheisio sefydlu gyrfa fel cynllunydd ffasiwn.
Llwyddodd y cynllun i helpu Myfanwy i fuddsoddi mewn offer newydd a dod o hyd i adeilad yng Nglynllifon ar gyfer sefydlu ei busnes lle mae hi nawr yn rhedeg ei busnes. Dywedodd Myfanwy: “Heb y cymorth hwn, byddai wedi cymryd llawer mwy o amser i mi sefydlu fy hun ac mae’n bosibl y byddwn wedi gorfod symud o’r ardal. Nawr, rwy’n cynllunio dillad a gemwaith unigryw, ac rwy’n edrych ymlaen at ddyfodol llwyddiannus.” Ychwanegodd Dewi Lewis, sy’n
arwain ar yr Economi a’r Gymuned yng Nghyngor Gwynedd: “Bydd y gronfa newydd hon yn ychwanegu at lwyddiant y prosiect Llwyddo’n Lleol blaenorol yng Ngwynedd. Bryd hynny, llwyddodd y prosiect i sefydlu dros 100 o fentrau newydd ar draws y sir rhwng 2003 a 2009. Rydym yn hyderus y bydd y gronfa newydd hon yn gallu ychwanegu at y llwyddiant hwnnw a darparu cyngor a chefnogaeth wedi’i deilwra’n arbennig i fusnesau newydd ar draws yr ardal.” Cyngor Gwynedd sy’n arwain y
cynllun Llwyddo’n Lleol sy’n werth £3.8 miliwn gyda chefnogaeth ariannol o £2.6m gan Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop. Gyda’r prosiect, bydd modd cynorthwyo 10,000 o bobl ifanc ar draws Ynys Môn, Sir Ddinbych, Conwy yn ogystal â Gwynedd a bydd yn rhoi hyd at £1,000 o fwrsariaeth iddynt er mwyn eu helpu i ddatblygu syniadau arloesol ac i ddatblygu’r sgiliau sydd eu hangen arnynt i sefydlu eu busnesau eu hunain a symud i fyny’r ysgol yrfa a llwyddo.
MAE preswylwyr yn Llanrwst a Threfriw yn cael budd o fuddsoddiad gwerth £4.7m i ddiogelu eu cartrefi ar ôl blynyddoedd o gael eu heffeithio gan lifogydd yn yr ardal. Bydd y cynllun yn lleihau’r perygl o lifogydd i 47 o gartrefi a 49 o fusnesau ar hyd afon Conwy trwy adeiladu waliau llifogydd newydd, amddiffynfeydd y gellir eu datgymalu ac argloddiau pridd. Oherwydd hanes llifogydd yn yr ardal, mae llawer o berchnogion tai wedi methu â chael yswiriant cartref. Dywedodd Mary Davies sy’n byw yn Llanrwst: “Fel un sydd wedi byw yn yr ardal ers pan oeddwn yn blentyn, rydw i wedi profi fy hun effaith dinistriol llifogydd ar y ddwy gymuned. Yn y gorffennol, roedd y perygl o lifogydd i’r ddwy gymuned yn uchel iawn. Rydym wedi cael ein sicrhau y bydd yr amddiffynfeydd newydd hyn yn atal ein heiddo rhag llifogydd.” Mae’r Rhaglen Rheoli Perygl Llifogydd ac Arfordiroedd gwerth £79 miliwn yn cael ei harwain gan Lywodraeth Cynulliad Cymru ac yn cael ei chyflwyno mewn partneriaeth ag Asiantaeth yr Amgylchedd Cymru, awdurdodau lleol a sefydliadau eraill. Cefnogir y prosiect gan £36 miliwn gan Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop a disgwylir y bydd y rhaglen yn gallu cefnogi oddeutu 20 o gynlluniau unigol gan ddiogelu mwy na 2,700 o bobl.
