More than £1 million is being invested in Merthyr Tydfil to help local residents become artists, musicians, actors and filmmakers, according to the council. Over the next six months, the programme of training activities hosted by partner venues Theatr Soar, The College Merthyr Tydfil, Redhouse Cymru, The Bothy at Cyfarthfa Park, and the Creative Clinic, Gurnos.
“The programme is called Creu Cyffro, which means ‘to create excitement’,” said the council’s head of regeneration and housing, Chris Long. "The aim is to provide a collaborative way of working, supporting training and learning opportunities for both young people and adults, unemployed and employed people.”
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