Community Reds

16/11/2025

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16/11/2025

16/11/2025

A big thank you to the Briton Ferry Community Shop for the £500 grant presented to our Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC grassroots u14s team today❤️

13/11/2025

🚨 LAST CHANCE to start your career in care! 🚨

Are you ready to take the best step of your career? Don’t wait — this is your FINAL fully funded Route to Care Training Programme with Me, Myself & I! 💙

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✅ Accredited certificates
✅ Employment & volunteering opportunities
✅ Travel costs covered
✅ Lunch & refreshments provided

This is your last opportunity to join a proven programme that’s helped so many people build successful, rewarding careers in care. Our learners rave about it — and you could be next!

📅 Next course starts: November 18th
🗓️ Schedule: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 10AM–2PM, until December 11th
📍 Location: Former Brynhyfryd School, Giants Grave Road, Briton Ferry, SA11 2ND
📩 Register now: training@mminpt.co.uk

🔥 Don’t waste time — secure your spot today and start your journey toward a rewarding career in care! Your future starts NOW! 🌟

13/11/2025

13/11/2025

And Breathe! What a Busy and Productive Week for the Community Reds Team!

It’s been an incredibly exciting and productive week for the Community Reds Team, both through our Outreach Programme and as we put the final touches in place to become BFL Community Reds CIO.

This is a huge step forward that will allow us to grow as an organisation and continue to Create, Enable, and Empower Change — ensuring nobody is left sitting on the bench.

Becoming a CIO – Next Steps

The next stage of our journey is to recruit and appoint six Trustees for the charity.
We aim to complete this process by December 1st, ahead of the official launch of the CIO in January 2026.

A massive thank you goes to Stuart Williams, our newly appointed Community Reds Development Manager, and to the Briton Ferry Llansawel Board for approving this next exciting stage.

Stuart has been working closely with our volunteer Disability Inclusion Officer to draft the policies and procedures required for the CIO. These will be reviewed and approved by the new Trustees once appointed.

If you’re interested in finding out more — or would like to become a Trustee of The Community Reds CIO — please contact Stuart Williams at 📧 info@communityreds.org.

Outreach Highlights

This week, our Community Reds Outreach Programme was in full swing!
Our volunteers delivered an adapted tennis session for members of the Neath Port Talbot Stroke Group, which was another fun-filled and active afternoon.

Meanwhile, our Inclusion Blast Pirates, in partnership with Port Talbot Pirates Cricket Club, began their winter training sessions last night.

Yesterday also saw our weekly Extra Time Friendship Group gather at Bar Red, where we enjoyed plenty of laughter and started planning our entry for this year’s Local Christmas Tree Festival.

New Partnership and Walking Football Updates

We’re also thrilled to announce that The Community Reds has become a partner of Sported — a fantastic opportunity that will open new avenues of support for our community initiatives.

This weekend, our Community Reds Women’s Walking Footballers travel to Cambrian for the second round of fixtures in the Cymru Women’s Walking Football League.
Our Community Reds and Rainbows currently sit in first and third place in the table!

For all the latest updates on our Walking Football Initiatives, and to get involved, visit our Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC Walking Football Club page.

Club Congratulations

Finally, huge congratulations to both Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies and Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC on their fantastic wins last weekend!

Good luck to both teams in their upcoming away fixtures:

⚽ Men: Away to Cardiff Met on Friday night

⚽ Women: Away to TNS on Sunday

If you’re heading to either game — travel safely and let’s make some noise! 🔴🙌

12/11/2025

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08/11/2025

What a Night at the Ferry!

What a win, performance, and atmosphere from Andy and the boys last night at home to Bala! Despite the weather, it was fantastic to hear the singing and chanting throughout the game. As I’ve said many times, it’s a team effort — and every supporter plays a vital role in getting behind the team.

Last night was a very special experience. You may have noticed the film crew at the match — they were capturing the Community Reds Volunteers in action. Not only were they filming our matchday duties, but also sharing what volunteering at Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC means to us, and why we got involved with the club and the Community Reds’ various initiatives.

