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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 o...

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 lo...

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 themse...

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; f...

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 volun...

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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