{"id":975,"date":"2025-03-05T10:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T10:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/?p=975"},"modified":"2025-06-10T15:01:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T14:01:34","slug":"llangynwyd-rangers-open-revitalised-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/faw.cymru\/cff\/news\/llangynwyd-rangers-open-revitalised-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Llangynwyd Rangers BGCW open revitalised home thanks to six-figure CFF investment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-109-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The Cymru Football Foundation has opened our latest Fit-For-Future Facilities-funded project thanks to support from UK Government.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CFF \u2013 backed by UK Government \u2013 has invested just over \u00a3400,000 into the redevelopment of the changing rooms and addition of a community space at Llangynwyd Playing Fields, alongside additional support from Bridgend County Borough Council. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to our grant, the facility has been refurbished and extended to cater for senior and junior women and girls\u2019 teams as well as creating a safe environment for members of the community to utilise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new space will also allow the club to become stronger and more sustainable, alongside attracting a host of new female players \u2013 two key priorities for the CFF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d3reg7wiuuo8mf.cloudfront.net\/2025-02-28-Llangynwyd_Rangers_Facility_Opening-130-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman at Llangynwyd Rangers BGCW, Mark Jenkins said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;We&#8217;re so grateful for the support of the CFF, Bridgend County Borough Council and everyone involved with this project &#8211; to finally see the finished product is amazing and will be for years to come. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8220;Having facilities like this will play a huge part in supporting Llangynwyd Rangers to grow as a club and we&#8217;ve already been able to welcome a huge number of female players as a result of this investment and long may it continue.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Director at the Cymru Football Foundation, Aled Lewis said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Cymru Football Foundation is committed to investing in facilities that inspire communities. This redevelopment will enable more players to play, improve the experiences of current players and enable the club to welcome new players too. &nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cA huge thank you to our partners, UK Government, and the local authority in supporting the development of such a high-quality facility.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThanks to the support of our partners, we\u2019re making huge strides in improving football facilities in Wales on and off the pitch.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CFF supports the development of football through investment and guidance as it delivers the Football Association of Wales\u2019 commitment to develop inspirational fit-for-future football facilities that will improve and grow Welsh football both on and off the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since February 2022, the CFF has invested over <strong>\u00a317 million<\/strong> into supporting fit-for-future facilities across the country to inspire communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cff.cymru\/our-impact\">www.cff.cymru\/our-impact<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Foundation invested over \u00a3400,000 to refurbish and extend the facilities at Llangynwyd Playing Fields&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":977,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"ftr_img_focal":{"x":0.5,"y":0.55},"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"class_list":["post-975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.9.1 - 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