Capel Rhondda

03/09/2026

O'r diwedd mae gennym ni 1,000 o ddilynwyr! 🥳 Diolch a chroeso os ydych chi newydd ymuno â ni 😊 Mae angen 16 o ddilynwyr ychwanegol i gyrraedd 1,000 ar Instagram hefyd. Allech chi helpu?

We finally have 1,000 Facebook followers 🥳 If you're a new follower, thank you for joining us and welcome! 😊 We are 16 followers short of the 1,000 mark on Instagram. Are you following us there?

02/09/2026

Croeso i'r dudalen! Welcome to the page

Dorien Evans, Mark Fletcher, Gillian Frowen, Sharon L Elward, Tracy Reeves, Ian Kennard, Aled John, Diddi Elmilo, John Smart

Diolch am ein dilyn. Thanks for following us 😊.

31/08/2026

The organ is famously associated with the hymn Bread of Heaven

24/08/2026

Sylw gan y cyfryngau dros y ffin.
Coverage of our organ restoration project in The Telegraph too

24/08/2026

Diolch o galon i Radio 4 am y cyfle i rannu'r newyddion diweddaraf am Capel Rhondda a'n horgan bib ar y rhaglen 'World at One' heddiw.

Thanks to Radio 4 for the opportunity to share the story of the efforts to restore our iconic pipe organ with the listeners of the 'World at One' show.

Gwrandewch o / Listen from 40:20
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24/08/2026

Mor ddiolchgar am y diddordeb yn ein horgan bib! Gwrandewch ar Radio 4 yn y 5 munud nesaf i glywed mwy.

Listen to us on Radio 4 in the next 5 minutes!

23/08/2026

A chapel organ on which the rugby anthem Cwm Rhondda was composed is to enjoy a new lease of life in time for its 120-year-old anniversary.

The 750-pipe instrument at Capel Rhondda, in Hopkinstown near Pontypridd, has not been played in more than 20 years.

In 1907, John Hughes composed the hymn, also known as Bread of Heaven, and played it for the first time just before Christmas.

But the Grade II-listed building, and its organ, has fallen into disrepair and has been bought by a campaign group.

Rhian Hopkins, who led the effort to buy the chapel, hopes the Blackett & Howden organ will be completely restored ahead of its anniversary in 2027.

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

Cyffrous iawn i weld Capel Rhondda ar BBC Breakfast heddiw. Oeddech chi'n gwylio?

Exciting to see Capel Rhondda on BBC Breakfast this morning. Were you watching?

19/08/2026

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Wedi gweithio'n galed iawn i lanhau ein horgan bib eiconig dros y dyddiau diwethaf, bydd Kingsley Robinson Organ Builder yn gweithio ar brosiect arall yr wythnos nesa'.

Bydd Kingsley yn dychwelyd i Capel Rhondda cyn bo hir i barhau i drwsio ac adfer yr organ. Gallwch ddilyn y cynnydd ar ei sianel youtube (gweler y ddolen isod).

Bydd cyfleoedd i wirfoddoli i helpu Kingsley yn y dyfodol. E-bostiwch [email protected] i glywed amdanyn nhw.

Having worked hard alongside volunteers from the charity Pipe Up for Pipe Organs over the past few days, removing decades of dust from our iconic pipe organ, Kingsley Robinson will be working on another repair project next week.

He'll be returning to Capel Rhondda soon to continue with repairs as part of our organ restoration project. You can follow his progress on his youtube channel: Pipe Organ Revival (follow the link below).

There'll be opportunities to volunteer to help Kingsley in future. E-mail: [email protected] to hear about them.

If you would like to support us to save more neglected pipe organs ...