Elaine ar y trywydd iawn
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Mutant Caterpillar Games Limited, £61m (£24m ESF) cynllun ReAct
Cefnogaeth i fusnes gemau cyfrifiaduron
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YDD cefnogwyr gemau cyfrifiaduron yn cael gwledd a hanner yn hwyrach eleni pan fydd cwmni Mutant Caterpillar Games Cyf, oAberystwyth, yn rhyddhau ei gêm ddigidol gyntaf. Mae’r Obelisk yn gêm arcêd llawn cyffro ar gyfer ei lawrlwytho i gonsolau cartref X Box 360 a Playstation 3. Dyluniwyd y gêm gan William a Cerys Robinson sy’n gwpwl priod â’u partner busnes, Ian Gledhill, ac maent wedi defnyddio technoleg newydd gan ddefnyddio elfennau graffigol 3D, golau, elfennau gronnynol, dulliau animeiddio, trosleisio a ffilmiau er mwyn rhoi bywyd neywdd i hen gysyniadau o chwarae gemau cyfrifiadurol. Sefydlodd William ac Ian y cwmni ar ôl i gwmni Broadsword Interactive, y gwneuthurwr gemau cyfrifiadurol yr oeddent yn gweithio iddo ar y pryd, fynd i’r wal. Gyda chymorth gan gynllun ReAct
Llywodraehth y Cynulliad, cafodd y tri mentrus gymhorthdal cyflog i’w cadw i fynd yn ystod y camau cychwynnol.Lleolir y cwmni ym Mharc Gwyddoniaeth y dref ac maent yn edrych ymlaen at ddyfodol disglair. Dywedodd William Robinson: “Pan aeth cwmni Broadsword Interactive i’r wal, roeddem yn wynebu dewis o un ai newid gyrfa yn llwyr neu adael Cymru i ddod o hyd i waith. Gyda chefnogaeth cynllun ReAct, rydym wedi llwyddo i droi sefyllfa anodd yn sefyllfa gadarnhaol a rhoi lle haeddiannol unwaith eto i gemau consol yng Nghanolbarth Cymru.” Cefnogir y cynllun ReAct sy’n werth £61m gan £24m o Gronfa Gymdeithasol Ewrop. Mae ReAct yn helpu pobl sydd wedi cael eu gwneud yn ddi-waith neu sydd mewn perygl o golli eu gwaith, trwy gyfres o fesurau sy’n cynnwys cymorth ariannol ar gyfer hyfforddiant, asesu sgiliau a chymorthdaliadau cyflog.
AE Elaine Holmes yn 53 oed ac roedd hi’n cael anhawster dod o hyd i swydd pan gafodd ei dewis fel ymgeisydd ar gyfer cynllun gan Gwmni Adfer Dodrefn Conwy, sy’n cael ei ariannu trwy brosiect Marchnad Lafur Drosiannol Uwch Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru (CGGC). Caiff y fenter ailgylchu dodrefn ei gweithredu gan Scout Enterprises, sefydliad dielw sydd wedi’i sefydlu i helpu pobl ddi-waith i ddod o hyd i gyfleoedd hyfforddi ac i ddod o hyd i waith. Mae Elaine, sy’n dod o Fae Colwyn, yn un o 27 o unigolion y bydd Scout Enterprises yn rhoi swydd iddynt am gyfnod penodol yn ogystal â chefnogaeth barhaus i ddod o hyd i swydd barhaol. Bydd Elaine yn gweithio Elaine Holmes, £19m (£10.5m) prosiect Marchnad lafur Drosiannol mewn rôl weinyddol am y trwy brosiect Marchnad Lafur Drosiannol pedwar mis nesaf gan roi cyfle iddi Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru. ddychwelyd i’r gweithle, magu ei hyder a Cefnogi unigolion yw prif amcan ein diweddaru’r sgiliau yr oedd eisoes wedi’u sefydliad ac mae’r ymateb cadarnhaol yr datblygu. Hefyd, bydd Elaine yn cael hyfforddiant a chefnogaeth i’w helpu i ddod o ydym wedi’i gael gan y cyfranogwyr cyntaf sy’n manteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddod o hyd i hyd i swydd barhaol trwy weithdai ar sut i swydd wedi bod yn galonogol iawn ac mae’n lenwi ffurflenni cais a thechnegau cyfweld. rhoi boddhad mawr i ni.” Dywedodd: “Doeddwn ddim yn sylweddoli Cyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru y byddwn yn colli’r sgiliau yr oedd gennyf sy’n arwain prosiect Marchnad Lafur eisoes mor gyflym nes yr oeddwn yn Drosiannol sy’n werth £19m a chaiff ei ddi-waith am gyfnod hir. “Mae prosiect gefnogi gan £10.5m o gefnogaeth ariannol gan Marchnad Lafur Drosiannol wedi rhoi hwb Gronfa Cymdeithasol Ewrop. Nod y prosiect i’m hyder gan roi’r wybodaeth a’r sgiliau sydd yw rhoi cyfleoedd hyfforddiant i unigolion a eu hangen arnaf i ddod o hyd i swydd barhaol chefnogaeth i unigolion sy’n edrych am gan fy nghynorthwyo i gredu yn fy hun. waith, meithrin eu hyder a rhoi hwb i’w Ychwanegodd Steve Bell, Rheolwr hunan-barch – y cyfan oll gan ennill cyflog ar Rhanbarthol yn Scout Enterprises: “Rydym yn yr un pryd. falch iawn ein bod wedi cael y contract hwn
