Torfaen’s county councillors each get £1,500 to spend every year on projects or organisations that they choose.

The money is from a budget called ‘small schemes payments’ and means they can quickly help or support a local issue. This is how the budget was spent across Torfaen during 2022/23.

Abersychan

Lynda Clarkson

• Garndiffaith Scout Group- £300
• Noddfa Baptist Church- £200
• Garnsychan Partnership- £200
• Victoria Village and District Welfare- £200
• Cwmavon Community Centre- £200
• Brynteg Abersychan Community Hall- £200
• Garndiffaith Bowls Club- £200

Giles Davies

• Talywain RFC- £900
• Fairfield United AFC- £600

Chris Tew

• Garndiffaith Scout Group- £100
• Garndiffaith Community Centre- £100
• High Street Baptist Church- £100
• Cwmavon WI- £100
• Noddfa Baptist Church- £200
• Garndiffaith Bowls Club- £100
• Victoria Village and District Welfare- £200
• Hanbury Arms RPC- £100
• Garndiffaith Community Centre- £100
• Trinity Church Abersychan- £100
• Varteg Community Association- £100
• Cwmavon Community Centre- £200

Blaenavon

Liam James Cowles

• Blaenavon Blue AFC- £150
• Blaenavon Camera Club- £150
• Blaenavon Bowls Club- £150
• Forgeside AFC- £150
• Blaenafon Cribbage League- £150
• Eastern Valley Foodbank- £150
• Blaenavon Town Band- £150
• Pontypool South Road HS- £150
• St Peter’s Church Blaenavon – £150
• St Paul’s Church Blaenavon – £150

Nick Horler

• Bethlehem Congregational Church- £50
• Royal British Legion Blaenavon- £20
• Blaenavon Male Voice Choir- £50
• Blaenavon Camera Club- £50
• Forgeside Welfare Hall- £50
• Blaenavon Ladies Choir- £50
• Blaenavon Heritage History Group- £50
• Blaenavon Netball Club- £50
• Blaenavon Seniors Club- £50
• Zion Baptist Church- £50
• Blaenavon Scout Group- £50
• Castle Street Allotment Society- £50
• Blaenavon Bowls Club- £100
• Blaenafon Cribbage League- £50
• St Peters Church Blaenavon- £50
• Friends of the Green- £100
• Llanover Road Allotment Society- £50
• Horeb Baptist Chapel- £50
• Blaenavon Blues AFC- £80
• Bethel King Street Baptist Church- £50
• Blaenavon Over 50s forum- £50
• Blaenavon Heritage Museum- £100
• Royal British Legion Blaenavon- £50
• Blaenavon Heritage Primary School- £100
• Blaenavon and District Horticultural- £100

Janet Jones

• Bethlehem Congregational Church- £50
• Royal British Legion Blaenavon- £20
• Blaenavon Camera Club- £50
• Blaenavon Male Voice Choir- £50
• Forgeside Welfare Hall- £50
• Blaenavon Heritage History Group- £50
• Blaenavon Ladies Choir- £50
• Blaenavon Scout Group- £25
• Zion Baptist Church- £50
• Blaenavon Seniors Club- £50
• Blaenavon Netball Club- £50
• Castle Street Allotment Society- £50
• Blaenavon Bowls Club- £100
• Friends of the Green- £100
• St Peters Church Blaenavon- £50
• Llanover Road Allotment Society- £50
• Horeb Baptist Chapel- £50
• Blaenavon Blues AFC- £100
• Blaenavon Workmen’s Hall- £55
• Blaenavon and District Horticultural- £100
• Blaenavon Heritage Primary School- £50
• Royal British Legion Blaenavon- £50
• Blaenavon Heritage Museum- £100
• Blaenavon Over 50s forum- £50
• Bethel King Street Baptist Church- £100

Coed Eva

Fiona Cross

• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £392
• Hope GB- £500
• Able Radio- £500
• Council’s neighborhood dept for a litter bin- £108

