{"id":153,"date":"2024-09-10T12:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/?p=153"},"modified":"2024-09-10T12:51:29","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T11:51:29","slug":"ystradgynlais-community-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/news\/ystradgynlais-community-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"1 year on: Ystradgynlais AFC and Community Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In September 2023, the Cymru Football Foundation opened a brand-new small-sided 3G in Ystradgynlais thanks to a \u00a3200,000 grant from U.K. Government.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site in South Powys \u2013 a pair of concrete tennis courts \u2013 was crying out for some much-needed refurbishment due to the surface being in disrepair and affecting football and other training sessions taking place during the winter months. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through our Fit-for-Future Facilities programme, the development and upgrade of the tennis courts into a small-sided 3G pitch has allowed the football club to train all year round on a high-quality surface and enable the club to grow the number of junior and female teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since the opening of the facility, Ystradgylais AFC have been able to launch two new female football teams through the support of the FAW’s Huddle<\/a> initiative. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through the winter, the club’s 300+ members have been able to train week in, week out whilst junior teams have also been able to host fixtures regardless of the weather conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ysgol Golwg y Cwm have also had regular use of the facility for P.E lessons, sports days and summer festivals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 24\/25 season will see the facility host girls U6 & U7 fixtures and bring free football sessions for young people to the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis year has been revolutionary for both club and community – we’ve been able to utilise the facility throughout the year for a number of different activities and will continue to do so for years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Without the work from the Cymru Football Foundation and the new state-of-the-art facilities, we wouldn’t have been able to expand our female provision and provide a safe space for the community to utilise.”<\/p>\nCarl Williams, Club Secretary, Ystradgynlias AFC & Local Councillor, Ystradgynlais Town Council<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Funded by the FAW and UK Government through the Department of Culture, Media, and Sport \u2013 the Fit-For-Future Facilities Programme supports capital projects from grass-pitch improvements to changing room developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find out more about our Fit-For-Future Facilities Programme by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Read how the CFF’s investment in Ystradgynlais has made a positive impact on Club & Community…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.49,"y":0.36},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-success-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n1 year on: Ystradgynlais AFC and Community Centre - Cymru Football Foundation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In September 2023, the Cymru Football Foundation opened a brand-new small-sided 3G in Ystradgynlais thanks to a \u00a3200,000 grant from U.K. Government.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/news\/ystradgynlais-community-centre\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"1 year on: Ystradgynlais AFC and Community Centre - 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