Shaping Places Project in Ceredigion
Ceredigion County Council is prioritising investment in its communities and places. Its focus is enabling places to invest and restore their community spaces and to create the right foundations for thriving local communities.
Having developed Place Plans for the county’s main towns some years ago, the focus is now on helping smaller, rural communities. The Shaping Place project is about helping thirteen rural villages understand their needs, shape their vision and identify priorities, all of which will be presented in a unique Place Plan.
Councillor Clive Davies, Ceredigion Cabinet Member for Economy, Regeneration and Carbon Management said: “The place making process and plans has been of value to our main towns in Ceredigion. They have provided a focus and access to funding for realising plan elements. With carrying out a similar exercise with larger communities across the county, this will also add value, give focus and direction to future developments. I encourage everyone to get involved and help us build thriving communities across Ceredigion.”
There will be a number of ways that local residents and groups can help shape your Place Plan, including walkabouts, drop-in sessions and surveys over the coming months.
In November and December 2025, the following engagement events will be hosted across the county:
- 11 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Felinfach Memorial Hall.
- 12 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Aberporth Village Hall.
- 13 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Llanilar Community Hall.
- 14 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Mynach Community Hall, Pontarfynach.
- 18 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Star of the Sea, Borth.
- 19 November 2025 (2:30pm-8pm) at Llanon Village Hall.
- 20 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Rhydypennau Hall, Bow Street.
- 21 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Tal-y-bont Memorial Hall.
- 25 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Llanina Arms, Llanarth.
- 26 November 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Llanrhystud Memorial Hall.
- 2 December 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Capel Bach, Cenarth.
- 3 December 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Horeb Welsh Baptist Church, Penrhyn-coch.
- 4 December 2025 (12pm-7pm) at Pantyfedwen Hall, Pontrhydfendigaid.
A bilingual website about the project has been developed by the Council. The website is a resource for communities’ visions, and ideas about making changes to their Place, as well as an interactive tool for feedback and tracking progress. Access the website here.
To help the County, Chris Jones Regeneration (Studio Response and Cambrian Web) has been appointed to support them with the development of the Place Plans for each rural community.
The thirteen rural communities that will be the focus of the Place Plans are Aberporth/Parcllyn, Bow Street (including Llandre), Cenarth, Felinfach/Ystrad Aeron, Llanarth, Llanilar, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Penrhyncoch, Pontarfynach (Devilʼs Bridge), Pontrhydfendigaid, Talybont, Y Borth.
If you live or are a member of a local group in one of these rural villages, you can receive updates and register your interest by emailing chris@chrisjones.studio.
29/09/2025