One Voice Wales - Un Llais Cymru

ULlC - Lleoedd lleol ar gyfer Natur OVW - Local Places for Nature

Mae Cymuned Llanllawddog wedi bod yn bwrw ati i greu ardal bioamrywiaeth ym Mharc y Rhyd gyda chefnogaeth One Voice Wales - Un Llais Cymru Ariennir gan Un Llais Cymru a'r Rhaglen Lleoedd Lleol ar gyfer Natur Llywodraeth Cymru Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government Fyddwn yn plannu planhigion ar ol ysgol ar prynhawn Dydd Iau hyn. Mae yna croeso mawr i blant yr ardal rhoi help llaw gyda'r plannu.

Cyngor Cymuned Llanllawddog Community Council has been busy creating a biodiversity area at Parc y Rhyd funded by One Voice Wales and the Welsh Government's Local Places for Nature Programme. We will be planting plants at the area this Thursday afternoon after school. Why not bring your children to the play area to lend a hand with the planting.

ULlC - Lleoedd lleol ar gyfer Natur OVW - Local Places for Nature

Ein criw ifanc gweithgar yn brysur planni yn ye ardal bioamrywiaeth ym Mharc y Rhyd. Rydym yn ddiolchgar i One Voice Wales - Un Llais Cymru am y prosiect bioamrywiaeth a Ariennir gan Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government

Some of our young people are busy planting in our biodiversity area at Parc y Rhyd. We are grateful to the help of Voice Wales funded by the Welsh Government

Yr wythnos diwethaf, cafodd Cyngor Tref Cricieth BBC Radio 4 yn recordio rhaglen ar gyfer 'Open Country' a fydd ar yr awyr brynhawn dydd Iau yma am 3pm (ac eto'n gynnar fore Sadwrn).

Un o'r tri sy'n cael eu cyfweld gan Jon Gower yw Dr.Catrin Jones, sef Clerc Cyngor Tref Cricieth.

Derbyniodd 'Prosiect Strydoedd Unigryw' Cyngor Tref Cricieth wobr fawreddog am y Fenter Dwristiaeth Orau yn 2020.

Gwrandewch ar BBC Radio 4 i glywed y recordiad:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vcbd

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Last week Criccieth Town Council had BBC Radio 4 recording a programme for Open Country which will be on air this
Thursday afternoon at 3pm (and again early on Saturday morning).

One of the three being interviewed by Jon Gower is Dr.Catrin Jones the Clerk of Criccieth Town Council.

Criciieth Town Council's 'Unique Streets Project' received a prestigious Best Tourism Initiative award in 2020.

Tune into BBC Radio 4 to hear the recording:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002vcbd

Cricieth Creadigol - Creative Criccieth

BBC Radio 4 - Open Country, Welsh Incident in Criccieth Jon Gower is in Criccieth to explore the inspiration behind Robert Graves’ 1929 poem.

A yw eich Cyngor Cymuned neu Dref wedi gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol yn ystod y 12 mis diwethaf? A yw'r Cyngor wedi cefnogi eich cymuned i ddarparu gwasanaethau allweddol drwy ymgysylltu'n agos â'i thrigolion hŷn ac iau? Efallai bod y Cyngor wedi gweithio'n dda mewn partneriaeth ag eraill ac wedi arwain ar brosiect trosglwyddo asedau strategol?

Mae cymunedau'n parhau i deimlo effaith argyfwng Cost Byw yn ogystal â diffyg parhaus gwasanaethau trafnidiaeth gymunedol o ansawdd - maent hefyd wedi ymgymryd â chamau amgylcheddol pwysig i annog bioamrywiaeth ac wedi ymgymryd â chyfrifoldebau cyfreithiol i wella mannau gwyrdd - ac ar draws Cymru, mae llawer o Gynghorau wedi arwain y ffordd gyda syniadau arloesol, gwasanaethau gwell, a chymorth ystyrlon i'r rhai sydd ei angen fwyaf oll.

Mae rhaglen Gwobrau Cenedlaethol Un Llais Cymru yn cydnabod y gwaith cymunedol pwysig sy'n digwydd y tu ôl i'r llenni gan ein Cynghorau Aelod anhygoel.

Beth yw'r Categorïau?
✔ Mae 12 categori gwobrau i enwebu eich Cyngor ynddynt
✔ Mae gan bob categori ei feini prawf thematig ei hun
✔ Bydd panel asesu annibynnol yn asesu pob cais a gyflwynir yn ofalus yn erbyn y meini prawf sgorio pwysol.