Croesyceiliog

Richard Clark

• Croesyceiliog Crusaders RFC- £200
• 2nd Croesyceiliog Brownies- £100
• Croesyceiliog Primary School PTA- £100
• 1st Croesyceiliog Rainbows- £100
• The Hwb Torfaen CIC- £236.50
• CoStar Partnership- £62.50
• Croesyceiliog School- £255
• Croesyceiliog Mature Movement- £100
• Panteg House employees club- £296
• Santa appeal- £50

Joanne Gauden 

• Croesyceiliog Crusaders RFC- £200
• 1st Croesyceiliog Rainbows- £100
• Croesyceiliog Primary School PTA- £100
• 2nd Croesyceiliog Brownies- £100
• The Hwb Torfaen CIC- £236.50
• CoStar Partnership- £62.50
• Croesyceiliog Mature Movement- £100
• Croesyceiliog School- £255
• Panteg House employees club- £296
• Santa appeal- £50

Fairwater

Rose Seabourne

• 2nd Fairwater Guides- £200
• Eco Warriors of Bran- £200
• 5th Cwmbran Brownies- £200
• 1st Fairwater and Hollybush Brownies- £200
• Hollybush Wood Club- £200
• Santa Appeal- £500

Jayne Watkins 

• Greenmeadow Football Club- £1200
• CoStar Partnership- £250
• Santal Appeal- £50

Greenmeadow

Mandy Owen

• Greeemeadow Football Club- £300
• Games in More- £100
• Eco-Warriors of Bran- £150
• Pensioners and Comrades Club- £150
• 1st Fairwater Guides- £100
• 1st Cwmbran Brownies- £100
• Co-Star Partnership- £300
• Ty Gwyn Allotment Association- £200
• Cwmbran High School pupils hygiene project- £100

Llanfrechfa and Ponthir

Karl Gauden 

• The Hwb Torfaen CIC- £120
• Longbride Thursday Coffee Club- £200
• Ponthir Friends for Life Community- £200
• Ponthir District Sports Club- £500
• Ponthir Women’s Institute- £200
• Llanfrechfa PCC- £280

Llantarnam

Jason O’Connell

• Dog waste dispensers- £403

Cllr O’Connell won an election on 2 2023 Feb following the resignation of Cllr Nick Jones and the £403 was the remaining amount from Cllr Jones’ budget.

Nick Jones

• United Response- £100
• Welsh Gurkha Community Mother Group- £150
• Bois y Bryn- £200
• Council’s neighborhood dept for five litter bins- £540
• Council’s neighborhood dept for comms- £107

Alan Slade

• United Response- £100
• Welsh Gurkha Community Mother Group- £150
• Bois y Bryn- £200
• Court Farm and Oakfield Comm Association- £403
• Council’s neighborhood dept for five litter bins- £540
• Council’s neighborhood dept for comms- £107

David Thomas 

• United Response- £100
• Welsh Gurkha Community Mother Group- £150
• Bois y Bryn- £200
• Court Farm and Oakfield Comm Association- £403
• Council’s neighborhood dept for five litter bins- £540
• Council’s neighborhood dept for comms- £107

Llanyrafon West

David Williams

• Llanyrafon AFC- £500
• The Hwb Torfaen CIC- £120
• Pontyfelin Men’s Bowls Club- £125
• Tasty Not Wasty CIC- £300
• Friends of Llanyrafon Mill- £150
• Croesyceiliog Comprehensive School- £250
• Santa Appeal- £50

New Inn

Nick Byrne

• New Inn Group SA- £500
• Speed awareness sign in New Inn- £1,000

Jon James

• New Inn Group SA- £500
• Pontypool Town AFC- £300
• New Inn community craft club- £200
• Torfaen Museum Trust- £300
• Trac2 Charity- £200

Rosemary Matthews

• New Inn Group SA- £500
• Torfaen Museum Trust- £300
• Veterans Association Pontypool- £200
• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £300
• Parkinson’s UK- £200

Panteg

Anthony Hunt

• Ebeneezer Griffithstown Baptist Church- £50
• New Panteg RFC- £100
• Griffithstown Community Hall- £50
• Griffithstown Allotments Association- £100
• Sebastopol Junior AFC- £100
• Torfaen Male Choir- £100
• Panteg Park Bowls Club- £100
• Bridge 46 to Five Locks Canal Group- £100
• Friends of Fishpond Park- £200
• Panteg House Employees Club- £200
• Griffithstown AFC- £100
• Pontypool Boxing Club- £100
• St Hildas & St Oswalds Churches- £50
• Gollies Playgroup- £50
• Panteg Junior Cricket Club- £100

