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North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin, North Wales Police and North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) are asking the people of the region to help choose which local projects will receive funding through the Your Community, Your Choice initiative. £60,000 is available to support projects that make our communities safer and more inclusive places for all, with the funding coming from the Office of the PCC, as well as money and assets seized from criminals. Taking part in the vote is easy – members of the public just need to opt for the projects they think will help their communities the most. Voting is open from now (9 March) until midnight on 27 March 2026. Cast your vote via the following links in the language of your choice: Welsh survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N2SCGPQ English survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDK6TR2 Each person is allowed to vote for their preferred project and the top three projects receiving the most votes in each county will get a share of the funding. As well as this, there is funding for the top three pan-North Wales projects. This means there will be a total of 21 winners across the region. The local initiatives shortlisted are as follows and a full biography for each of the projects can be found on the voting page. Anglesey: 1st Menai Bridge Scout Group including DeMon Explorers Unit – a project called STAY SAFE looking at issues around fire and how to cook safely.Cymuned CELS Community CIC – the Anglesey Friday Night Street Sport Diversion 2026 project.Gwelfor Majorettes – this project seeks funding to deliver a community majorette programme in the Holyhead area.Medrwn Mon – Project Prism Mon to support young people in Holyhead who are at risk of isolation, anxiety, school disengagement or low‑level antisocial behaviour.Mon Actif – A project using sport to prevent crime and antisocial behaviour and to support neighbourhood policing teams.Ynys Mon Celts Basketball Club – the Social-BALL 2.0 project including free play basketball across Anglesey for future generations.Conwy: Conwy & District Kaleidoscope Theatre Company – a project to support their Snow White pantomime in 2026.Llanfairfechan Town Football Club – the community tea hut youth hub and MUGA diversion programme.Mad Batters – supporting the creation of a welcoming space for a community women's rounders group.Pensarn Pickers – the Pensarn Environmental Summer Programme 2026.Youth Shedz Cymru – the Changing the Narrative project to deliver a six-week programme for young people involved with, or at risk from, involvement with antisocial behaviour.Denbighshire: Blossom and Bloom – Blossom and Play, a programme of free weekly parent socialisation, connection, and play sessions provided to parents and babies.Denbighshire Play Ranger Service – the Let's Get Up and Get Out Rhyl project to provide a space for Children and young people in Rhyl to come and socialise, relax and feel safe.Drosi Bikes CIC – Gearing up: Youth Training programme to support the delivery of practical cycling and maintenance training.Rhos St School, Ruthin – the Be Alert, Don't Get Hurt road safety collaboration project.Rhyl Botanical Gardens – Play and Sports Shed @ RBG to provide free, open-access play opportunities that encourage young people and families to come together, be active, and enjoy shared experiences.Ruthin Artisan Markets CIC – The Pizza DJ Club to develop structured music sessions and weekly ‘Music & Pizza’ evenings, chosen directly by young people of the area.Flintshire: Age and Dementia Holywell – to deliver a community wellbeing trip called Joyful Journeys.Cobra Life CIC – Community Guardians, a youth crime prevention through Martial Arts and mentorship project.Community Corners – Glanrafon Community Centre community engagement project.Positive Futures Mold – Drop in project to promote a more positive, resilient and engaged group of young people in the local area.Well Funny CIC – Finding your voice, a comedy for change project in Mold aimed at young people at risk of committing or being convicted of an offence, and adult ex-offenders.Gwynedd: CPD Bethel FC – the Our Youth, Our Future Summer 2026 project for a safe space for young people to socialise and be part of the community.CPD Nefyn FC – Goals for Growth to install new, high-quality 360-degree training goals and equipment for the junior teams.Dyffryn Ardudwy and Talybont Village Hall – the Cue & Connect project to launch a youth snooker and darts community hub.Pentra Deiniolen Committee – Deiniolen Hub project to set up a weekly youth hub in the centre of the village.Porthi Dre – Scran after School project for a weekly after-school club that provides a hot meal, adult supervision, and a safe space for children and young people in Caernarfon.Hwb Westend – The Skills for Life and Wellbeing Youth Club to deliver a structured programme of positive, meaningful activities designed to support young people aged 11-18 in Bangor.Wrexham: Due to limited applications from the Wrexham area, no public vote is necessary for the county borough of Wrexham.Pan-North Wales projects: DangerPoint – Safer North Wales, a project to subsidise entry and transport costs for the schools across North Wales, ensuring access to vital safety education.The Denbigh Workshop – Kids on 'K' - Ketamine Crisis, a Theatre in Education interactive workshop consisting of a forum theatre piece, informed with signposting to other agencies and organisations and health professionals.Pellenig Cyf – the Sea, Mountain and Forest project to develop an outdoor multi-sport programme that combines surfing, mountain biking and snowboarding to support young people in Ynys Mon, Gwynedd and Conwy.Pen y Bryn Outdoor Learning CIC – Climbing to Recovery, a project to continue to run an instructed climbing programme to support individuals recovering from drug and alcohol addiction.WISP Dance Club – #Ni'nDawnsioHefyd / #WeDanceToo project to provide safe spaces for children, young people and adults who live with additional needs to come together, explore thoughts and feelings through movement. |
