Cris Tomos

Cris has been involved with community social enterprise developments for over 25 years. He is a Board Member of 4CG Cooperative - Community owned Car Parks, Retail units, Offices, Bunkhouse & Craft Centre in Cardigan. 

Cris is the Chair of Cwm Arian Renewable Energy cooperative that has put up a 700kw community-owned wind turbine in October 2019 with enough energy produced to power over 500 homes. Also, he spearheaded the Canolfan Hermon project to buy the old school in Hermon and create a modern community resource centre. 

Cris received the award of Welsh Co-operator of the Year in 2012 and Welsh Social Enterprise Champion of the year in 2013. Currently, Cris works for the social enterprise charity PLANED as a Community Assets Development Manager and supported the community purchase of Tafarn Sinc where 380 people raised over £400,000 to buy the iconic pub in North Pembrokeshire.

In May 2019, then he went on to support the purchase of the White Hart in St Dogmaels, Siop Havards in Trefdraeth, Cross Inn at Hayscastle and the Crymych Arms in Crymych. Cris was elected as the county councillor for Crymych ward in 2017 and became the Pembrokeshire cabinet member for the Environment, Public Protection, and the Welsh Language. He currently sits on the Welsh Government Commission to support Welsh Language communities.