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Cydgysylltydd wrth Adfywio hen adeiladau ar law i hwyluso’r ffordd Ynys Môn Y
N Ynys Môn, mae Cynllun Adfywio Gogledd Cymru yn helpu i adfywio amrywiaeth o adeiladau hanesyddol a gwag ar draws y sir fel y gellir rhoi bywyd economaidd newydd iddynt. Hefyd, mae cynlluniau ar y gweill i wella’r mynediad rhwng cymunedau a’r dref ym Mhorth Amlwch. Mae Meirion Price Jones, landlord yr Adelphi Vaults ym Mhorth Amlwch, wedi croesawu’r adfywio yn yr ardal. Dywedodd: “Mae’r adfywio yn newyddion da i’r ynys gan ei fod yn dod â manteision a gwelliannau gwirioneddol a fydd yn denu mwy o ymwelwyr ac yn sefydlu’r ardal fel cyrchfan o safon. Mae hefyd yn rhoi’r hwb oedd ei angen ar yr ynys ac yn rhoi cyfleoedd o’r newydd i fusnesau a swyddi.” Dywedodd Bob Port Amlwch Parry OBE, sydd â chyfrifoldeb am Bortffolio Datblygu Economaidd ar Gyngor Ynys Môn: “Mae’r cynlluniau adfywio wedi rhoi’r hwb oedd ei angen ar y dref. Datblygwyd mewn partneriaeth gydag amrywiaeth o fudiadau yn ogystal â’r gymuned ei hun i ddod a budd hirdymor i’r ardal.” Mae Cynllun Adfywio Gogledd Cymru’n werth £38 miliwn a bydd yn helpu i weddnewid trefi a chymunedau yng Ngwynedd, Sir Ddinbych, Conwy ac Ynys Môn a bydd yn ein cynorthwyo i yrru ymlaen adfywiad economaidd yn y rhanbarth. Cefnogir y prosiect gan £19 miliwn o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop a chaiff y gwaith ei gyflawni ar y cyd â’r awdurdodau lleol.
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AE’R cwmni darparwr gwasaneath, ProServe Industrial Services Ltd, yn elwa o fod yn rhan o’r gymuned fusnes gref a adeiladwyd drwy brosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol Gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru. Yn ystod y prosiect mae’r cydgysylltwyr busnes yn helpu cwmnïau i rwydweithio a rhannu adnoddau er mwyn datblygu eu gwasanaethau a sicrhau mwy o fasnachu. Wedi’i leoli ar stad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam, mae ProServe yn darparu ‘stop-un-siop’ ar gyfer cwmnïau gweithgynhyrchu mawr, gan gynnig atebion arloesol, sydd wedi’u teilwra’n benodol, i faterion yn ymwneud â warysau a dosbarthu, yn ogystal â gwasanaethau archwilio ansawdd ac ailwampio, glanhau diwydiannol, saernïo a chyflenwi llafur cynhyrchu. Meddai Sam Arnold, o ProServe Industrial Ltd: “Mae ein cydgysylltydd Beci Morgan wedi llwyddo i annog cymuned o fusnesau ar ystâd ddiwydiannol Wrecsam. “Rydym wedi elwa o gael ein cyflwyno i Gwmnïau Cenedlaethol sy’n ceisio gweithredu yma, ac rydym wedi gallu ffurfio perthynas allweddol â busnesau eraill ar y safle gan ganiatáu i ProServe barhau â’i lwyddiant.” Meddai’r Cynghorydd Rodney Skelland, aelod arweiniol Cyngor Wrecsam ar gyfer adfywio a llywodraethu corfforaethol: “Mewn economi gystadleuol iawn, bydd y prosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol yn cael effaith gadarnhaol ar Wrecsam, Sir Fflint a’r gymuned fusnes ehangach drwy gynhyrchu rhwydwaith busnes gwell, ymgysylltu â busnesau mwy o faint, ac yn y pen draw, sicrhau mwy o swyddi a chyfleoedd gwell i dyfu.” O dan arweiniad Cyngor Sir Wrecsam ac mewn cydweithrediad â Chyngor Sir Fflint, mae’r prosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol Gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru, sy’n werth £1m, yn cael cefnogaeth gwerth dros £0.4m o Gronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop. Mae’n gweithredu 0 ystad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam a Pharc Ddiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy yn Sir Fflint.
