Our story so far
In September 2003, the idea behind Trysordy was put to Symud Ymlaen, (a community development organisation in North Carmarthenshire, who were looking to research and develop local environmental initiatives in the area).
Drawn together by a deep concern for the environment, a passion for creativity and play and a belief that waste could be turned into wealth, a handful of people living in and around Drefach Felindre, Carmarthenshire have kept a dream alive and turned it into reality.
MILESTONES
Dec 2003
Feasibility Study started
May 2004
Feasibility study completed.
Formation of Steering Group.
Search for Premises began.
April 2005
Part time development worker started work.
Further research started.
June 2005
Formation of Shadow Board of Directors.
July 2005
First Business Plan.
Started links with Wales Spin Out programme and Trinity College
School of Early Years Education, Carmarthen.
Sept 2005
First visit to our future premises, 4,000 sq ft at Aalton Farm.
Nov 2005
Formation of Trysordy Community Interest Company.
March 2006
Acceptance on Wales Spin Out Programme.
Knowledge Exploitation Fund Scholarship Award.
Began Building Lease negotiations.
April 2006
Business plan and policies development
July 2006
Started links with the Groundwork Organisation.
Started links with the Probation Service.
Planning permission for building conversion achieved
August 2006
Trysordy Website goes live.
Nov 2006
Groundwork fund building project management costs.
Dec 2006
Capital Funding for building conversion from the Community Safety
Partnership finalised.
Jan 2007
Building work started.
Unlimited Grant Award from the Millennium Award’s Trust.
Loan from Community Enterprise Wales for Cash Flow.
Feb 2007
Environment Wales agrees to part fund Project Officer costs.
Project supported by over 30 regional arts/children/community/
academic/business and environmental organisations.
March 2007
Waste Carrier Exemption status granted.
Children’s Partnership fund some training room fit out and equipment.
Childrens’ Partnership ask Trysordy to host County Toy Library.
Major building works programme completed.
Groundwork fund Trysordy’s legal costs of Lease development.
April 2007
Clybiau Plant Cymru starts weekly Diploma in Playwork sessions in the Training room.
May 2007
Job Shared Project Officer work begins.
Vocational Training sessions start with the Probation Service.
Procurement of scrap materials begins, funded by Ceredigion Association of Voluntary Organisations.
Groundwork to fund fit out of scrap materials display area.
Kitchen to be built, funded by Community Safety Partnership.