Norma Parrish

• Ebeneezer Griffithstown Baptist Church- £100
• New Panteg RFC- £100
• Griffithstown Community Hall- £50
• Griffithstown Allotments Association- £50
• Sebastopol Junior AFC- £100
• Torfaen Male Choir- £50
• Panteg Park Bowls Club- £100
• Bridge 46 to Five Locks Canal Group- £100
• Friends of Fishpond Park- £200
• Panteg House Employees Club- £200
• Griffithstown AFC- £100
• Panteg Junior Cricket Club- £100
• St Hildas & St Oswalds Churches- £100
• Gollies Playgroup- £50
• Pontypool Boxing Club- £100

Nathan Yeowell 

• New Panteg RFC- £100
• Ebeneezer Griffithstown Baptist Church- £50
• Torfaen Male Choir- £100
• Sebastopol Junior AFC- £100
• Griffithstown Allotments Association- £50
• Griffithstown Community Hall- £100
• Griffithstown AFC- £100
• Panteg House Employees Club- £200
• Friends of Fishpond Park- £200
• Bridge 46 to Five Locks Canal Group- £100
• Panteg Park Bowls Club- £100
• St Hildas & St Oswalds Churches- £50
• Pontypool Boxing Club- £100
• Panteg Junior Cricket Club- £100
• Gollies Playgroup- £50

Pontnewydd

Stuart Ashley

• Pontnewydd Bowls Club- £175
• Northville Community Group- £150
• St Andrews and Friends- £80
• CoStar Partnership- £50
• Holy Trinity Church-£50
• Cwmbran Netball Club- £50
• Pontnewydd Workmens Club- £187
• Croesyceiliog School- £75
• Torfaen Family Play and Opportunities: £200
• Friends of Pontnewdd Park- £125
• Royal British Legion- Pontnewydd- £250
• Council’s neighborhood dept for a litter bin- £108

David Daniels

• Northville Community Group- £150
• St Andrews and Friends- £80
• CoStar Partnership- £50
• Holy Trinity Church-£50
• Cwmbran Netball Club- £50
• Torfaen Family Play and Opportunities: £200
• Croesyceiliog School- £75
• Pontnewydd Workmens Club- £137
• Friends of Pontnewdd Park- £350
• Royal British Legion- Pontnewydd- £250
• Council’s neighborhood dept for a litter bin- £108

Sue Morgan

• Pontnewydd Bowls Club- £175
• Northville Community Group- £150
• St Andrews and Friends- £80
• CoStar Partnership- £50
• Holy Trinity Church-£50
• Cwmbran Netball Club- £50
• Torfaen Family Play and Opportunities: £200
• Croesyceiliog School- £75
• Pontnewydd Workmens Club- £187
• Friends of Pontnewdd Park- £125
• Royal British Legion- Pontnewydd- £250
• Council’s neighborhood dept for a litter bin- £108

Pontnewynydd and Snatchwood

Alfie Best

• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £100
• Eastern Valley Foodbank- £200
• Pontnewynydd Community Association- £200
• Ebenezer Ladies Group- £150
• Pentwyn Cricket Field and Lethbridge Community Hall- £300
• Helping Hands R-Us- £100
• Pontypool Boxing Club- £150
• Pontnewyndd Methodist Church £300

Nicholas Simons

• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £100
• Pentwyn Cricket Field and Lethbridge Community Hall- £300
• Ebenezer Ladies Group- £150
• Pontnewynydd Community Association- £200
• Eastern Valley Foodbank- £200
• Helping Hands R-Us- £100
• Pontypool Boxing Club- £150
• Pontnewyndd Methodist Church £300

Pontypool Fawr

Gaynor James

• Tranch Ladies Association- £200
• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £100
• Torfaen Male Choir- £100
• Lilly Rose Ivy- £400
• Torfaen Musuem Trust- £300
• Torfaen Gypsies and Travellers Association- £200
• Pontypool Town AFC- £200

