Rebecca Fogarty - Councillor for West Cross

03/06/2026

Volunteers do so much at Red Community Project from cooking breakfast on a Wednesday to running Youth Club, getting people active at Community Fit and singing their hearts out at Musical Memories choir.

This week is extra special because their Community Meal is BACK and it's high tea! Thursday 4th June at 12:30 at Linden Church on Elmgrove Road ☕🍰🥪

The volunteers at Breakfast Club allow this lovely community hub to open every Wednesday. They cook free breakfasts, create a warm welcoming environment, provide hot drinks and sit and chat with people who come along, not to mention set up, pack down and a lot of washing up. This is the team who helped this morning but we have a few more who weren’t around today, we are so grateful to the whole team of volunteers who are the life and blood of these projects. Thank u for being amazing 🙏❤️

02/06/2026

Today I joined the many volunteers involved in Mumbles Community Council projects for a bumper Coffee with Friends. Thanks to Sue, Helen and Karen for their award-winning hospitality and the ukelele band for providing the entertainment.

Coffee with Friends takes place on Tuesdays, 12-2pm at the Ostreme Centre in Mumbles. There are many other volunteer opportunities as well with Mumbles Community Council, whether it be another community space like the West Cross Warm Hub or West Cross Caffi, or outside in spaces like Norton Nature Reserve. Get in touch to find out more!

02/06/2026

Some time ago I was contacted about the state of the path into the woods from Castle Acre and the section waymarked 'Mumbles Way' from Castle Road. These paths are well used but Welsh weather often leaves the path practically impassable, and locals have had to do their best with paving slabs. I'm really pleased to have worked with Jane, who initially contacted me, and councillor colleagues in Mumbles ward, Carrie T Jones and Cllr William Thomas - Mumbles, Swansea to secure a project to improve not only this short section in West Cross ward, but into and around Castle Woods.

Work will start tomorrow (Wednesday) and may cause some minor disruption while it is being completed. The paths will be made level and widened making them much more accessible. We have discussed with the officers the issue of surface water and drainage at length and the path will be raised up and made using porous compacted stone so that water can naturally soak through.

I know how many people have appreciated Jane's hard work in planting beautiful flowers along Mumbles Way (pictured here). Unfortunately to improve the path, these flowers need to be removed, temporarily at least. Today I met with Jane again and hope we can bring back as much of the wonderful colour when the work to improve the path is complete.

01/06/2026

It's so I'll be sharing some posts about local projects that are volunteer-powered and keep our community going. First up, it's West Cross Foodbank where fabulous volunteers do everything from collecting food to connecting people with the help and advice they need in challenging times 👏

Know some brilliant volunteers or a wonderful project in West Cross? Give them a shout out in the comments!

We love our volunteers every week but this week is Volunteer Week so we want to take time to say a special big thank you to all our volunteers who make Linden Wellbeing Hub such a wonderful place. West Cross Foodbank runs every Monday 12.30-2.30 and our volunteers are here to set up, provide a warm welcome, food support, signposting and then the big pack down. What a team of volunteers you all are, thank you for all that you give and do 🙏😊❤️

01/06/2026

While the weather last week was glorious, we can't rely on it! True to form, this week our new bus shelter on West Cross Lane will be very welcome for those dodging the showers while waiting for the bus.

Sara Keeton - Councillor for West Cross and I have funded this new shelter from our community budget, and we have another one on the way on Mumbles Road. We have identified a number of other sites thanks to further suggestions from residents and will be working through those as quickly as we can, funding dependent.

29/05/2026

Waiting for new tyres on the car was the perfect opportunity to work in the amazing space at Y Storfa this morning. I continue to be blown away by the quality of this facility, with light, modern space to work, advice available from various services and an excellent library facility all in one place. If you haven't visited yet, I highly recommend you do!

Just one of the brilliant projects delivered by Swansea Labour Councillors and Swansea Council 👏👏

28/05/2026

♻️ Update from the Waste department ♻️

We are sorry to report that garden waste will not be collected in West Cross today.
All attempts will be made to collect the waste on the following day, Friday 29th May 2026.

⚠️♻️🌿

28/05/2026

It's election day in Fairwood ward! I've had the pleasure of working alongside Nigel and know him to be a hard-working, thoughtful person ready to listen and work with the residents of Upper Killay and Three Crosses to deliver for them. If you're one of those residents, vote Nigel, your Welsh Labour candidate today 🗳️🌹

27/05/2026

TONIGHT! Community Bingo is back at Baywood. Doors open at 6pm, see you there 😃

THIS WEDNESDAY!

Community Bingo is back! Doors open at 6pm, all welcome, free of charge.

Help us spread the word and see you there!

25/05/2026

🌳*Washinghouse Brook Access Path* 🌿

Come and find out more THIS FRIDAY, 29th May at West Cross Community Centre!

Finally, the project to reinstate the path along Washinghouse Brook and make the ancient woodland walkway a welcoming and safe environment is about to start!

Works will include:
♿️ A new accessible ramp at West Cross Community Centre
📍 New signage at the entrances
👣 Refurbish the steps
↔️ Reinstating the path and widening to 1.2m
💦 Installing gulleys along the path to address the drainage issues
🌁 Replace the old bridge

*Please join us at the next Warm Hub to learn more* - Friday 29th May, 4pm @ West Cross Community Centre, Linden Avenue, SA3 5LE