Cyhoeddir prosiectau llwyddiannus yn ystod ein Cynhadledd Genedlaethol flynyddol ddydd Mercher 1 Gorffennaf 2026.

Pwy all enwebu?
Gall unrhyw Aelod neu Swyddog o'r Cyngor gyflwyno enwebiad. Rhaid i'r Cyngor a enwebwyd fod yn aelod blynyddol o Un Llais Cymru. Bydd angen i'r enwebydd ddarparu gwybodaeth a thystiolaeth o'r fenter neu'r gwasanaeth y mae'r Cyngor wedi'i ddarparu, sut mae'r fenter wedi cefnogi a bod o fudd i'r gymuned, sut mae'r prosiect yn bodloni'r Meini Prawf Categori penodol.

Sut i wneud cais:
Mae ceisiadau'n gyflym ac yn hawdd i'w cwblhau trwy ein Ffurflen Gais ar-lein newydd sydd ar gael i gynghorau aelod ar ein gwefan: https://www.unllaiscymru.cymru/cynadleddau-a-digwyddiadau/cynhadledd-gwobrau-cenedlaethol/

Dechreuwch enwebu ar unwaith! A gallwch enwebu Cyngor ar gyfer gwobrau lluosog! Cyflwynwch eich ceisiadau heddiw a helpwch ni i gydnabod gwaith pwysig Cynghorau Cymuned a Thref ledled Cymru. Maent yn haeddu'r sylw a gallent ddod yn enghreifftiau o arfer gorau, felly gadewch i ni i gyd ddathlu arloesedd, gwydnwch ac ysbryd cymunedol cadarnhaol ledled Cymru.

Y dyddiad cau yw 30 Ebrill 2026.

Cynhadledd Gwobrau Cenedlaethol - Un Llais Cymru Rydym yn trefnu Digwyddiad Gwobrau Cenedlaethol yn flynyddol, a gynhelir ar Faes Sioe Frenhinol Cymru yn Llanelwedd, ger Llanfair-ym-Muallt.

Has your Community or Town Council made a real difference during the last 12 months? Has the Council supported your community in providing key services by engaging closely with its older and younger residents? Perhaps the Council has worked well in partnership with others and led on a strategic asset transfer project?

Communities continue to feel the impact of the Cost of Living crisis as well as continued lack of quality community transport services; councils have also undertaken important environmental actions to encourage biodiversity and undertaken legal responsibilities to improve green spaces - and across Wales, many Councils have led the way with innovative ideas, improved services, and meaningful help for those who require it most of all.

The One Voice Wales National Awards programme recognises the important community work that happens behind the scenes by our incredible Member Councils.

What are the Categories?
✔ There are 12 award categories in which to nominate your Council
✔ Each category has its own thematic criteria
✔ An independent assessment panel will carefully assess every application submitted against the weighted scoring criteria.
✔ Successful projects will be announced during our annual National Conference on Wednesday 1 July 2026.

Who can nominate?
Any Council Member or Officer can submit a nomination. The nominated Council must be an annual member of One Voice Wales. The nominator will need to provide information and evidence of the initiative or service the Council has delivered, how the initiative has supported and benefitted the community, how the project meets the specific Category Criteria.

How to apply:
Applications are quick and easy to complete via our new on-line Application Form available to member councils on our website: https://www.onevoicewales.wales/conferences-and-events/national-awards-event/

Get nominating right away! And you can nominate a Council for multiple awards! Submit your applications today and help us acknowledge the important work of Community and Town Councils across Wales. They deserve the attention and they could become examples of best practice, so let’s all celebrate innovation, resilience, and positive community spirit right across Wales.

🏆The Closing Date is Thursday 30 April (midnight).👈

National Awards Conference - One Voice Wales This year, our 2026 National Awards Ceremony will be held on the afternoon of our annual National Conference, on Wednesday 1 July 2026 at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground, Llanelwedd. All the winning projects, as well as the Highly Commended and Commended projects, will be announced on the da...

LANSIO ADDUNED UN LLAIS CYMRU AR CWRTEISI A PARCH

Mae cwrteisi yn golygu bod yn foesol ac yn ystyriol o ran ymddygiad, lleferydd ac ysgrifennu, ac mae’r rhain yn elfennau sylfaenol i lwyddiant cynghorau yng Nghymru. Enghreifftiau o ffyrdd o ddangos parch yw gwrando a rhoi sylw i eraill, ystyried teimladau pobl eraill, dilyn protocolau a rheolau, dangos gwerthfawrogiad a diolch, a bod yn garedig wrth ein gilydd.

