About Us – CANOLFAN CEIRIOG CENTRE

We are a group of volunteers who run ourselves as a charitable company for the benefit of the local community.
In 2005, with the help of the community, Welsh Assembly and a National Lottery capital grant, we raised
£1,000,000 to build the new community centre which opened in 2007 with badminton hall, showers for team
games, meeting rooms, kitchens, office, tennis courts and car park. We currently are re-energising our
services for all age groups within the community so that all can use and benefit from the centre. Over the
next year we plan to particularly focus our help towards the elderly and youth demographic groups since
they are socially isolated due to the poor transport links and amenities in this rural area.

As stated in our charitable status our aims are to:

‘To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of the Community Councils of Llansantffraid Glyn Ceiriog, Ceiriog Uchaf and Glyntrain and the surrounding area the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have such need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants’ We hold regular events and activities to engage every sector of the community in order to enrich their lives and give opportunities which they would not otherwise have.

Mission

To provide on a not for profit basis a suite of recreation and leisure facilities for all age groups and abilities, whatever their social and economic background, in the interests of social welfare and improving the quality of life for the inhabitants of the Ceiriog Valley and surrounding area.

Vision Statement

Canolfan Ceiriog Centre CYF is a sustainable, efficiently run, social enterprise, valued highly by the inhabitants of the Ceiriog Valley, attracting support and patronage from a wide spectrum of residents and visitors and providing an excellent, high quality suite of services and activities.