Friends of Cwmdonkin Park

I hosted this event last year as Deputy Lord Mayor, so it was a privilege to be able to welcome the Friends of Cwmdonkin Park to the Mansion House for their fundraising coffee and cake morning once more, this time in a different capacity.

Cwmdonkin Park was Dylan Thomas' local recreation area and there is a memorial stone located there, which has recently been renovated by the Friends. It inspired his poem, The Hunchback in the Park.

The Friends exist to support the regeneration of Cwmdonkin Park and the surrounding area. It is a community group of local volunteers and its aim is to participate in local events and to raise funds in support of the project to regenerate this part of Swansea. The project, funded by Heritage Lottery and other funding, aims to improve access to the park, raise the standard of facilities and to replant and restore the park.

There are a number of Friends groups around Swansea supporting local parks, and this group is one of the most active. It was good that we could make the Mansion House available to help them support funds once more.