English: I would like also to thank the Chair and committee staff who put together this report and organised visits across Wales, and to all those who contributed. Community facilities can empower communities and ensure that nobody gets left behind. They can help with sustainability and well-being. Community halls, pubs, playing fields and other areas should be protected for people and nature, such as Penrhos nature reserve in Anglesey or the old school field in Llanfynydd in Flintshire, which has just had an asset transfer. Community energy, community foods and community houses are all great initiatives that need further encouragement and investment. A great example is Partneriaeth Ogwen in Bethesda, which we visited as a committee, owning an office, shops, flats, businesses, a community library, electric vehicles, a bike repair scheme, community allotments and a community hydro scheme. It's amazing what they've achieved there. Community wealth is massive and immeasurable. Canolfan Beaumaris is a community-run leisure centre and community transport enterprise, and they're currently advertising for staff. It's working on its five-year plan, looking to be a centre for well-being now, rather than just being classed as a sports hall, which shows how things have moved on. Rural communities are often more greatly impacted because they do not have the same access to public services, shops and facilities, but people are often more known to each other. This was the driving force of the community taking on Ty'n Llan, I believe. For some people, the only regular person they would see would be the postman or postwoman, and that may no longer happen should Royal Mail's dreadful proposals succeed. The UK Government's failure to replace important EU structural funds will impact many communities and third sector groups. It helps fund investment in village halls, innovation, community energy schemes, community agriculture, community transport, and acted as seed funding for community events. I was a member of Cadwyn Clwyd and that funding was really, really welcome. The Welsh Government's community facilities programme funding is very welcome, and continues to make a huge difference. It would be great to see the aggregates levy fund for Wales restored, especially now that quarries that were once mothballed are being brought back into use, and quarry lorries are impacting communities that are not used to seeing them anymore. The Welsh Government's community asset loan fund distributed through the WCVA is also really important, and it was raised how difficult it is to get loans from banks. In particular, a loan through the WCVA was welcome but quite high; I think it was at 6 per cent then, it's probably a lot more now. Maybe it's an area for Banc Cambria to help with. In Flintshire there's a really good policy for community asset transfer, and there have been many successes, but it's not consistent right across Wales. Perhaps it would be good if there were some national guidelines and a network to enable community groups to share experience, perhaps like a website or something. A commission has been proposed and could stimulate innovative thinking on community ownerships, and also register or map community assets. Quite often at committee we have discussed the importance of cadastral mapping, which would help regarding community assets, supporting social housing, creating areas for wildlife, and also possibly land value tax, should that go forward. Ystadau Cymru was mentioned, but I think it needs to be better promoted, because I hadn't really heard of it before. Community social enterprises are places where wealth is shared, not stored in banks, and where happiness and well-being should be the measure of success. And they are - we saw that. But they cannot totally replace public services. Core funding and leadership is essential, and we saw that. We went out to communities that had somebody who was leading all these great initiatives. They can be just as vulnerable as other public services, especially under this present cost-of-living crisis. