What is the role of the Area Regeneration Officers?
Carmarthenshire is split into 6 geographical areas – Llanelli, Amman, Gwendraeth, Tywi, Teifi and Taf / Myrddin. The County Council employs locally based officers to coordinate the community regeneration work in these areas. The officers are all locally based, and operate at a grassroots level within their communities. They have expert knowledge of local issues and needs, and assist local people and groups in the development of community led projects, by providing guidance on accessing funding, the adoption of policy and procedures, mentoring and guidance on training to improve skills, and ensuring that the capacity of the groups is developed in order to implement and sustain their projects, with the overreaching aim of “Building the capacity of our Communities”, for future sustainability. The officers also work closely with the Council’s Community Bureau, and their dedicated team of grants and funding officers who are able to help with general advice regarding projects, advice on fund
