Down to Earth Project

16/12/2025

The Two-Day Introduction to Community-Led Housing is now full!

Thanks for all the interest, and we are really excited to meet everyone in January who got a place.

If you have emailed and we haven't got back to you, then you will receive a response in the next few days. The level of interest has been huge, so please bear with us.

Please keep a look out other courses we are running over the coming months!

05/12/2025

Join us for a fully funded two day introduction to the development of community led housing, focusing on how housing can be designed, built and managed by and for communities!

Register interest for more information, by emailing clh@downtoearthproject.org.uk!

03/12/2025

Looking for a meaningful way to celebrate with your team this festive season? Join us!

As a not for profit organisation, every booking will support the continuation of our work in 2026!

Admiral DVLA Swansea Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Gower College Swansea Swansea University Swansea Bay NHS UWTSD Swansea Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board

30/11/2025

🌿 New Course for 2026! 🌿

Do you believe in the power of outdoors to transform wellbeing?

Boost your confidence in supporting nature and wellbeing facilitation with our Wellbeing in Nature Agored Level 2 qualification.

✅ Boost your skills
✅ Support mental health & resilience
✅ Learn in and from nature

Limited spaces available! Get in contact for more information...

Coed Lleol Small Woods SwanseaSwansea Council for Voluntary ServiceCyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources WalesOur Health MeadowPublic Health Wales

26/11/2025

This evening we celebrate the amazing third sector we have in Wales, alongside other organisations across the UK in Social Enterprise UK Awards. Big shout out to those brilliant, long term supporting entities in Wales WCVA CGGCCwmpas DTA Wales / CYD Cymru The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol Welsh Government amongst others - we couldn’t do it without your long term support and belief

Congratulations and good luck to all the Welsh organisations that have been nominated for an award in the Social Enterprise UK Awards tonight! 🌟

To take a look at the incredible finalists for 2025, please visit the link in comments below.

06/11/2025

Welcome to our Residential Centre!

Our story at Little Bryn Gwyn on Gower has entered a new chapter and we are pleased to announce we now own the residential centre we built with young people for Valleys Kids 6 years ago.

Building on the 70 year history of being a space for “at risk” children, the complete 6 acre site is dedicated to our work with diverse communities of children, young people and adults facing exclusion and marginalisation.

It’s a beautiful site which has been hand-crafted and lovingly created by the very groups who will benefit from using it. Based on using Welsh timber and natural materials, it’s a residential training facility which not only nurtures people, but nurtures nature and our connection with it.

If you’d like to book the residential centre (SA3 1BG) for your group, or you’d like to support our work by booking the facility for a corporate residential experience or family gathering, you can find everything you need to know here:
https://downtoearthproject.org.uk/venuehire/residential-centre/

We offer a discounted rate for charities and 'not for profit' groups. Contact info@downtoearthproject.org.uk to find out more!

We are grateful to Valleys Kids - Plant Y Cymoedd for the long term relationship and also to the funders who have enabled this dream to grow.

The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol People's Postcode Lottery Welsh Government Tonia Antoniazzi Rebecca Evans MS/AS for Gower Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales Swansea Bay NHS Swansea University University of Wales Trinity Saint David Gower College Swansea Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Maggie's Cardiff Cardiff & Vale Health Charity

04/11/2025

We had a great open day at Crofty today — thank you to everyone who stopped by! 👋

If you missed us, don’t worry — we’ll be out and about again this weekend:
📍 Penclawdd Community Centre — Saturday 8th November, drop in between 10am–12pm
📍 Haus Hwb site — Saturday 8th November, drop in between 2pm–4pm

28/10/2025

🚨Reminder: Haus Hwb Open Days Coming Up! 🚨

Don't forget our Open Days for our upcoming Haus Hwb project are just around the corner - we'd love to see you there!

