Mumbles Community Council

Mumbles Community Council Mumbles Community Council working together to represent the people of Mumbles. The main instigator, Mr. Victor Carney, together with Mrs. Val Bevan, Mrs.

In 1889 Oystermouth Urban District Council was established and was responsible for local administration until it voted in 1918 to hand over its powers to Swansea. It ceased to exist in 1923 and Oystermouth and Mumbles came under the direct control of Swansea. Many in the area regretted the loss of administrative autonomy, so, when the opportunity arose in the 1980’s, there was wide support for the

establishment of a Community Council. Peggy Jones, Mr. Maurice Edwards and Mr. Werner Sivertson, amongst others, campaigned hard to bring this about. They were successful and in 1983 Mumbles Community Council came into being under the Chairmanship of Werner Sivertson. The first Clerk to the Council, Mr. Peter Douglas – Jones was succeeded by Mrs. Liz Taylor, Mr. John Pickard (who held the post for 15 years) and Mr. Alastair Wilson. The present Clerk is Mr. Steve Heydon. At first, Mumbles Community Council led a peripatetic existence, holding its meetings in various schools and halls, until it leased an office in Walters Crescent in April 1997. The Community Council wards and the number of councillors for each are Mayals (3), Newton (4), Oystermouth (5) and West Cross (6). Over the years, they have worked together to represent the people of Mumbles, support local organisations, improve the street scene and the environment and provide enhanced services. The work of the Council is funded by the precept – a relatively small amount paid by domestic council tax payers to enable the Community Council to carry out its work. Large projects, such as the improvements around Bracelet Bay, have been delivered through working arrangements with the City and County of Swansea; such agreements are likely to increase in the future as more powers are devolved to community councils.

Please join us at Oystermouth Castle grounds, for a little yoga among nature, as part of The Great Big Green Week ✨💚Wedn...
05/06/2026

Please join us at Oystermouth Castle grounds, for a little yoga among nature, as part of The Great Big Green Week ✨💚

Wednesday 10th June - Connect-With-Nature Yoga: 7pm-8pm Oystermouth Castle Grounds

Free, donations welcomed yoga session. Delivered by Womenkind Yoga Instructor, Helen Wilson.

A way for local people to enjoy an outdoor space and the mental health benefits of connecting with nature. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Please bring a yoga mat or a towel/picnic blanket to participate. Herbal tea afterwards.

See you on your mat in nature bliss! 💚✨

Your Mumbles. Our Mumbles ~ Our Mumbles Community 🩵💚💛



The Environment Centre

That’s a wrap on Volunteers’ Week! 🩵💚💛A huge thank you to Our Mumbles Community for celebrating our wonderful volunteers...
05/06/2026

That’s a wrap on Volunteers’ Week! 🩵💚💛

A huge thank you to Our Mumbles Community for celebrating our wonderful volunteers this week. It’s been lovely to see so many of you coming together, to appreciate the incredible work our volunteers do on a daily basis.

Once again, thank you volunteers! ~ we see you and appreciate all your efforts and dedication in supporting our many events and initiatives at MCC.

Please join us among nature calm, this coming Saturday, as we kick off The Great Big Green Week at Norton Nature Reserve...
04/06/2026

Please join us among nature calm, this coming Saturday, as we kick off The Great Big Green Week at Norton Nature Reserve! 💚✨

Saturday 6th June - Crop Collective Volunteering: 10am-12pm Norton Nature Reserve

FREE Event ~ everyone is very welcome!

You can expect:
Weeding, planting, bug hunting, painting and gardening opportunities at the community garden, Norton Nature Reserve. Highlighting the environmental benefits of planting and encouraging people to get out in nature. All ages and abilities welcome.

Your Mumbles. Our Mumbles ~ Our Mumbles Community 🩵💚💛



The Environment Centre

03/06/2026

Councillor Will Thomas, shares some words of gratitude for our outstanding MCC volunteers 🩵💚💛

Thank you so much for supporting our local projects, events and initiatives, bringing positivity, kindness and dedication. We couldn’t offer this breadth of community engagement without you!

