Meet the team

Chief Executive - Heidi Bennett

PA to Chief Executive - Julia Hopkins

Admin Support Worker (Reception) - Andrea Queeley

Brokerage Support Officer - Julia Andrews

Communications and Marketing Officer - Jane Hall

Community Companions Development Officer - Sian Thomas

Community Navigator - Gail Devine

Community Navigator - Geraint Hannaford

Community Navigator - Rhodri Powell

Community Navigator - Nigel Rees

Community Navigator - Jodie Williams

Community Navigator East Cluster - Mair Jones

Community Navigator (MASH) - Jackie Prosser

Finance Officer - Kathryn Jones

Funding Support Worker (Caerau) - Alex Bowen

Grants Administration and Monitoring - Ceri Reeves

Health and Social Care Facilitator - Rebecca Hoskin

Link-UP Project Development Officer- Suzanne Chisholm

Operations and Partnerships Manager - Kay Harries

Resilient Communities Project Manager - Stuart Burge-Jones

Resilient Communities Development Officer - Tracy Beall

Super Agers Volunteering Development Officer - Fiona Burlingham

Third Sector Development Officer - Angela Davies

Third Sector Development Officer - Claire Emanuel

Training and Development Officer - Deb Evans

Volunteering Development Officer - Sharon Headon

Steve Curry

Mark Davies (Chair) - Bad Bikes

Marged Griffiths – Mudiad Meithrin

Clive Owen - Cruse Bereavement Morgannwg

Mari Major, MBE - Morgannwg Endeavour Charitable Trust

Richard Young – Cabinet Member Communities (Bridgend County Borough Council) and Mental Health Matters Wales

For further details, contact BAVO, T: 01656 810400 or E: [email protected]

Latest

BBC Children in Need BAVO funding surgery for local voluntary groups

Groups serving Bridgend County Borough will be able to apply for a 30 minute appointment with James Bird, a BBC Children in Need grants officer, to discuss the eligibility and potential of a project proposal.
BAVO monthly funding drop-in sessions starting in February

Every second Wednesday of the month from 1.30 – 3.30pm, pop in to our Volunteer Centre in Bridgend town centre to speak to our BAVO Development Officer who will provide you with funding support and guidance.
Up to a maximum of £3,000 available for community or voluntary groups in Pen-y-fai, Wildmill and Laleston

The Suncredit 'Community Benefit' Fund supports communities immediately affected by the solar farm. Grants may be awarded for capital or revenue up to a maximum of £3,000 for community or voluntary groups in Pen-y-fai, Wildmill and Laleston.
Applications open for Transformation 'Connected Communities' Large Grant Scheme April 2020 - March 2021

BAVO is inviting applications from organisations in Bridgend County Borough who are interested in an innovative and collaborative bid with potential partners for the Transformation 'Connected Communities' Large Grant scheme.