Welcome to Ponthafren Association

Ponthafren Centre is a registered Mental Health Charity, catering for people who experience mental health issues, those who may be socially isolated or excluded. The group offers drop-in facilities where people can relax, chat and have a chance to participate in a wide range of workshops, activities and courses, if they wish. In-house support is available and the association can signpost to other organisations and specialist support services.

Our unique system of recruiting and training service users to become Volunteer Support Workers has continued and our team of dedicated volunteers help to keep the centre open every day of the year, at times when people need it most. These volunteers really do keep us going and have enabled us to grow and develop through their sheer dedication and hard work. Thanks to everyone!

Library Now Opened

Thanks to funding from Can Do Communities,  Newtown Town Council, and a lot of hard work by members, Ponthafren now has a library containing reference material, fiction, and audio books which are housed in wooden bookcases.

Thanks to Lembit Opik cutting the ribbon and for all his behind the scenes support.
 
This room is an ideal place to relax or use the laptop computer to access the internet.  The Library is intended to encourage people who may not feel confident to access the public library.

Membership of the library is open to everyone and there will be a small annual fee of 50p per adult and 25p per child, with money raised going towards purchasing more books and materials.

We have a large quantity of both fiction and reference books which provides a comprehensive range of subject matter.  Many of the books focus on self-help and mental-health issues, ranging from eating disorders and healthy eating, to coping with depression and managing stress

Thanks to Trish for all her hard work in securing the funding and seeing the project to completion.

What's on at Ponthafren

Latest news Welshpool Outreach has opened

Check out the latest Courses and Activities on offer

Find out about our Llanidloes Outreach Project held every Thursday

See what the Public Relations Group has to offer.  We can visit your organisation to give a presentation about Ponthafren followed by a hands-on craft session

To view our Supporters Web Pages 

The Big Losers

Ponthafren has been running its own fruit and veg co-op since early March 09, thanks to an initiative from the Welsh Assembly Government. 

Thanks to the support of Jenni Moorhouse – Food Development Worker for Mid Wales, the Centre has been able to set up, run and use the co-op as an incentive to get the Members to eat more fruit and veg which ties in with the Healthy Heart Workshops that are currently taking place in the Centre.

The fruit and veg co-op scheme is open to anyone and orders are sent to the supplier on a Tuesday morning with the bags ready for collection on a Thursday between 1 and 2 pm. If anyone is interested in ordering a bag they can call into the Centre and see Trish Varley, Office Manager, who will take their order and payment.