Our fantastic volunteers help support us in so many different ways, not least through our regular events: Story of Mumbles, Repair Cafe, West Cross Caffi, Coffee with Friends, Warm Hub, Family Fun Fridays, Green initiatives and more! 🙏

If you are looking to volunteer you’d be very welcome in our team any time: [email protected]

Cllr William Thomas - Mumbles, Swansea

If you’ve been thinking about volunteering in Your Mumbles Community, this is your sign to reach out!🩵💚💛Volunteering is ...
03/06/2026

If you’ve been thinking about volunteering in Your Mumbles Community, this is your sign to reach out!🩵💚💛

Volunteering is hugely rewarding. Learn, connect and make a difference to local people and our wider Mumbles community…

1) Make a real difference locally:

Volunteering with Mumbles Community Council is a chance to help shape the community you care about. Whether it’s supporting local events, improving spaces, or helping residents feel connected, your time genuinely matters.

2) Meet friendly, like-minded people:

It’s a great way to build new friendships and become part of a welcoming team who all want to make Mumbles an even better place to live and visit.

3) Build confidence and new skills:

Volunteering can help you grow personally and professionally. You can gain experience in teamwork, communication, organisation, and community projects — all while doing something meaningful.

4) Be part of exciting local events and projects:

From community celebrations to local initiatives, there’s always something positive happening. You get the rewarding feeling of being involved behind the scenes and seeing the impact firsthand.

5) Give back and feel good doing it:

Helping others and contributing to your community brings a real sense of purpose and pride. Even a small amount of time can make a big difference to local people and the wider community.

For further information on ways to help support reach on out:
[email protected]

Next week is Volunteers’ Week when we will celebrate the incredible dedication of our volunteers at Mumbles Community Council. Thank you for all you do to support our wonderful community. 🩵💚💛

The Great Big Green Week kicks off this coming Saturday, and we’re so excited to share all our green activities going on...
02/06/2026

The Great Big Green Week kicks off this coming Saturday, and we’re so excited to share all our green activities going on throughout Mumbles ~ please join us! 💚✨

Mumbles Community Council are pro-green and pro environmental sustainability. We welcome this opportunity to share some of our wonderful green spaces with you and some lovely events, to enjoy nature, learn about sustainability and to do your bit for the environment. 💚

Please drop on by to any of our green community events throughout the week, they are free and you’re very welcome!

Saturday 6th June - Crop Collective Volunteering: 10am-12pm Norton Nature Reserve:

Weeding, planting, bug hunt, painting and gardening opportunities at the community garden, Norton Nature Reserve.

Monday 8th June - ‘Green Mumbles’ event: 6pm-8.30pm Underhill Hub, Underhill Park:

Our Green Stars rating scheme will be launched, aiming to celebrate and promote sustainable practices in local businesses in Mumbles. The evening will consist of light refreshments, open to the public, local businesses, councillors and MCC staff. Vice Chair of the environmental committee, Carrie Townsend-Jones, will be giving a speech on the environmental work that MCC have been doing. Dan from the environment centre will be giving a speech on our sustainable procurement policy and encouraging local businesses to have sustainability in mind.

Wednesday 10th June - Connect-With-Nature Yoga: 7pm-8pm Oystermouth Castle Grounds

Free, donations welcomed yoga session. Delivered by Womenkind Yoga Instructor, Helen Wilson. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Please bring a yoga mat.

Friday 12th June - Repair Café and Clothes Swap: 10am-1pm Underhill Hub, Underhill Park

Our usual monthly repair café will be paired with a clothing swap.

Sunday 14th June - Community Litter Pick: 10am-12 pm Meet at Bethany Gardens

A litter picking tour of some of the green spaces in Mumbles, starting at Bethany Gardens.

Further info to follow in the coming days…

The Environment Centre
Go Underhill

A huge thank you to our wonderful award winning, Coffee with Friends Volunteers! 🩵💚💛 Today we celebrated you, and the wo...
02/06/2026

A huge thank you to our wonderful award winning, Coffee with Friends Volunteers! 🩵💚💛 Today we celebrated you, and the wonderful work you do in creating a warm and inviting event where our community can connect and share a friendly space, week after week!

