Menter Felinheli

03/09/2026

Dyddiad i'r dyddiadur / A date for the diary. Croeso cynnes iawn i'n holl aelodau / A warm welcome to all our members

03/07/2026

24/09/2025

(English below)

Cynlluniau Neuadd yr Eglwys yn symyd ymlaen

Cymrodd ein bwriad i feddiannu Neuadd yr Eglwys yn y pentref gam sylweddol ymlaen wrth i gyfranddalwyr Menter Felinheli gymeradwyo’r cynllun.

Rydym wedi bod mewn trafodaethau gyda’r Eglwys yng Nghymru ers misoedd ynglyn a dyfodol y safle a fu unwaith yn ganolbwynt i bob math o weithgaredd cymunedol, ond sydd yn segur ers blynyddoedd oherwydd cyflwr yr adeilad.

Ein bwriad yw gwneud yr adeilad yn ganolbwynt i’r gymuned unwaith eto, ond bydd angen buddsoddiad sylweddol cyn y gall hynny ddigwydd. Fel menter gymunedol, rydym mewn lle da i ddenu grantiau o a***n cyhoeddus ar gyfer y math yma o waith.
Eisioes mae’r Eglwys wedi cytuno mewn egwyddor i drosgwlyddo’r adeilad i’r Fenter ac mae trafodaethau yn parhau ar fanylion lês tymor-hir rhwng y ddau gorff ac unrhyw gyfraniad a***nnol gan yr Eglwys.

Mae cynrychiolwyr o’r gwahanol gyrff sydd â diddordeb hanesyddol yn yr adeilad hefyd wedi datgan eu cefnogaeth mewn egwyddor i’r cynlluniau.

Ac mewn cyfarfod arbennig o’n cyfranddalwyr nos Fawrth 23 Medi, cafodd ein cyfarwyddwyr eu hawdurdodi i fwrw ymlaen gyda’r trafodaethau a chwblhau cytundeb fydd gobeithio yn gweld y neuadd yn ail-agor ei drysau unwaith eto i bob math o weithgareddau. Ac wrth gwrs fe fydd yr adeilad yn parhau i gael ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer dibenion Eglwysig.

Y cam nesaf yw cynnal arolygon o’r adeilad i ddarganfod union faint a natur y gwaith atgyweirio sydd ei angen a chynnal trafodaethau pellach gyda’r Eglwys yng Nghymru i ddod i gytundeb terfynol.

Ond rydym hefyd yn chwilio am syniadau gan bobol y pentref am be ellir wneud gyda’r adeilad.
Gan weithio mewn partneriaeth hefo ni, fe wnaeth y cyngor cymuned gasglu nifer o awgrymiadau diddorol ynglyn a’r defnydd potensial o’r safle yn ystod Gwyl Felinheli eleni.

Diolchwn yn fawr i Dan Williams, aelod o’r cyngor, am ei gyflwyniad i’r cyfranddalwyr ynglyn a’r awgrymiadau gwych yma.
Yn fuan fe fyddwn yn rhannu ein cynlluniau, a’r datblygiadau diweddaraf mewn cyfarfod cyhoeddus ble bydd croeso cynnes i unrhyw un yn Y Felinheli gyfrannu eu syniadau ar gyfer y safle.
Gofod ar gyfer y pentref fuodd Neuadd yr Eglwys erioed, a dyna’n union fydd o i’r dyfodol - adeilad cynnes, cyfforddus, croesawgar, cyfoes sy’n diwallu anghenion pobol Y Felinheli.

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.

17/07/2025

NEW HOPE FOR COMMUNITY HUB

We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement in principle to take over Church House in Y Felinheli.

We have been in discussions with the Church in Wales for a number of months and can now say that we have begun discussing the terms of a long-term lease for the site.

The building was opened in 1935 but has been closed for some years now and will require significant investment before it can be used again.

Now the Church in Wales has agreed in principle to hand over the building to the community to conduct non-commercial community activities.

As things stand, shareholders have invested around £80,000 in the venture’s coffers, money that will now be central to our work as we look to attract grants to restore the building.

We need to emphasise our gratitude to the people who have kept their money in the initiative.

Without your kindness and patience we would not be in this situation now, where we very much hope that we will be able to restore a building that is important to the village for the benefit of everyone here.

We would have liked to release more information before this but, due to the nature of the discussions, that was not possible until now.

We will now move forward to conduct surveys of the building to discover the exact extent and nature of the repairs needed and hold further discussions with the Church in Wales to agree the final terms of a lease.