Cydnabyddir bod diwylliant sy’n seiliedig ar y gwerthoedd hanfodol hyn yn nodwedd o waith llawer o gynghorau, ond mae’n hysbys nad yw hyn yn wir ym mhob achos. Mae hyn yn amlwg drwy’r nifer uchel o gwynion a gyflwynir i Ombwdsmon Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus Cymru, cwynion ffurfiol gan weithwyr i gynghorau, a’r amser gwaith a gollir oherwydd salwch sy’n gysylltiedig â straen yn y gweithle.

Mae’r adduned cwrteisi a pharch yn nodi nifer o ymrwymiadau pwysig sydd wedi’u cynllunio i greu amgylchedd sy’n hwyluso gweithio effeithiol, gan osgoi llawer o’r materion a all effeithio’n andwyol ar berfformiad cyffredinol cynghorau.

Mae’n hollbwysig bod ymrwymo’r cyngor i safonau uchel o ymddygiad drwy gwblhau a llofnodi’r adduned yn cael effaith barhaol. Argymhellir yn gryf y dylid rhoi lle amlwg i’r broses ar agenda’r cyngor, o bosibl gyda sylw yn y cyfryngau yn dilyn hynny. Awgrymir hefyd y gellid fframio a dangos yr adduned mewn ystafelloedd cyfarfod i atgoffa pawb o’r hyn y maent wedi ymrwymo iddo ar gyfer y presennol a’r dyfodol.

Rydym yn ymwybodol bod llawer o Gynghorau eisoes wedi llofnodi’r ymrwymiad gwreiddiol. Gan nad oedd pob adran yn berthnasol i Gynghorau yng Nghymru, mae Un Llais Cymru wedi gwneud rhai addasiadau bach i sicrhau bod y ddogfen gyfan bellach yn berthnasol. Byddem yn gwerthfawrogi pe bai Cynghorau yn ystyried mabwysiadu’r fersiwn newydd hon ar gyfer Cynghorau yng Nghymru, ac yn eich annog yn gryf i drafod, gwblhau a llofnodi’r adduned.

https://www.unllaiscymru.cymru/blog/lansio-adduned-un-llais-cymru-ar-cwrteisi-a-parch/

📢 Cylchlythyr Cyllid Ebrill ar gyfer Cynghorau Cymuned a Thref

Mae ein Cylchlythyr Cyllid Ebrill bellach ar gael, yn llawn o'r cyfleoedd a’r diweddariadau diweddaraf i gefnogi eich prosiectau a’ch mentrau lleol.
Os yw eich cyngor yn cynllunio gwelliannau cymunedol, digwyddiadau, neu fentrau newydd, mae’r cylchlythyr yma yn ffordd wych o aros yn wybodus a gwneud y gorau o’r cymorth sydd ar gael.

https://www.onevoicewales.wales/app/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/Newyddlen-cyllid-Ebrill-2026.pdf

📢 April Funding Newsletter for Community & Town Councils

Our April Funding Newsletter is now available, packed with the latest opportunities and updates to support your local projects and initiatives.
If your council is planning community improvements, events, or new initiatives, this newsletter is a great way to stay informed and make the most of available support.

https://www.onevoicewales.wales/app/uploads/2026/04/Funding-newsletter-April-2026.pdf

LAUNCH OF ONE VOICE WALES CIVILITY AND RESPECT PLEDGE

Civility means politeness and courtesy in behaviour, speech and in the written word and these are fundamental to the success of councils in Wales. Examples of ways in which you can show respect are by listening and paying attention to others, having consideration for other people’s feelings, following protocols and rules, showing appreciation and thanks and being kind to each other.

It is acknowledged that a culture built around these essential values is a feature of how many councils operate but it is well known that for some councils this is not the case which is exemplified through high numbers of complaints being submitted to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales, grievances submitted to councils by employees and lost work time caused by workplace stress illnesses.

The Civility and Respect Pledge sets out a number of important commitments designed to create an environment conducive to effective working avoiding many of the issues that can adversely impact on the general performance of councils. It is vital that committing the council to high standards of behaviour by completing and signing the pledge has a lasting impact and it is strongly recommended that the process is given a prominent place on council agendas possibly followed up with media coverage.

We are aware that many Councils will already have signed up to the original pledge . As not all sections were relevant to Councils in Wales then One Voice Wales have made some slight amendments to ensure that the whole document is now relevant. We would appreciate if Councils would consider adopting this new Welsh Council version, and strongly encourage all Community and Town Councils in Wales to discuss, complete and sign the pledge.

https://www.onevoicewales.wales/blog/launch-of-one-voice-wales-civility-and-respect-pledge/

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