Come along and meet our Community Connector.

• 1.30pm Monday 27th January - Hawthorn Community Centre, Fairfield Lane, Rhydyfelin. (Scams Aware)
• Wednesday 29th January - Knit & Natter Group, Gilfach Goch. (visit to Cambrian Lakes)
• Thursday 30th January - Happy Dayz Group, Llanharran CDC. (visit to Bryn Pica Recycling Centre)
• 2-4pm Monday 3rd February – Ladies Guild, St Albans Church, Tonyrefail. (Scams Awareness)
• 2-4pm Friday 7th February - Friday Friends Group, Rhydyfelin Community Centre. (Scams Awareness)
• 10am-1pm Saturday 8th February – NEW Repair Café, Cynon Linc, Aberdare. (Supported by Repair Cafes RCT)
• 12.30-2.30pm Tuesday 11th February – Valleys Kids 50+ Group, Penyrenglyn Project, Rhondda. (Scams Awareness + Digi Support)
• Wednesday 26th February – NEW Matinee Club, Cynon Linc, Aberdare. (Community cinema screening)
• Wednesday 5th March – Penrhiwceiber 50+ Group. (visit to Bryn Pica Recycling Centre)
  

My name is Deanne Rebane, I am born and bred in the Valleys. I have a passion for Social Justice and tackling inequalities with the communities in most need of support.

My background has involved me working with communities to help improve their health & wellbeing. I worked for Citizens Advice helping with benefit claims and debt advice, before becoming an Action Researcher for Cardiff University. Here, I worked to help develop grassroots ideas from the community, with the aim of benefiting the health and wellbeing of their families.

Working with, and being led by, these communities we were able to design a new approach to adult education, one that developed skills and confidence, giving families hope for a better future. This Life Support Programme won the accolade of being the best Adult Education Programme in Wales, 2012.

Since 2014 my work has focussed on improving the health & wellbeing of Older People across Merthyr Tydfil and RCT, developing better links between Primary Care and working with GP Practices for them to better understand how the voluntary sector and community groups can provide local support for their patients. In 2019 I became the Community Coordinator with Interlink, dedicated to supporting people 50+ living in Cynon Valley, until moving to my current position with Age Connects Morgannwg.