The Curch in Wales says it is pleased to have the opportunity to work with the community so it can be used again. There is a lot more work to be done before we can come to a final agreement, but the Church and Menter Felinheli share a vision for the building.

We also hope that, as well as creating a place for local groups and clubs to meet, more parking spaces can be created around the building in a village where they are very scarce.

But we are also looking for your ideas about what can be done with the building that was once a community centre for all sorts of activities.

Church Hall has always been an asset for the village, and hopefully that's exactly what it will be for the future. A warm, comfortable, welcoming, contemporary space that meets the needs of the people of Y Felinheli.

We've already held discussions with the groups that used the site previously, and it's encouraging that they are supportive.

But what about you, our shareholders and the people of the village? What would you like to do with the building? What activities would you like to see there? What can we do to get the most out of the site?

This project will take some time to come to fruition, and we will be holding a public meeting soon to hear more of your ideas and hopes about how to make the most of this important building and it’s future in the heart of our community.

17/07/2025

GOBAITH NEWYDD I NEUADD YR EGLWYS

(English language post to follow)

Rydym yn falch i gyhoeddi ein bod wedi dod i gytundeb mewn egwyddor i feddiannu Neuadd yr Eglwys yn y pentref.

Rydym wedi bod mewn trafodaethau gyda’r Eglwys yng Nghymru ers nifer o fisoedd a bellach fe allwn ddweud ein bod wedi dechrau trafod termau lês tymor hir ar gyfer y safle.

Agorwyd yr adeilad yn 1935, ond bu ar gau ers rhai blynyddoedd bellach a bydd angen buddsoddiad sylweddol cyn y gellir ei ddefnyddio unwaith eto.

Mae’r Eglwys yng Nghymru wedi cytuno mewn egwyddor i drosgwlyddo’r adeilad i’r fenter ar gyfer cynnal gweithgareddau cymunedol, anfasnachol.

Ar hyn o bryd mae cyfranddalwyr wedi buddsoddi tua £80,000 yng nghoffrau y fenter, a***n a fydd rwan yn ganolog i’n gwaith wrth i ni edrych ar ddenu grantiau i adfer yr adeilad.

Fel menter gymunedol, mae’n diolch ni yn fawr i’r bobol sydd wedi cadw eu ha***n yn y fenter.

Heb eich caredigrwydd a’ch hamynedd chi fydden ni ddim yn y sefyllfa yma rwan, lle rydan ni’n mawr obeithio y byddwn ni’n gallu adfer adeilad sy’n bwysig i’r pentref er budd pawb yma.

Fe fydden ni wedi hoffi rhyddhau mwy o wybodaeth cyn hyn ond oherwydd natur y trafodaethau doedd hynny ddim yn bosibl tan rwan.

Fe fyddwn ni rwan yn bwrw ymlaen gydag arolygon o’r adeilad i ddarganfod union faint a natur y gwaith atgyweirio sydd ei angen ac yn cynnal trafodaethau pellach gyda’r Eglwys yng Nghymru i gytuno’r telerau terfynol.

Dywed yr Eglwys ei bod yn falch i gael y cyfle i weithio hefo’r gymuned i allu defnyddio’r neuadd unwaith eto. Mae tipyn mwy o waith i’w wneud cyn y gallwn ddod i gytundeb terfynol, ond mae’r

Eglwys a Menter Felinheli yn rhannu gweledigaeth ar gyfer yr adeilad.

Ein gobaith hefyd, yn ogystal a chreu man i grwpiau a chlybiau lleol gyfarfod, yw gallu creu mwy o lefydd parcio oddi amgylch yr adeilad mewn pentref ble mae mannau o’r fath yn brin iawn.

Ond rydan ni hefyd yn chwilio am syniadau ganddoch chi am be ellir wneud gyda’r adeilad a fu ar un adeg yn ganolfan gymunedol i bob math o weithgareddau.

Gofod ar gyfer y pentre fuodd Neuadd yr Eglwys erioed, a gobeithio mai dyna’n union fydd o i’r dyfodol. Adeilad cynnes, cyfforddus, croesawgar, cyfoes sy’n diwallu anghenion pobol Y Felinheli.

Rydan ni eisioes wedi cynnal trafodaethau gyda’r grwpiau oedd yn cynnal gweithgareddau yno ddiwethaf, ac mae’n galonogol ei bod nhw’n gefnogol.

Ond be amdanach chi fel cyfranddalwyr a phobol y pentref? Be fyddech chi yn hoffi wneud hefo’r adeilad? Pa weithgareddau fyddech chi isho’i cynnal yno? Be allwn ni wneud i gael y budd mwyaf o’r lle?

