New kitchen brings community together

Everyone loves a new kitchen – especially the groups who use the village hall in Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire.  

As the main hub for social activities in the village, it’s a busy hall. But the kitchen was over 30 years old and badly in need of replacing.  

So, the volunteer committee, who manage the hall, turned to us for support. The hall is regularly used by many local groups including Ysgol Feithrin, the Women’s Institute, the Heritage Society and Community Council. It’s also used for community events and regular knit and natter, bingo and coffee morning sessions. So, raising funds to renovate the kitchen was important to them. 

Cookery lesson for local children in the new kitchen at Eglwyswrw Village Hall.

The hall is next door to our new homes’ development at Golwg Y Llan, so we happy to sponsor the kitchen renovation project. We also approached our kitchen suppliers, Symphony, who also donated cabinets to the committee.    

Mandy Philips, Chair of the Eglwyswrw Village Hall Association, said: “The kitchen we had was very dated and in dire need of replacement. Our Annual Christmas dinner, which was attended by 70 people, was so much easier to prepare this year with the new facilities. 

“We will now be able to hold events for the community such as lunches for the elderly, curry and quiz nights and even the children in Ysgol Feithrin can now have cookery lessons.”
Mandy Philips, Chair of the Eglwyswrw Village Hall Association

“It has made a real difference.”