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A group of mums banded together to help transform a park for their little ones.

Youngsters in Ynysmeudwy, near Pontardawe, were thrilled to - quite literally - take the wraps off the new swings and play equipment in the grounds of their community centre.

The work, which includes a multi-purpose sports area, has been carried out by Pontardawe Town Council together with Llangiwg School and the Friends of Ynysmeudwy Park group. Funding was also provided by a grant from WREN’s FCC Community Action Fund, Pontardawe Town Council and Ynysmeudwy Hall.

Pontardawe Youth Club, which has set up home in the community hall, has been boosted by the new facilities.

Organiser Mark Jones said: “Since the opening of the park our members have benefited from using the new activities it now has to offer.

“Our members have always used the park on club nights and since its redevelopment it’s proved to be a success with our members and well used.

“There is a new multi use games area, which has goals and basketball hoops. We have invited another youth organisation to visit us from Swansea and take part in competitions with our members as well as have a barbecue.”

Councillor Linet Purcell welcomed the happy end to the project, which started some time ago with a group of mums and childminders who were in the habit of taking children to the park after school.

She said: “They approached me to ask if there was any way we could get better facilities. I advised them to form themselves into a group, The Friends of Ynysmeudwy Park, and to work with the town council to apply for grants.

“The children themselves were consulted and helped to design the park. It is delightful to see a community work together to provide facilities that the children themselves have asked for and it is already being widely used.”

A spokeswoman for the Friends of Ynysmeudwy Park said: “The park is a focal meeting point for so many of us and has been missed by all.”