We have been very fortunate to have been covered in the local press, on the radio and even on TV. here are some of the highlights.
THE WALL AND THE MIRROR (2019)
A BBC documentary about Shirley The Barber, a Cefn Fforest Icon. Shirley was cutting hair in Cefn Fforest for 70 years.
This was where it all started. The screening of this documentary inspired the community to get together to restore the Stute.
BBC WALES TODAY
We appeared on BBC Wales Today in January 2021. The video can be seen below.
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CAERPHILLY OBSERVER – 21/01/2020
Residents battling to save Cefn Fforest Miners’ Institute
DAILY MIRROR – 16/07/2020
Historic Miners’ Hall gone to ruin needs £250,000 (might not open in some browsers)
BBC NEWS ONINE 06/01/21
Volunteers to transform former Caerphilly miners’ institute
CAERPHILLY OBSERVER – 11/01/21
Work underway to restore miners’ institute to former glory
NATION CYMRU – 21/05/23
Save our ‘stute – the remarkable community venture to rebuild the past for the future
SOUTH WALES ARGUS – 31/07/22
Cefn Fforest Miners Welfare Hall’s road to restoration
PERSIMMON HOMES WEBSITE – 21/08/22
Plans to restore the historic Cefn Fforest Miners Welfare Hall have been boosted by our East Wales region
COLEG Y CYMOED WEBSITE – 08/01/24
Coleg y Cymoedd Multi-Trade learners join volunteers fighting to save welfare hall at heart of the local community
STEPVEN HAWKER PHOTOGRAPHY
A gallery of photographs taken prior to commencement of work