Kenfig.org Local Community Group was formed in March 2004 by Mr Rob Bowen approximately one year after the website was initially launched online.

Forming a community group was decided due to the sheer volume of website visitors during the websites first year online and additionally due to the impact the website was having on the immediate local communities.

Mr Rob Bowen was already working voluntary as an Associate with another community group in the immediate Kenfig / North Cornelly area (The MCK Newsletter Team) - it was decided to create a community group of the website to complement this newsletter as both situations were working towards the same goals in sharing aspects of local history with the local communities. A list of website objectives was drawn up together with a constitution and a committee was formed.

Kenfig.org local community group serves the initial communities of Kenfig, Maudlam, North Cornelly, South Cornelly, Pyle, Kenfig Hill, Cefn Cribbwr, Stormy Down and Margam Village.

The adjoining communties of Porthcawl and Bridgend together with Port Talbot are also supported due to their close proximity, historical connections and due to the information being made available to all through the medium of the Internet. We are documenting the whole, entire history of the immediate area (Not just Kenfig...) through this website project.

In medieval times Kenfig was awarded the status of a Borough. The Kenfig Borough or Old Bro Cynffig included Kenfig, Maudlam (Mawdlam), much of North Cornelly, Marlas, Pyle and some of Kenfig Hill. [ Learn more ]

The group is a not-for profit making organisation responsible for this website which is primarily a historical-based site but also provides news and information to the above communities. The website has been awarded Heritage Status through the National Library of Wales and serves as an online educational resource for the academic world at large.

The National Library of Wales has identified www.kenfig.org.uk website as an important part of Wales' documentary heritage. The Kenfig website is also participating in the [ UK Web Archiving Consortium ] Pilot Project to determine the long-term feasibility of archiving selected websites.

Kenfig website to be archived in library's collection [ Learn more ]

The Kenfig.org Local Community Group is kindly funded by The Welsh Assembly Government and Bridgend County Borough Council. The Kenfig.org website project is fully supported by Bridgend Library and Information Services which is part of Bridgend County Borough Council's Education Department.

Kenfig.org Local Community Group have been awarded monies through Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (BAVO) Community Grants Scheme which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government's Community Facilities and Activities Programme (CFAP) and Bridgend County Borough Council's Special Regeneration Fund (SRF). Its aim is to help community and voluntary organisations provide facilities or carry out activities which will promote the regeneration of communities.

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