We would like to extend our deepest thank you to HM Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan & Swansea Ukulele Big Band ~ you really made today’s celebrations special and memorable.

We have been celebrating all of our incredible volunteers this week at our weekly events and thank you so much for joining us here today. We see you and appreciate you. 🩵💚💛 You make our community events not only possible, but your time, dedication and kindness enable these projects to thrive: West Cross Caffi, Repair Cafe, Family Fun Fridays, Story of Mumbles, Coffee with Friends and all of the wonderful green projects and more! 🙏✨

It was wonderful to see so much of the community coming together today - a huge thanks!

The Story of Mumbles

If you are interested in volunteering in your local community, please reach out: [email protected]

Your Mumbles. Our Mumbles ~ Our Mumbles Community 🩵💚💛




Please join us for our ‘Green Mumbles’ Event on Monday 8th June - 6pm-8.30pm at Underhill Hub, as we participate in The ...
01/06/2026

Please join us for our ‘Green Mumbles’ Event on Monday 8th June - 6pm-8.30pm at Underhill Hub, as we participate in The Great Big Green Week 2026! 💚✨

We will be celebrating the wonderful Environmental work of Mumbles Community Council and so much more:

Our ‘Green Stars’ rating scheme will be launched, aiming to celebrate and promote sustainable practices in local businesses in Mumbles - we’re so excited to share this with our community!

The evening will consist of light refreshments ~ open to the public, local businesses, councillors and MCC staff. Vice Chair of the environmental committee, Carrie Townsend-Jones, will be giving a speech on the environmental work that MCC have been doing. Dan from the environment centre will be giving a speech on our sustainable procurement policy and encouraging local businesses to have sustainability in mind. Carrie and Dan will then introduce the green stars rating scheme.

Our full schedule of events will be released soon, watch this space!

See you there ~ Your Mumbles. Our Mumbles ~ Our Mumbles Community 🩵💚💛

The Environment Centre
Go Underhill

As Mumbles Community Council’s Environmental Sustainability Officer and Grounds Person, we were saddened to discover tha...
01/06/2026

As Mumbles Community Council’s Environmental Sustainability Officer and Grounds Person, we were saddened to discover that a number of items have recently been taken from Norton Nature Reserve Community Garden, including a wheelbarrow and young seedlings that had been carefully grown and looked after over many weeks.

While this is disappointing, our focus remains on the positive future of this special community space. Norton Nature Reserve is for everyone to enjoy, and it has been wonderful to see a local Cub group and other members of the community making use of the site in recent months. We have been working hard to develop the garden and create a welcoming environment for people and wildlife alike. Our Grounds Person works incredibly hard maintaining our many different green spaces, making them more biodiverse and welcoming for the community.

Green spaces such as Norton Nature Reserve are important for both environmental sustainability and community wellbeing. They provide valuable habitats for nature, while also offering opportunities for people to spend time outdoors, connect with others and enjoy the benefits of being in nature.

We would love to welcome more people to get involved as the project continues to grow. Join us on Saturday 6 June from 10am–12 noon for a community gardening session, where there will be opportunities for planting, weeding and growing, alongside a bug hunt, pen painting and the chance to enjoy one of our beautiful local green spaces.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support Norton Nature Reserve. With the community’s help, we look forward to seeing this much-loved space continue to thrive.

Volunteers’ Week is here, and we’re so excited to celebrate the incredible dedication and kindness of our wonderful Mumb...
01/06/2026

Volunteers’ Week is here, and we’re so excited to celebrate the incredible dedication and kindness of our wonderful Mumbles Community Council volunteers! 🩵💚💛

We will be celebrating and giving a special thank you, to our volunteers, during our regular weekly events.

Volunteers’ Week has been running since 1984, and provides a crucial opportunity to thank volunteers and recognise the value of their time, passion and skills.

Thank you so much for all that you do. You are crucial to the successful running of integral projects in our community, and we couldn’t do the work that we do, without your support!

Your Mumbles. Our Mumbles ~ Our Mumbles Community 🩵💚💛


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