We are a not for profit making organisation operating a comprehensive website project on the history of the old Kenfig Borough or Old Bro Cynffig. We are located in North Cornelly where we support the immediate local communities of Kenfig, Maudlam, North and South Cornelly, Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribbwr areas.

As part of our website objectives, we aim to be totally interactive with the local people and communities through the delivery of online materials (news, photos, arcticles, etc) - [ Kenfig.org Local Community Group ]

A similar if not identical community project to that of our own Kenfig.org local history project but called Cynffig Chronicles has been set up in the same locality as that of our own. This alternative history project had been granted £49,600.00 Heritage Lottery monies [ HLF Grants Database Results ] to research, document and create a local history website - exactly the same purpose as that of our own project.

The Cynffig Chronicles is a project between Bridgend County Borough Council, 8 schools and local community groups operating within North Cornelly, Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribbwr areas. (This information is outlined in the HLF Grants Database Results as above)

As the Kenfig.org website is run as a local community group within the same areas as this other project, there are questions that need answering as to why the Kenfig.org LCG were not notified or made aware of this situation as we are a community group operating within the same areas where a possible conflict of interest could arise and more so as our local history website project has been granted Heritage Status by the National Library/Government and where our works are held in high esteem both within the local communities and within the academic fraternity as a whole.

The Kenfig.org website project is funded by The Welsh Assembly Government and Bridgend County Borough Council. Why does the Bridgend County Borough Council wish to create a similar if not identical website project in the same communities as that of a website project which they are already funding and supporting which is well established within the Internet and academic worlds to no end? The Kenfig.org website is permanent online and is an on-going resource with information being added to the site on a continual basis - it is also being archived for posterity through the National Library of Wales and The UK Web Archiving Consortium.

The Kenfig.org Local Community Group needs the full support of the communities it serves. The local peoples within North Cornelly, Pyle, Kenfig Hill and Cefn Cribbwr areas are somewhat confused as to what is going on with two website projects requesting their help and support, which in essence are very similar if not identical in their content and nature.

As part of our website objectives in providing news and information to the local communities, together with the granting of public monies to be spent on the alternative history project and where we need the full support of the communities for the Kenfig.org website project, we feel it is acceptable to advise the public of this situation that has arisen within our own communities.

There are currently some ongoing negotiations into the entire situation at Government level where an amicable solution can be made between all parties involved. The Kenfig.org LCG intends to hold a collaborative working partnership with the BCBC and all members of the local communities and looks forward to a resoltion to this situation.

Mr Rob Bowen as main copyright owner of the website www.kenfig.org.uk / www.cynffig.org.uk has granted the National Library of Wales a licence to copy, archive and amend the website over time in order for its preservation. The Kenfig.org website has been recognised by The National Libary of Wales as 'An important part of Wales documentary heritage' - the Kenfig.org website has therefore been granted heritage status and its online works held in high esteem.

Intellectual Property Rights are automatically acredited to the owner of the Kenfig.org website and we reserve the right to defend our IPR at all costs. We also reserve the right to charge a fee for any information requested by a third party where that information is the sole property of the copyright owner of the Kenfig.org website.

[ Kenfig.org website copyright Info ]