Bydd y prosiect yma yn cymryd tipyn o amser i’w wireddu, ac fe fyddwn ni’n cynnal cyfarfod cyhoeddus yn fuan i glywed mwy am eich syniadau a’ch gobeithion am sut i wneud y mwyaf or adeilad pwysig yma a’i ddyfodol yng nghalon eion cymuned.

24/03/2024

DIWEDDARIAD / UPDATE

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Diolch o waelod calon i bawb…Ymlaen i’r prosiect nesaf ‘ta!

A heartfelt thank you to you all…on to the next project then!

24/03/2024

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Annwyl gyfeillion,

Dyma newyddion yr oedden wedi obeithio na fydda' ni yn gorfod ei rannu, ond rydym ar ddeall fod llythyr wedi ei rannu gan gwmni The Waterside Consortium Ltd gyda pherchnogion cychod yn y marina i'w hysbysu mai nhw yw perchnogion newydd y safle.

Nid ydym wedi clywed unrhyw beth yn swyddogol gan yr arwerthwyr na'r derbynydd eto, ond teimlwn fod dyletswydd arnom ni i roi gwybod i chi cyn gynted a phosib’ fod ein hymgyrch i brynu'r Marina wedi dod i'w therfyn.

Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am eich cefnogaeth. Cawsom ein gwefreiddio gan yr holl ewyllys da a’r gefnogaeth i’n hymgais i brynu’r safle.

OND! Nid dyma ddiwedd y stori o bell ffordd. Byddwn yn cysylltu yn fuan i esbonio pam ein bod yn erfyn arnoch chi i ystyried cadw eich buddsoddiad yn y fenter ar hyn o bryd a parhau i gefnogi Menter Felinheli ar gyfer datblygu prosiectau cyffrous eraill yn y dyfodol fydd o fudd i BAWB yn ein cymuned.

Fodd bynnag, os nad ydych eisiau gwneud hynny ac eisiau ad-daliad o’ch buddsoddiad fe wnawn esbonio sut i fynd o gwmpas gwneud hynny hefyd.

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Here is some news we really hoped we wouldn’t have to share, but we understand that a letter has been sent to all berth holders at the Marina by The Waterside Consortium Ltd to let them know that they are now the new owners of the Marina at Y Felinheli.

We haven’t been contacted by the selling agents or the administrators but we felt we needed to let you all know as soon as possible that our campaign to buy our Marina seems to be at an end.

Thank you all so much for you support. We were thrilled and inspired by the goodwill and enthusiasm shown by you during the campaign to buy our Marina.

HOWEVER! This is not the end of the story. We will be contacting you all very shortly to appeal for you to consider continuing with your investment in Menter Felinhel in order to help develop other exciting projects in our community for the benefit of ALL.

However, if you would like to request a refund we will explain how you can do so.

Hwyl fawr a Diolch x

25/01/2024

Helo Gyfeillion

Nodyn byr i gadw mewn cysylltiad ac i ddweud ein bod dal i ddisgwyl am newyddion swyddogol am sefyllfa gwerthiant y marina gan yr arwerthwyr a’r gweinyddwyr. Er nad oes ganddom newyddion i’w adrodd ar hyn o bryd, medrwn eich sicrhau fod ein gwaith yn Menter Felinheli yn parhau, gan ein bod yn brysur yn trefnu a sicrhau nifer o ffynonellau a***n gwahanol.

Os yn llwyddianus yn ein cais i brynu’r Marina, bydd hyn yn sicrhau fod ganddo ni’r modd i fuddsoddi yn sylweddol yn y marina, ei adeiladau a’i seilwaith ar gyfer dyfodol cyffrous iawn.

Felly am y tro arhoswn i glywed a diolch unwaith eto am eich cefnogaeth. Byddwn yn cysylltu cyn gynted ag y glywn ni unrhyw beth.

Diolch yn fawr a Diwrnod Santes Dwynwen llawn cariad i bawb.

Hello Friends

Just a short note to say that we are yet to hear any official news from the selling agents or the administrators about the sale of The Marina. We can however confirm that we at Menter Felinheli are continuing our efforts to secure funding packages from multiple sources.

If succesful in our aim of buying the Marina, this work will ensure that we can provide the substantial investment that the Marina, it’s buildings and infrastructure, so desperately needs.

So for now we continue to wait and thank you once again for your support. We will of course contact you as soon as we hear anything.

Wishing you all the very best and a happy St Dwynwen’s Day

❤️

18/12/2023

'We firmly believe that what we can offer is unique and that our bid is well-placed'