🌿 Have your say on Haus Hwb! 🌿
This community-led manufacturing facility will put people and nature at the heart of housing development in Wales — scaling up our work with some of the most excluded and at-risk communities.
Come and meet us at one of our open days to learn more, share your thoughts, and see how we’re building a better, greener future together 🌍💚
📅 Open Day Dates:
📍 Wed 29th Oct – Down to Earth Project, Swansea, SA3 1BG 10:30-14:30
📍 Tues 4th Nov – Haus Hwb site, Crofty, SA4 3RS 15:00-17:00
📍 Sat 8th Nov – Penclawdd Community Centre, SA4 3FU 10:00-12:00 & Haus Hwb site, SA4 3RS 14:00-16:00
👉 Find out more: dte.org.uk/haushwb
📧 info@downtoearthproject.org.uk
Pobl Group Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Swansea University Beacon Cymru Group Tonia Antoniazzi Rebecca Evans MS/AS for Gower

24/10/2025

🍕 Free Pizza + Community-Led Housing! 🏡

Cwmpas and Down to Earth Project are hosting a drop-in event in Treherbert next Thursday, 30th October, and everyone’s invited!

Pop into the Old Library between 1pm and 6pm to:
✅ Share your views on what kinds of homes Treherbert needs
✅ Find out more about an exciting opportunity to bring land in Penyrenglyn into community ownership
✅ Enjoy some free pizza while you chat!

📍 Old Library, Treherbert
📆 Thursday, 30 October 2025
🕐 1:00pm – 6:00pm

A great chance to shape the future of local housing — and grab a slice while you’re at it! 🍕

Find out more: https://connectrct.org.uk/activity/building-community-a-public-meeting-about-opportunities-for-affordable-housing-in-treherbert-copy-copy

17/10/2025

🌿 Have your say on Haus Hwb! 🌿
This community-led manufacturing facility will put people and nature at the heart of housing development in Wales — scaling up our work with some of the most excluded and at-risk communities.
Come and meet us at one of our open days to learn more, share your thoughts, and see how we’re building a better, greener future together 🌍💚
📅 Open Day Dates:
📍 Wed 29th Oct – Down to Earth Project, Swansea, SA3 1BG 10:30-14:30
📍 Tues 4th Nov – Haus Hwb site, Crofty, SA4 3RS 15:00-17:00
📍 Sat 8th Nov – Penclawdd Community Centre, SA4 3FU 10:00-12:00 & Haus Hwb site, SA4 3RS 14:00-16:00
👉 Find out more: dte.org.uk/haushwb
📧 info@downtoearthproject.org.uk
Pobl Group Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Swansea University Beacon Cymru Group Tonia Antoniazzi Rebecca Evans MS/AS for Gower

11/10/2025

Last remaining places for our Wellbeing in Nature Practitioner - Level 3 Certificate course!

Contact Rebecca for more details!
rebecca@downtoearthproject.org.uk
01792 232439

Careers Wales Welcome To Our Woods Coed Lleol Small Woods Swansea Coed Lleol Small Woods Neath Port Talbot University of Wales Trinity Saint David Swansea Council for Voluntary Service Campfire Cymru Swansea Bay NHS NPT Youth Service

10/10/2025

We are beyond happy to announce we won Social Enterprise of the Year last night at the Social Business Wales Awards 2025!

It was a day and evening of inspirational stories and impactful work across Wales and we were honoured to be shortlisted alongside amazing organisations Platfform Gisda Cyf The Fern Partnership

The sector is in good hands moving forwards with some remarkable organisations winning categories across the spectrum of purpose based businesses.

A particular shout out to other winners including Sunflower Lounge The Baxter Project The Tax Academy, Our Voice Our Journey, Holistic Hoarding CIC, Datblygiadau Egni Gwledig (DEG) and the Fern Partnership

A big thank you to all our participants and referral agency partners - there are far too many to list off here - but you have been the foundation of everything we do.

And also our funders who have believed in us and enabling our ground breaking work to be taken into the mainstream!
The National Lottery Community Fund/ Cronfa Gymunedol y Loteri Genedlaethol People's Postcode Lottery Welsh Government

Congrats to Cwmpas for a brilliantly organised event at Maesteg Town Hall - a perfect venue for the values of the event.