Menter Felinheli
Welcome to Menter Felinheli
Menter Felinheli has been set up by reseidents of our village to identify and develop community sustainable projects that will deliver economic benefit for the community of Y Felinheli and the wider area.
Plans for the Church House move forward
A significant step forward was taken in our intention to renovate and re-open and the Church House as the shareholders of Menter Felinheli approved the plan.
We’ve been in discussions with the Church in Wales about the future of the site — once a hub for all kinds of community activity, but which has stood unused for years due to the state of the building.
Our aim is to make the building a centre for the community once again, but significant investment will be needed before that can happen. As a community enterprise, we are well placed to attract public funding and grants for this kind of work.
The Church has already agreed in principle to transfer the building to the Menter, and discussions are ongoing regarding the details of a long-term lease between both parties, as well as any potential financial contribution from the Church.
Representatives of the various organisations with a historical interest in the building have also expressed their support in principle for the plans.
And at a special meeting of our shareholders on Tuesday 23 September, our directors were authorised to move forward with the discussions and complete an agreement that will hopefully see the Church House reopening its doors once again for all kinds of activities including the continued use of the renovated building for church-related purposes.
The next step is to carry out surveys of the building to determine the exact scale and nature of the repair work required, and to hold further discussions with the Church in Wales to reach a final agreement.
But we are also looking for ideas from the people of the village about what could be done with the building.
Working in partnership with us, the community council gathered a number of interesting suggestions about the site’s potential use during this year’s Gŵyl Felinheli.
We’d like to thank Dan Williams, a member of the council, for his presentation to the shareholders about these excellent suggestions.
We will soon be sharing our plans and the latest developments at a public meeting, where everyone in Y Felinheli will be warmly welcomed to contribute their ideas for the site.
The Church Hall has always been a space for the village — and that’s exactly what it will be in the future: a warm, comfortable, welcoming, modern building that meets the needs of the people of Y Felinheli.