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Mae Dirprwy Weinidog y Celfyddydau, Chwaraeon a Thwristiaeth, Dawn Bowden wedi cyhoeddi yn ystod Wythnos y Lleoliadau Annibynnol bod £718,000 wedi'i gynnig i 17 o leoliadau cerdd llawr gwlad ledled Cymru o Gronfa Cyfalaf Cerdd Cymru Greadigol

Mae Porters yn un o 17 lleoliad fydd yn elwa o'r gronfa gan eu helpu gyda'r gwaith datblygu a symud diweddar. 

Dywedodd Dan Porter: 


> “Alla i ddim dweud digon pa mor anodd yw hi i leoliadau cerdd ar y funud – mae popeth yn ein herbyn mewn storm berffaith. Does gen i ddim amheuaeth heb gymorth fel hwn y byddai hi wedi bod yn amhosib i ni gario ‘mlaen, a byddai artistiaid a chynulleidfaoedd wedi colli lleoliad arall. Diolch i bawb sy y tu ôl i’r gronfa am eu gweledigaeth ac am ein helpu i fwrw ‘mlaen â’r hyn ddechreuon ni yn 2012 ac am roi llwyfan i ni ar gyfer datblygu a thyfu yn y dyfodol.”

Mae'r cyllid wedi eu helpu hefyd i wneud eu lleoliad newydd yn fwy hygyrch i gwsmeriaid anabl.

Aeth Dan yn ei flaen: 


> “Mae’n gigs wastad wedi bod am ddim, a ninnau nawr diolch i’r gronfa yn fwy hygyrch nag erioed, does dim i rwystro’n cynulleidfaoedd rhag ymuno â ni.”

Dywedodd y Dirprwy Weinidog: 


> "Mae'r Gronfa Cyfalaf Cerdd wedi creu newid mawr yn y diwydiant cerddoriaeth. Bydd cyfleusterau gwell yn ychwanegu at y defnydd o leoliadau, yn denu artistiaid gwell ac yn cynyddu maint y cynulleidfaoedd. Bydd hyn i gyd yn dod â budd economaidd uniongyrchol i fusnesau cerddoriaeth, eu cadwyni cyflenwi a'r diwydiant cyfan.
> 
> "Er gwaethaf yr hinsawdd economaidd anodd, rydym wedi gweld nifer o leoliadau newydd yn agor yng Nghymru dros y 12 mis diwethaf. Rwy’n dymuno’r gorau i Dan a’i dîm yn Porters yn eu cartref newydd."

Mae Llywodraeth Cymru am y bumed flwyddyn o'r bron wedi helpu busnesau manwerthu, hamdden a lletygarwch â'u biliau trethi busnes, am gost o £78 miliwn. Mae hynny ar ben y bron £1 biliwn o gymorth ardrethi oedd eisoes wedi'i roi i'r sectorau hyn ers 2020\-21\. Hefyd, mae cronfa gyfalaf newydd gwerth £20 miliwn yn cael ei datblygu ar gyfer 2024/25 i helpu busnesau manwerthu, hamdden a lletygarwch i ddiogelu eu busnesau i'r dyfodol.

Mae'r cyllid diweddaraf hwn yn codi cyfanswm cefnogaeth Cymru Greadigol i leoliadau cerddoriaeth a busnesau i ragor na £9\.6 miliwn ers 2020\.







Translation:


 
The Deputy Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, Dawn Bowden has announced during Independent Venues Week that £718,000 has been offered to 17 grass roots music venues across Wales, from the Creative Wales Music Capital Fund.

Porters is one of 17 venues to benefit from the fund which has helped with the recent development and move.

Dan Porter, said: 


> “I cannot overstate how difficult it is for Grassroots venues at the moment\- everything is against us in a perfect storm. There is no doubt in my mind that without support like this we would have found it impossible to continue, and artists and audiences would have lost another venue. We thank everyone behind this fund for their vision and in helping us to not only to carry on what we started in 2012, but for giving us a foundation to develop and build a future from.”

Funding has also helped with making their new venue more accessible for disabled customers.

Dan, continued: 


> “All of our gigs have always been free entry, and now with the improved accessibility that this fund has allowed us to put in place, truly all barriers to entry have been removed.”

The Deputy Minister, said: 


> “The Music Capital Fund has encouraged a step change in the music industry. Improved facilities will add to the range of use of venues, attract better artists and increase audience numbers. All of which will have an immediate economic benefit to music businesses, their supply chains, and the industry as a whole.
> 
> “Despite the challenging economic climate, we’ve also seen a number of new venues opening in Wales over the past 12 months. I wish Dan and the team at Porters well in their new venue.”

The Welsh Government is providing a fifth successive year of support for retail, leisure and hospitality businesses with their rates bills, at a cost of £78 million. This builds on the almost £1 billion of support provided in rates relief schemes to these sectors since 2020\-21\. A new £20 million capital fund will also be developed for 2024/25 to provide support to help retail, leisure and hospitality businesses future\-proof their businesses.

This latest funding takes Creative Wales total support for music venues and businesses to more than £9\.6 million since 2020\.