Llanwrtyd Community Transport are a voluntary ‘not for profit’ organisation, not currently a registered charity, but by its own initiative and hard work is self-sufficient. The organisation became operational in 2002 and its initial aim is to provide transport for all, because in this rural area, public transport is somewhat limited. All the services provided are for all age groups, although of course the necessary assistance will be given to older and frailer members of our community. Our services cover all the local surrounding communities, Llanwrtyd Wells, Abergwesyn, Cefn Gorwydd, Tirabad, Llangammarch Wells, Beulah, Garth, and any others that I’ve missed.
To become self-funding, Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport realised it had to branch out and widened its scope, so is now also registered as a professional dealer/broker of controlled waste. It has been responsible for providing recycling at many events, not least The Royal Welsh Showground.
We can provide help with pre-event planning, environmental policies, waste audits, advice on waste minimisation, event resource management, recycling bins for hire and supply volunteers. Anyone planning an event locally is invited to contact us for further details of how we can manage waste for them. Please speak to Laura on 01982 552727.
Transport Services
Llanwrtyd Wells Community Transport Service has expanded over time and now provides weekly Shoppa Shuttle Buses, monthly outings, and individual outings to visit family and friends, medical appointments, trips to the vet with beloved pets etc. provided by volunteers using their own vehicles. All mini bus drivers are Midas trained, so passengers can be assured they are in very safe hands.
We also do mini bus hire (under certain circumstances), so if a customer wants to take a party somewhere, perhaps a community gathering or sporting event, they should give us a call for more details, and Laura Burns, General Manager is the person to speak to on 01982 552727 or at office@lwct.org.uk.
We are currently (2020) able to provide some journeys free of charge thanks to some generous grants available during the Covid-19 outbreak from Tesco Bags of Life, Friends of Healthcare in Builth & District, Community Connectors, Prince’s Trust, C-SERT, and our latest grant from the National Lottery Community Fund. For more information or to book an appointment, please call Laura on 01982 552727.
Shopping Bus
We have an exciting new venture which has recently begun. We have received a grant to provide a shopping bus, the idea being that members will email or telephone their order to us and we can collect several people’s shopping at once and deliver the goods straight to their door, which is especially good for anyone frail or shielding. Anyone wanting to use this service should contact Laura.
LWCT Heart of Wales Coffee Club
We are situated in Llanwrtyd Community Centre based at the Old Railway Station buildings on Station Road.
We are open each Tuesday and Thursday from 10.30am until 01.00pm, however we hope to expand our opening hours as demand increases.
We ask for a donation of £2 per session, and for that you get a variety of refreshments, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, cup a soup, soft drinks and squashes, plus of course yummy biscuits or cake. There is opportunity for general chit chat, sharing of information, musical sessions by local musicians and singers, opportunity to have a game of cards, trivial pursuits etc. and generally relieve isolation for anyone living alone.
Why not pop along and see what’s going on, with a cosy wood burner and comfy chairs, a nice cup of steaming brew, you’ll be made very welcome indeed. We hope to see you very soon, oh, and please tell your friends they are welcome too.
Free Transport can be provided for anyone living within a two mile radius of the centre.
The centre is a service point for Red Kite Credit Union, so if you need information about that, please let us know.
Unfortunately this service is on hold due to the current situation.
Llanwrtyd Community Centre Meeting Rooms
Are you looking for a place to hold a meeting, seminar, training session, family gathering etc.? if so, we might have just the place to interest you.
Here at Llanwrtyd Community Centre, based in the old station buildings, we have meeting facilities for hire. We have two rooms available one seating 12 persons the other seating 20 persons. We have a modern and fully equipped kitchen, high speed broadband and printing facilities, plenty of free parking, and of course full access to the beautiful Heart of Wales railway line between Shrewsbury and Swansea. The smaller room is available 7 days a week, the larger one is unavailable on Tuesdays and Thursdays but is available on all other days at present. The hire rate is £30 per room per day (normally around £50 per day to hire both rooms) to include tea/coffee and biscuits. A buffet can be arranged at extra cost to be calculated as to your needs.
If you would like any further information, or to make a booking, please leave a message on 01591 610789 (the centre’s answerphone), or email office@lwct.org.uk.
Website
We have a brand new website courtesy of our brilliant Web Master, David Harrison. More information about what we do, what we would like to achieve, our monthly Newsletters etc. are on there, so why not take a look www.lwct.org.uk and tell us what you think. We are open to suggestions about the services we provide and what might be needed in our community, so please let us have your thoughts.
New Logo
We have, as you can see, and new logo, and isn’t it grand. It was painted by our good friend animal portrait painter Joanne Oddie and digitised by fine art photographer Ian Nicholson. We are extremely grateful to them both for working on this at quite short notice and making such a splendid logo for our new way forward.
Rural Social Enterprise, Charity or Community Project 2020/21
Finally to say we have been short listed for the above awards, we were runners up in the 2019/20 awards and are thrilled to have been shortlisted again along with so many other worthy groups. Please keep your fingers crossed for us for the finals in February.