The footage will be used by the FAW as part of promotional material for the launch of the new-look Cymru Premiership for the 2026/27 season. It was an honour for our club to be chosen, and it demonstrates the recognition and impact of the hard work being put in by the Community Reds team and everyone at the club.

With the launch of our “Our Future” document, we’re continuing to look for individuals to join the Community Reds and support the exciting plans and opportunities the Our Future: One Club, One Community vision presents.

👉 For more information, email info@communityreds.org or speak to one of our Community Officers at any future men’s or women’s fixtures at Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC.

Coming Up

Tomorrow, Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies are in Cup action!
📍 The Renewable Centre Stadium
🕑 Kick-off: 2pm

Let’s fill the ground and cheer the team on to the next round!

Walking Football

Our Walking Football – Community Reds teams will be training tomorrow night at Llandarcy Academy of Sport. If you’d like to find out more about this fantastic version of the game — or give it a go yourself — come along to a training session.

A warm welcome awaits you. Be part of the team — ensuring nobody is left sitting on the bench.

04/11/2025

Good Morning, Reds! 🔴

It’s back to Cup action tonight for Andy and the boys, as they face a tough away test in the MG Cup Quarter Final.
The Reds travel to Cambrian United this evening — kick-off is at 7:45 PM at the M&P Stadium.
Safe travels to all our supporters making the trip — make sure to get behind the lads and make some noise! 🙌

🧠 Mental Health Week

This week marks Mental Health Week, and here at Community Reds, all our Outreach Programmes and regular posts — including the monthly Action for Happiness Calendar — are designed to help individuals improve and maintain their physical and mental wellbeing.

All our Community Reds volunteers have completed a wide range of training, including Mental Health First Aid, and are always ready to offer support to anyone in need.
If you’d like to find out more or join one of our sessions, please contact Stuart Williams at 📧 info@communityreds.org.

💪 Our Future Strategy

It’s been another busy few days in the Community Reds Office as we continue our work within the “Our Future” 5-Year Development Strategy.

Our Community Reds Outreach Programme continues to expand, with new activities being added to our timetable — including Tennis, Quad Ball, Short Mat Bowls, and an extended Walking Football provision.

Beyond our outreach work, we’re also developing our Volunteer Training Strategy — one of the key themes in our Our Future document.
Our training programme helps volunteers build valuable skills and develop a portfolio that highlights qualities employers look for.

To learn more about our volunteering opportunities or outreach programmes, please contact Kevin at 📧 kevin@communityreds.org.

Until next time — stay safe, and remember:

> As Reds, we never look down on anyone — only to help them up. ❤️

01/11/2025

Good luck to Andy and the boys travelling up to Caernarfon Town for today’s Cymru Premiership game! Safe journey to everyone making the trip north — do things the Red Way and make some noise! 🔴⚽

Tomorrow, our Briton Ferry Llansawel Ladies take centre stage as they return to the Renewable Energy Centre Stadium for a 2 o’clock kickoff, hosting Pontypridd United. The team will be looking to get back to winning ways — so why not come along and spend an afternoon cheering on the Reds?

🍻 Bar Red and Red & Fed will be open, so it’s the perfect way to spend your Sunday afternoon!

Tomorrow night, our Community Reds Walking Footballers are back in action with their weekly training session at the Llandarcy Academy of Sport from 6 to 7:30pm.

It’s a busy and exciting time for Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC Walking Football Club, one of the many fantastic initiatives run by the Community Reds. As we continue to grow, we’re looking to add more sessions and opportunities to represent this great club of ours.

📧 For more information about our Walking Football activities, email martin@communityreds.org.

Whatever you’re doing this weekend — enjoy it! As it’s the 1st of November, we’ve shared this month’s Health and Happiness Calendar, with the theme “New Ways November.”

Good luck to all our Briton Ferry Llansawel AFC Academy teams in action this weekend, and to all the parents and family members on the touchline cheering them on.

Be loud, be proud — whether we win, lose, or draw.
Because we are…
❤️ One Club. One Community. We Are Red. ❤️.