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Welcome to Neaudd Cwmllynfell Hall

Neuadd Cwmllynfell Hall is a voluntary organisation that manages a community centre in the village of Cwmllynfell, which is situated in the Twrch Valley 16 miles north-east of Swansea on the western edge of the Brecon Beacons. A new centre was built on the site of a former Miners Welfare Hall and completed in 2003. The centre is very active and provides a wide range of social, sport and recreational activities for people of all ages and abilities. It also runs a community cafe CAFFI’R NEUADD. It was awarded The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (the equivalent of an MBE for a group) in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Honours List 2022, which is the highest award for voluntary organisations in the UK, for its work during the Covid pandemic.

We are grateful for grants from Neath Port Talbot Borough Council, Cwmllynfell Community Council, and The National Lottery Community Fund.

We welcome any suggestions for new activities in the Hall. Feel free to discuss them with the Hall Manager or a Trustee.

We’re always on the lookout for willing volunteers to helps us. If you have some free time to offer your services please get in touch with the Hall Manager for more information.

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About us

Neuadd Cwmllynfell Hall is a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee . The organisation has been managing the new community centre since 2003. It was one of a small number of successful community organisations in Wales to receive a capital grant from the Millennium Fund to convert a former Miner’s Welfare Hall into a modern community centre. Since the opening of the new building in 2003, the organisation has raised income through a variety of grant schemes and its own fundraising efforts to develop activities in the centre. It employs a full-time Hall Manager and a part-time Assistant Manager. It is supported in its work by volunteers, including the trustees.

What we do

The trustees meet at least once a month throughout the year to plan activities and special events; to ensure that the building is well-maintained and operating to its full potential; and to manage its paid staff. It has received some grant assistance from Cwmllynfell Community Council and Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, and the remainder, about two-thirds of its annual income, is generated from room hire charges, sales of refreshments, a 100 club, other fundraising activities and from applications to grant-giving trusts.

The trustees also contribute to the day-to-day running of the centre and provide voluntary cover for staff on holiday or sickness leave. They work to a 5-year business plan and are constantly developing ways of improving the facilities in the centre to meet local needs. For example, in June 2019 it opened a community cafe, CAFFI’R NEUADD, which privides hot and cold meals and refreshments every weekday. They are always open to new ideas for services and activities from local people of all ages.

The community centre provides security to the adjacent bowling green and the young people’s skateboard and activities park.

Who we are

Staff

Martin Harries is the full-time Hall Manager, who has been in post since Neuadd Cwmllynfell Hall first started. He lives locally and is a Welsh speaker.

Claire Jones is the Assistant Manager and works part time.

Trustees

Moira Thomas – Chair

Kerry Bennet

Cerith Close

Richard Davies

Jessica Evans

Catrin Gibala

Charlotte Sheppard

Erica Thomas Howells

Cynthia Phillips

Activities

The Community Centre has a large sports hall, several smaller rooms, some of which are used for storing equipment, a fitness suite, an office, foyer, a small kitchen, and men’s and women’s toilets. Some activities are organised by the trustees and Hall Manager, some by independent groups and organisations, and some by individuals. For more information about activities contact Martin, the Hall Manager, whose contact details are on the Contact page. Forthcoming events and activities will appear in our News & Events section and on our Facebook page.

The activities in the Centre include the following:

Room Hire

The community centre has a large sports hall which can be hired for large functions, such as concerts, competitions, fundraising events and children's parties. Comfortable padded chairs, round tables to seat 8 people and a portable stage, with basic PA equipment, are available. There is soft play equipment and a bouncy castle for children's parties. The hall seats 100 people. There is a small kitchen to make drinks and to prepare food, but a new kitchen is being installed and will become available for functions when it has been formally registered.

There is also a lounge area for smaller group events, such as meetings and presentations. The lounge is carpeted and has comfortable fixed seating, chairs and tables.

There are several free car parks near the community centre, as well as some on-road parking in non-restricted areas.

To hire a room or to discuss your room layout arrangements, you can contact the Hall Manager, Martin Harries, using any of the contact details on our Contact page.

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