Calon Cynllaith

07/08/2026

Calon Cynllaith have been busy making collaborations to strengthen the community case for the site.

We met with Elwyn Vaughan, who gave us advice and insights as a Senedd member on what would provide a strong business case for the community.

Following the feedback from the survey, we received a number of responses suggesting an early years Nursery for the old school buildings.

One of our members had also suggested this Nursery option and we believe whole heartedly that this would be a brilliant use of the site.

Elwyn Vaughan suggests that having a Nursery would reinforce our business case, helping local people to go out to work and provide employment opportunities too.

We have been in contact with Mudiad Meithrin who have told us they can support a volunteer committee or private organisation with grants up to £25,000.

The green space that is used as a public playing field would be used for community recreation and Cultivate would help with the funding of a community garden.

We have met with Llansilin Community Council, who are preparing an Expression of Interest to submit to Powys County Council.

We welcome your feedback and would love to know if there is anyone locally who would be interested in setting up or working at a Nursery.

29/06/2026

Our lovely green space and play area - always a wonderful view on our dog walks 💚

27/05/2026

Prynhawn i gyd
Diolch yn fawr / Thank you for all your responses to the survey for the old school site.

Over 150 people have responded with a resounding majority wanting to keep the public recreation space and playing field.

3 top uses for the buildings as a community hub were:
- Cafe & Events
- Learning Hub
- Youth Group

The next most popular were Community Shop and Arts & Crafts workshops.

Additional suggestions included:
- bike and walking trails,
- nature reserve,
- library,
- toddler Nursery,
- Seniors meeting place & lunches,
- Food Hub and
- Share and Hire equipment

With all your responses and comments we are demonstrating a community-led strategy, which can be included in an Expression of Interest for a Community Asset Transfer and form part of a "Place Plan" that identifies local, specific details and village needs.

All this feedback is so valuable, thank you.
Diolch yn fawr iawn.

14/05/2026

AROLWG ar gyfer safle'r hen ysgol
Diolch yn fawr iawn i bawb sydd wedi ymateb hyd yn hyn

SURVEY for the old school site
Thank you very much to everyone that has responded

👏👏👏😍

14/05/2026

Helo bawb
Dyma'r AROLWG yn y Gymraeg - Ar gyfer safle'r hen ysgol
Edrych ymlaen at eich ymatebion
Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi gyd

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08/05/2026

Helo bawb
Hope you've all had a good week 😀

We need to get feedback from the community on how you think the old Ysgol Bro Cynllaith site should be used in the future.

This includes the current playing field, old school buildings and surrounding land.

Here's a link to our survey in English. Welsh version to follow and paper copies will be available for people not on social media.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RHS2QMW

We look forward to your responses. Thank you for your help with this.

Diolch yn fawr iawn

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08/04/2026

Prynhawn Da bawb

Powys CC have written to us to let us know that the "Schools Transformation Team" are aiming to declare the site surplus in July 2026.

The provision of a separate water supply to the memorial hall must be undertaken before this can happen.

Then Powys CC services will be given the opportunity to express an interest in the site during a mandatory 3 week period.

If no service expresses an interest then our request will be considered further, and if agreed, we would then complete and submit the Powys CC Expression of Interest document.

This document includes the use by the community. We will be asking for your feedback on this.

The Strategic Property Team are aware of our request.

In the event of a successful Community Asset Transfer, it is likely this would be on a leasehold basis. Therefore the site remains in the ownership of Powys CC.

We have asked Llansilin Community Council to register the public green space - the playing field and play park area that has been in use publicly by the village for over 50 years.

The Business Development Officer from PAVO advised on this course of action.

Again, if the green space is registered it remains in the ownership of Powys CC.

We will keep you updated of any further developments.

19/03/2026

Noswaith i gyd

We have received an acknowledgement from the Council confirming receipt of our request for a Community Asset Transfer and advising they will get back to us with next steps.

We have lots of ideas about how the community space - indoor and outdoor - could be used and will be asking how you would like to engage with it.

It will really help if we can get as many people as possible replying to surveys and polls.

Hope you can help us with this 🙏🏼

19/03/2026

The gates on the fence that was erected by the council are padlocked, but we can still enter the recreational space - our only green space in the village - via the play park.

This space has been used publicly for walks, play and recreation for over 25 years and we aim to secure it for the benefit of the village for the future 💚

13/03/2026

Dydd Gwener hapus i gyd

This is the link to the Community Asset Transfer guide.

We are addressing the Seven Well-Being Goals - pg 6
Please refer to pg 21 for the Community Asset Transfer Process

We are at Stage 1 - Pre Application and have submitted a request to Powys County Council to secure the site and submit an Expression of Interest for a Community Asset Transfer to secure the site.

We await their response!