Penygroes Memorial Hall


Hello! I am Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) Ciaran Ryan 8035, and I am responsible for Neighbourhood Policing issues in Penygroes. I thought I would post to introduce myself and explain a little about what my role is. I work out of Cross Hands Police Station and form part of the Neighbourhood Policing Team for the Upper Gwendraeth valley, along with my colleagues PCSO Peter Williams and PC 312 Wyn Davies. Neighbourhood Policing is the police services commitment to improving your quality of life by working together with partners, and targeting the issues that you identify as those that matter.

To achieve this I am keen to forge links with and hear the opinions of all community groups and individuals on any concerns or problems they may be experiencing in the area. You will see a lot more of me over the coming months (whether you like it or not!) on foot patrol or at local events. If you have any quality of life issues in the Penygroes area or require confidential advice please do not hesitate to get in touch with me (contact details below) or stop me while I’m on foot patrol and have a chat, that is what I am here for. Also, if you require us to attend at an event and give advice on Community Safety or just provide a presence, get in touch. I look forward to meeting you all and helping to make Penygroes a safer place to live and work.

  • I run a drop-in community surgery on the last Wednesday of every month between 5-6pm in Penygroes Memorial Hall which all are welcome to attend.
  • You can email me at ciaran.ryan@dyfed-powys.pnn.police.uk
  • You can contact me direct at Cross Hands on 01269-832090
  • You can ring the Dyfed-Powys 24-hour non-emergency number on 0845 330 2000 and ask to speak to Cross Hands Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Penygroes Community Police Surgery

This is now being held at the Welfare & Memorial Hall the last Wednesday of every month.  The next is on 27th June.

This is your chance to take your complaints, whatever they are (speeding cars / bikes, noise etc.), directly to them for action.

If we don’t use this facility it may be viewed that there aren’t any problems in the village and we don’t need this service!

The Games Evening on Friday Night
(4th May 2007) at The Memorial Hall

proved popular once again with people of all ages enjoying themselves with many traditional  games.
Bowling Chess
Climbing Wall Jenga
Skittles Welsh version of Monopoly
Tippet 1 Tippet 2
Surprisingly, Tippet was a big hit with both the children and adults.  The Climbing Wall was bound to be popular but so was the likes of Bowling, Skittles and Jenga, which sometimes had three games going at the same time.  Even the toddlers had things to do with a small play area and a game of giant snakes and ladders.  There was also an intesting game of 3D noughts and crosses which seemed to be busy most of the time.
Other games included:
  • Welsh version of Monopoly
  • Ludo
  • Frustration
  • Chess
  • Shove halfpenny
It was good to see so many age groups playing together.  
On behalf of the Forum, I would like to thank Menter Cwm Gwendraeth for helping arrange the evening, Yvonne Kelly for supplying many of the games, Mair Griffiths for the refreshments and  everyone else who helped make it a successful evening.


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