Mark Jones

• Tranch AFC- £250
• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £150
• Griffithstown AFC- £250
• Pontypool United RFC- £200

Caroline Price

• Fowlers Field allotment society- £200
• Torfaen Male Choir- £150
• Lilly Rose Ivy- £500
• Pantygasseg Residents Association- £500
• Pontypool retired men’s society- £150

St Dials

Catherine Bonera

• Cwmbran Historical Society- £50
• Cwmbran Park Bowls Club- £75
• Greenmeadow Football Club- £25
• Belle Vue Sheltered Housing social club- £75
• Parkside complex – £75
• Beeches complex- £75
• Salvation Army- Cwmbran Corps- £250
• Pontnewydd United AFC- £50
• Waterside Court wellbeing club- £75
• St Dials Ward Community Group- £500
• CoStar Partnership- £44
• Council’s neighborhood dept for litter bins- £206

Elizabeth Haynes

• Beeches complex- £75
• Belle Vue Sheltered Housing social club- £75
• Parkside complex – £75
• Cwmbran Park Bowls Club- £75
• Greenmeadow Football Club- £25
• Cwmbran Historical Society- £50
• Pontnewydd United AFC- £50
• Salvation Army- Cwmbran Corps- £250
• Victory Church- £500
• Waterside Court wellbeing club- £75
• CoStar Partnership- £44
• Council’s neighborhood dept for litter bins- £206

Trevethin and Penygarn

Jon Horlor

• Trac2 charity- £500
• Veterans Association Pontypool- £250
• 4th Pontypool Brownies Trevethin- £250
• Cold Barn Farm- £500

Sue Malson 

• Penygarn Tabernacle Baptist Church- £250
• Penygarn Diversity Day Centre- £250
• Penybryn Residents Club- £250
• Trevethin and Penygarn Neighbourhood- £250
• Torfaen Gipsies and Travellers Association- £500

Two Locks and Henllys

Ron Burnett 

• Coed Eva Allotment Association- £200
• Pontyfelin Men’s Bowls Club- £100
• Pontnewydd Male Choir- £200
• New Inn Group SA- £200
• Age Connects Torfaen- £200
• 1st Henlly Scouts Group- £200
• St Peter’s Church Henllys- £400

Peter Jones

• Pontypool Retired Men’s Society- £100
• Welsh Gurkha Community- mother group- £100
• TLC Community Church- £500
• Henllys Village Hall- £250
• CoStar Partnership- £250
• Neighbourhood dept for a litter bin- £108
• Santa appeal- £192

Colette Thomas

• Welsh Gurkha Community- mother group- £100
• CoStar Partnership- £200
• CADESA- £200
• Henllys Village Hall- £150
• The Friends of Henllys Local Nature Reserve- £242
• Coed Eva Allotment Association- £200
• 1st Henllys Scout- £200
• Neighbourhood dept for a litter bin- £108
• Santa appeal- £50

Upper Cwmbran

Steven Evans 

• Able Radio- £150
• Growing Spaces Limited- £100
• Thornhill Playgroup- £100
• Thornhill Craft Club- £100
• Tasty Not Wasty- £100
• Laurel Green and Laurel Walk OAP club- £50
• West Pontnewdd Community Association- £150
• Royal British Legion Pontnewydd- £200
• Oliva Sweeney Fitness- £50
• Thornhill 4 U Too- £250
• Table Talkers- £50
• Gwent Tang Soo Do (Cwmbran)- £50

Lucy Williams 

• Thornhill 4 U Too- £100
• Thornhill Playgroup- £100
• Growing Spaces Limited- £100
• Thornhill Craft Club- £100
• Tasty Not Wasty- £100
• Laurel Green and Laurel Walk OAP club- £50
• West Pontnewdd Community Association- £150
• Royal British Legion Pontnewydd- £200
• Oliva Sweeney Fitness- £50
• Thornhill 4 U Too- £250
• Table Talkers- £50
• Gwent Tang Soo Do (Cwmbran)- £50