Private Rock Painting Parties

The Smyrna Chapel Community Hall and Taff Rocks are pleased to announce the new private rock painting sessions for you and your party of friends, relatives, colleagues etc becoming available for anyone to book from the 1st October 2022.

There are different participant options for adults and children.

For details on this, please follow the links below.

• Children 
• Adult

The maximum capacity of Smyrna is 24, each of the following must be counted in the numbers:

• Child
• Adult
• Buggy
• Wheelchair
• Carer

Monthly Book Exchange - Bring a book, take a book

We have a growing selection of donated books that are free for our local and wider community to benefit from.

Monthly Drop-In Recycling

All members of our local and wider communities are welcome to drop in and recycle their small household items with us for FREE! 

Gallery of facilities

Building can hold 29 seated, 24 on black seats, 4 in the 'social corner' and one in the 'book nook' area. 

There are six tables, 6 feet long and one round 'dining' table in the social corner.

👉 For a explanation of table layout options, please visit this page. 👈

The building also hosts a kitchen with a microwave and countertop oven (we have decommissioned the cooker), tea and coffee facilities, refrigerator, dinner service and cutlery.

For meetings or community education, the hall has a 6 foot dry-wipe marker board as well as the same size notice board.

Two toilets, one of which is accessible and has a baby changing unit.

Accessible ramp at the side of the building, which is currently used as the 'front door' for ease of entry for everyone.

With the installation of a new refreshment station, situated under the grey notice board, the current images require updating.

Preparations for a drop-in Open Day are happening

This is so exciting! Ahead of the building becoming available for hire on Monday 25th April, we are holding a 'drop-in' open day.

You are welcome to submit a booking application for hire before this for any date available from the 25th onward.

You are invited to attend the

Drop-in Open Day

on 

Saturday 23rd April

Drop in any time

between 12 and 4pm

Smyrna Chapel. Aberfan Road, Aberfan, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 4QN

The former Smyrna Chapel is available to hire by any individual, group, organisation or business for your own activities such as:

• Meetings, formal and informal
• Craft group / activity
• Coffee mornings / afternoons
• Mobile play groups

And so much more. Regular bookings are welcomed.

The free guest WiFi is expected to
be up and running by open day

Recycling Print Cartridges

Once fully operational, we will be able to accept used print cartridges for recycling to raise funds for the Smyrna building.

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We've been busy!

Since taking on the building, we have been busy getting it ready. Over the last few days, we've released a photo of our new floor on social media ...