Second year anniversary of successful local management of Kidwelly’s Parc Stephens/ Y gymuned yn rheoli Parc Stephens yng Nghydweli yn llwyddiannus ers dwy flynedd

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Pic: Executive board member for assets Cllr David Jenkins with Kidwelly Park Sports Association Chair Brian Rees, at Parc Stephens.

PARC Stephens in Kidwelly has now been run by the community for over two years following a successful asset transfer in 2015.

The park was one of a number of recreational assets that were offered for transfer by Carmarthenshire County Council and one of the first to be transferred to local community management.

The county council offered a grant of double the annual maintenance cost to those organisations that expressed an interest in taking over community assets, with the grant reducing month by month from April 2017 and stopping completely for those not completed by April 2018.

To date, there has been interest shown in around 82% of sites available, with around half of these already being taken over by local organisations.

In Kidwelly, park users got together to form an association to ensure the future of the facility, and to make improvements.

Kidwelly Park Sports Association Chair Brian Rees said: “When we were told that the park was to be passed back to the sports clubs, we were very concerned that sport in Kidwelly could be in jeopardy.

“However the players and committees of the sporting clubs that use the park have formed an association and have worked hard in improving the park, to a standard not seen previously.

“The association was lucky enough to have found support in a local business, Burns Pet Nutrition, which assisted us in the purchase of machinery to enable us as volunteers, to keep the park in its present condition.

“It is important that we as an association continue to provide these great facilities for future users in the community.”

The county council’s executive board member for assets Cllr David Jenkins said: “Kidwelly is another success story where not only has the local community preserved the facility, but they have worked to improve it.

“Two years on the association continues to thrive and demonstrates how local management can enhance facilities for the benefit of local people.

“I’m pleased with the progress with our asset transfer programme and the way most communities are responding, it is clear they not only want to keep the facilities but also in many cases to enhance them for the benefit of local people.”

Y gymuned yn rheoli Parc Stephens yng Nghydweli yn llwyddiannus ers dwy flynedd

 

MAE Parc Stephens yng Nghydweli bellach wedi cael ei reoli gan y gymuned ers dros ddwy flynedd ar ôl i’r ased gael ei drosglwyddo’n llwyddiannus yn 2015.

Roedd y Parc yn un o nifer o asedau hamdden y cynigiodd Cyngor Sir Caerfyrddin eu trosglwyddo ac yn un o’r cyntaf a drosglwyddwyd i ofal y gymuned leol.

Cynigiodd y Cyngor Sir grant o ddwywaith y costau cynnal a chadw blynyddol i’r sefydliadau hynny a oedd wedi mynegi diddordeb mewn rheoli asedau cymunedol, ac roedd y grant yn mynd yn llai bob mis o Ebrill 2017 ac wedyn yn dod i ben yn gyfan gwbl i’r rheiny nad oeddent wedi cwblhau’r gwaith trosglwyddo asedau erbyn Ebrill 2018.

Hyd yn hyn, mae diddordeb wedi cael ei fynegi mewn tua 82% o’r safleoedd sydd ar gael, ac mae tua hanner o’r rhain eisoes wedi cael eu trosglwyddo i ofal sefydliadau lleol.

Yng Nghydweli, daeth defnyddwyr y parc at ei gilydd i ffurfio cymdeithas i sicrhau dyfodol y cyfleuster, ac i wneud gwelliannau.

Dywedodd Brian Rees, Cadeirydd Cymdeithas Chwaraeon Parc Cydweli: “Pan ddwedwyd wrthym fod y parc yn cael ei drosglwyddo yn ôl i’r clybiau chwaraeon, roeddem yn bryderus iawn y gallai chwaraeon yng Nghydweli fod mewn perygl.

“Fodd bynnag mae chwaraewyr a phwyllgorau’r clybiau chwaraeon sy’n defnyddio’r parc wedi ffurfio cymdeithas ac wedi gweithio’n galed i wella’r parc, a hynny yn unol â safon nad oedd wedi’i gweld o’r blaen.

“Roedd y gymdeithas yn ddigon ffodus i gael cymorth gan fusnes lleol, sef Burns Pet Nutrition, oedd wedi’n helpu i brynu peiriannau i’n galluogi ni, fel gwirfoddolwyr, i gadw’r parc yn ei gyflwr presennol.

“Mae’n bwysig ein bod ni, fel cymdeithas, yn parhau i ddarparu’r cyfleusterau gwych hyn ar gyfer defnyddwyr yn y gymuned yn y dyfodol.”

Dywedodd y Cynghorydd David Jenkins, yr Aelod o Fwrdd Gweithredol y Cyngor Sir dros Asedau: “Mae Cydweli yn stori lwyddiannus arall lle mae’r gymuned leol nid yn unig wedi diogelu’r cyfleuster ond hefyd wedi gweithio i’w wella.

“Ddwy flynedd yn ddiweddarach mae’r gymdeithas yn parhau i ffynnu ac yn dangos sut y gall rheolaeth leol wella cyfleusterau er budd pobl leol.

“Rwy’n falch o gynnydd ein rhaglen trosglwyddo asedau a’r ffordd y mae’r rhan fwyaf o’r cymunedau yn ymateb. Mae’n amlwg eu bod nid yn unig am gadw’r cyfleusterau ond hefyd, mewn llawer o achosion, maen nhw am eu gwella er budd pobl leol.” 


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