Canolfan arbennig yn mynd i wella’r profiad o Benrhyn Llyˆn i ymwelwyr
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AE menter £3.3m i wella profiad ymwelwyr o Benrhyn Llyˆn ac Eryri yn dechrau, diolch i gymorth gan Dîm Ewropeaidd Gofodol Gogledd Cymru. Trwy’r cymorth hwnnw, cafodd y fenter afael ar arian Ewropeaidd a chafodd ystod o bartneriaid eu dwyn at ei gilydd i ddatblygu cynlluniau cyffrous ar gyfer canolfan ragoriaeth i dwristiaid yn Aberdaron. Pan fydd wedi’i chwblhau, bydd y ganolfan yn darparu cyfleusterau o’r radd flaenaf ar gyfer chwaraeon dw ˆr a cherddwyr. Bydd hefyd yn cynnwys canolfan ymwelwyr rad-ar-garbon yn ogystal ag arddangosfeydd clyweledol sy’n mynd ag ymwelwyr ar daith ar hyd Penrhyn Llyˆn. Cafodd y fenter ei datblygu dan brosiect Twristiaeth Arfordirol £17.5m Llywodraeth
y Cynulliad, sy’n helpu trefnwyr gweithgareddau i wneud y defnydd gorau o arfordir nodedig Cymru ac sy’n helpu i arddangos yr hyn sydd gan Gymru i’w gynnig i ymwelwyr. Fel rhan o’r prosiect, bydd canolfannau twristiaeth arfordirol hefyd yn cael eu datblygu yn Sir Benfro ac Abertawe. Bu Carol Greenstock o’r Ymddiriedolaeth Genedlaethol yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â’r Tîm Ewropeaidd Gofodol yn ogystal â Chroeso Cymru i ddatblygu’r cynnig ar gyfer y Gogledd. Meddai: “Rydyn ni wrth ein boddau ein bod ni wedi sicrhau arian Ewropeaidd ar gyfer un o dair Canolfan Ragoriaeth Arfordirol yng Nghymru. Bydd cyfleusterau canolfan Aberdaron ar gyfer pob gweithgaredd o’r safon uchaf a byddan nhw’n gweithredu fel
dull o hyrwyddo gwahanol fathau o dwristiaeth wrth leihau’r effaith ar yr amgylchedd gymaint â phosib ar yr un pryd. “Mae angen tîm i ddatblygu prosiectau mawr fel hyn, ac roedd y cymorth a gawson ni gan Dîm Ewropeaidd Gofodol Gogledd Cymru yn amhrisiadwy.” Ychwanegodd Dewi Davies, Cyfarwyddwr Strategaeth Ranbarthol Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru: “Mae Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru wedi rhoi gwerth ar y gwaith yr ydyn ni wedi’i wneud gyda’r Tîm Ewropeaidd Gofodol i ddatblygu canolfannau rhagoriaeth ar gyfer Twristiaeth Arfordirol a Chynaliadwy; bydd yn cyflawni ein hamcanion strategol i wneud Gogledd Cymru yn un o’r pum prif gyrchfan i dwristiaid yn y DU.”
Beci Morgan, chwith, cydgysylltydd Parc Busnes Wrecsam gyda Sam Arnold o gwmni Proserve Industrial Ltd, £1m (£0.4m ERDF) prosiect Parciau Business Strategol Gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru
Sut i gysylltu... Am ragor o wybodaeth am Gyllid Ewropeaidd: ● Llinell gymorth WEFO 0845 010 3355 ● www.wefo.cymru.gov.uk ● enquiries-wefo@wales.gsi.gov.uk ● Mae’r Timau Ewropeaidd Gofodol (TEG) yn darparu cymorth, gwybodaeth a chyngor yn rhad ac amm ddim i unrhyw un yng Nghymru sydd am fanteisio ar Gronfeydd Strwythurol Ewropeaidd. Am eich team lleol ffoniwch: ● Gwynedd 01286 679487 ● Ynys Môn 01248 752431 ● Conwy 01492 576011 ● Sir Ddinbych 01824 706781 ● Sir y Fflint 01352 702137 ● Wrecsam 01978 292461 ● Ceredigion 01545 572065 ● Ar gyfer sefydliadau’r trydydd sector, ffoniwch llinell gymorth CGGC ar 0800 2888 329.