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Volunteering Stories - Del & Clem

Volunteer and Rhayader's Citizen of the Year tells us about her delightful connection with local care home resident, Clem. "I met Clem...

We want to hear from you!

Your opinion matters to us! We would be really grateful if you would be able to spend 10 minutes over a cuppa taking part in our...

Library Books - Delivery & Collection Service

Festive Support in Rhayader

Rhayader Community Support at The Arches are proud to have helped facilitate the generosity of several organisations and individuals over...

Local Vaccination Transport -Rhayader to Builth Wells

The Arches are able to provide transport for Rhayader and District residents for their Covid-19 vaccination appointments at Builth Wells...

Dial A Delivery Service - from January 2021

During the first lockdown of 2020, we adapted our Dial A Ride scheme into a Dial A Delivery Service to help ensure the safety of our...

Christmas Opening 2020

A Very Rhayader Christmas 2020

A Very Rhayader Christmas will go ahead this year, although alas it will be a very different affair. However, some of our lovely local...

Meet Del - Rhayader Citizen of the Year 2020 (& our Superstar Volunteer!)

Over the many years that Del has been around, there is very little this amazing lady has not done! Everyone in our community knows and...

AGM 2020 - All Welcome!

The Arches AGM 2020

The Arches Community Shop is now OPEN!

We are delighted to open the doors to our Community Shop again! It has been encouraging to welcome so many customers back. We have social...

Job Opportunity at The Arches

Focus on Credu - Connecting Carers in Powys

Who is Credu? Credu supports Carers and their families in Powys. They help Carers to look after their loved ones and take care of...

Coming up in 2020...

Wellbeing Activities Project As well as developing our Cooking Club we are planning a programme of exciting activities over the summer;...

Happy Christmas!

Here at The Arches we are winding down for Christmas after a very busy year! So we just wanted to take the time to wish all of our...

Volunteer Week

The Arches celebrated Volunteers Week during the first week of June by hosting a Volunteers Appreciation Evening at The Lamb & Flag Inn, Rha

Tea @The Farm

Earlier this year The Arches received an invitation from Alison and Andre Gallagher to hold a fundraising event in the grounds of their beau

Here comes Bob

The Arches welcomes a new vehicle to our fleet! A beautiful 8 seater minibus given to us by the Wright family in memory of their mother, She

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