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch hefyd i'r Cadeirydd a staff y pwyllgor a luniodd yr adroddiad hwn a threfnu ymweliadau ledled Cymru, ac i bawb a gyfrannodd. Gall cyfleusterau cymunedol rymuso cymunedau a sicrhau nad oes neb yn cael eu gadael ar ôl. Gallant helpu gyda chynaliadwyedd a llesiant. Dylid gwarchod neuaddau cymunedol, tafarndai, caeau chwarae a mannau eraill ar gyfer pobl a natur, llefydd fel gwarchodfa natur Penrhos ym Môn neu hen gae'r ysgol yn Llanfynydd yn sir y Fflint, sydd newydd fod yn destun trosglwyddo asedau. Mae ynni cymunedol, bwydydd cymunedol a thai cymunedol oll yn fentrau gwych sydd angen anogaeth a buddsoddiad pellach. Un enghraifft wych yw Partneriaeth Ogwen ym Methesda, y gwnaethom ymweld â hi fel pwyllgor, ac mae'n berchen ar swyddfa, siopau, fflatiau, busnesau, llyfrgell gymunedol, cerbydau trydan, cynllun atgyweirio beiciau, rhandiroedd cymunedol a chynllun hydro cymunedol. Mae'r hyn y maent wedi'i gyflawni yno'n anhygoel. Mae cyfoeth cymunedol yn enfawr ac yn anfesuradwy. Mae Canolfan Biwmares yn ganolfan hamdden a menter drafnidiaeth gymunedol sy'n cael ei rhedeg gan y gymuned, ac maent yn hysbysebu am staff ar hyn o bryd. Maent yn gweithio ar eu cynllun pum mlynedd, gyda bwriad i fod yn ganolfan lesiant erbyn hyn, yn hytrach na chael ei dosbarthu fel neuadd chwaraeon yn unig, sy'n dangos sut mae pethau wedi symud yn eu blaenau. Mae cymunedau gwledig yn aml yn cael eu heffeithio'n fwy am nad oes ganddynt yr un mynediad at wasanaethau cyhoeddus, siopau a chyfleusterau, ond mae pobl yn aml yn adnabod ei gilydd yn well. Rwy'n credu mai dyma oedd grym y gymuned a brynodd Ty'n Llan. I rai pobl, yr unig berson y byddent yn ei weld yn rheolaidd fyddai'r postmon, ac efallai na fydd hynny'n digwydd mwyach os yw cynigion ofnadwy y Post Brenhinol yn llwyddo. Bydd methiant Llywodraeth y DU i sicrhau arian yn lle cronfeydd strwythurol pwysig yr UE yn effeithio ar lawer o gymunedau a grwpiau trydydd sector. Mae'n helpu i ariannu buddsoddiad mewn neuaddau pentref, arloesedd, cynlluniau ynni cymunedol, amaethyddiaeth gymunedol, trafnidiaeth gymunedol, a gweithredai fel cyllid sbarduno ar gyfer digwyddiadau cymunedol. Roeddwn yn aelod o Gadwyn Clwyd ac roedd yr arian hwnnw'n bwysig iawn. Mae croeso mawr i gyllid rhaglen cyfleusterau cymunedol Llywodraeth Cymru, ac mae'n parhau i wneud gwahaniaeth mawr. Byddai'n wych gweld cronfa yr ardoll agregau ar gyfer Cymru'n cael ei hadfer, yn enwedig gan fod chwareli a oedd ar un adeg wedi'u cadw'n segur yn cael eu defnyddio eto erbyn hyn, ac mae lorïau chwareli'n effeithio ar gymunedau nad ydynt wedi arfer eu gweld. Mae cronfa benthyciadau asedau cymunedol Llywodraeth Cymru sy'n cael ei dosbarthu drwy Gyngor Gweithredu Gwirfoddol Cymru (CGGC) yn bwysig iawn hefyd, a nodwyd pa mor anodd yw cael benthyciadau gan fanciau. Yn fwyaf arbennig, roedd croeso i fenthyciad drwy'r CGGC ond roedd y llog yn eithaf uchel; rwy'n meddwl ei fod yn 6 y cant ar y pryd, ac mae'n debygol o fod yn llawer mwy erbyn hyn. Efallai fod hwn yn faes i Fanc Cambria helpu gydag ef. Yn sir y Fflint ceir polisi da iawn ar gyfer trosglwyddo asedau cymunedol, a chafwyd sawl llwyddiant, ond nid yw'n gyson ar draws Cymru. Efallai y byddai'n dda pe ceid rhai canllawiau cenedlaethol a rhwydwaith i alluogi grwpiau cymunedol i rannu profiad, fel gwefan neu rywbeth efallai. Argymhellwyd y dylid cael comisiwn a allai ysgogi meddwl arloesol ynghylch perchnogaeth gymunedol, a chofrestru neu fapio asedau cymunedol. Yn aml iawn yn y pwyllgor rydym wedi trafod pwysigrwydd mapio cadastrol, a fyddai'n helpu gydag asedau cymunedol, yn cefnogi tai cymdeithasol, yn creu ardaloedd ar gyfer bywyd gwyllt, a threth gwerth tir hefyd o bosibl, pe bai hynny'n digwydd. Soniwyd am Ystadau Cymru, ond rwy'n meddwl bod angen hyrwyddo hynny'n well, oherwydd nid oeddwn i wedi clywed amdano o'r blaen. Mae mentrau cymdeithasol cymunedol yn llefydd lle mae cyfoeth yn cael ei rannu yn hytrach na'i storio mewn banciau, a lle dylai hapusrwydd a llesiant fod yn fesur llwyddiant. Ac maent yn fesurau llwyddiant - fe welsom hynny. Ond ni allant gymryd lle gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn llwyr. Mae cyllid craidd ac arweinyddiaeth yn hanfodol, ac fe welsom hynny. Aethom allan i gymunedau a oedd â rhywun a oedd yn arwain yr holl fentrau gwych hyn. Gallant fod yr un mor fregus â gwasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill, yn enwedig yn yr argyfwng costau byw presennol. Diolch.