News and blogs

Communities pushing for change in social care delivery

Blog, Social care

Cwmpas, a leading development agency working for positive change in Wales and across the UK, is working closely with ‘Changemakers’, people from the communities of…

20 March 2023

Transforming Social Care – how to “Eat the Elephant”

Most people accept that we need to improve Social Care, even, or perhaps especially, the staff who are battling so hard to keep the plates…

20 March 2023

Social care – unlocking a positive, productive and connected life

People who use social care are often seen as a necessary burden for society, a cost, people who need to be “looked after”. The fact…

20 March 2023

New CEO of Cwmpas announced

News

Bethan Webber will be the next Chief Executive of Cwmpas. She will take up the role early in May 2023. Cwmpas is a development agency…

16 March 2023

A successful start to 2023: our Social Value and Sustainability in Wales event

Blog

We were delighted by the success of our recent Social Value and Sustainability in Wales event, held on Thursday January 19 at Spark, Cardiff University.…

6 February 2023

Archway Vets builds a paws-itive future under employee ownership

Employee ownership, News

Archway is the first veterinary practice in Wales to go into employee ownership Archway Veterinary Centre, which has branches in Chepstow and Caldicot, has transitioned…

6 February 2023

Opportunity Knocks

Blog, Social enterprise

A new report from the Auditor General for Wales suggests that the public sector has missed out on opportunities to support and grow the social…

23 January 2023

Net Zero: The business case for climate action by Allan Shepherd

Blog

I found myself reaching for a stick of rock in a meeting this week. But only as a metaphor to prove a point. My argument…

6 January 2023

We have a winner! Co-operators of Tomorrow key stage 2 competition

The results are in. The winner of Cwmpas and Hwb’s ‘Co-operators of Tomorrow’ key stage 2 competition can be revealed… Congratulations to Oaklands Primary School…

14 December 2022

The Cost of Living Crisis and Social Business

The cost-of-living crisis is on everyone’s mind at the moment. Rising inflation effecting costs of day-to-day products alongside an energy crisis is affecting not just…

13 December 2022

Cwmpas CEO Derek Walker will be Wales’ next Future Generations Commissioner

News

Wales’ First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced that Derek Walker, CEO of Cwmpas, has been appointed as the new Commissioner for Future Generations. Derek will…

7 December 2022

Blog: Community Assets and the Future of Community Led Housing: what did we learn from our session with the minister for Climate Change?

The Communities Creating Homes team were joined this week by Julie James MS, Minister for Climate Change, and a large audience, interested to hear more…

1 December 2022

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