ABERYSTWYTH Arts Centre is joining forces with Penparcau Community Forum for a special year-long project.

The project is called APT: Aberystwyth Arts Centre and Penparcau Forum Together, and it will see a ‘hand over’ of the arts centre to Penparcau residents for a week’s worth of events and activities in June 2018.

The APT project has been made possible thanks to LEADER support through the Cynnal y Cardi Local Action Group (administered by Ceredigion County Council) which is funded through the Welsh Government Rural Communities – Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, which is funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the Welsh Government.

The APT project aims to develop a ‘Penparcau Partnership’ whereby members of Penparcau Community Forum groups and other Penparcau residents will come together to help to programme, organise, manage and run the venue for a week, with the support of the arts centre team.

Speaking on behalf of Penparcau Community Forum, forum co-ordinator Bryn Jones said: ”We’re looking forward to working with the arts centre on this exciting new project.

“With our new building opening in September it’s an exciting time for Penparcau Forum and being able to offer lots of workshops and activities for all our local residents is fantastic.

“There’s so much interest in the project already, with lots of ideas coming up for events we can run in the arts centre – from live music events to workshops for young families.”

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