Hebron Community Hub
A place for the community to meet, learn and grow.
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The Hebron Community Centre was built in 1908 as the vestry of Capel Seion church in the village of Drefach and has served the surrounding communities as a community resource centre for over a century.
Supporting information.
The reader is invited to visit the following pages for a fuller appreciation of our Hebron Community Hub project.
Hebron today
Hebron has been the cornerstone of community activities for over a century. The building is now unable to meet the needs of our rapidly changing community..
Evidence of need
This section provides the reader with the methodology and outcome from open questionnaire surveys, focus groups and on-line questionnaires. The outcomes set the scene for the architectural design.
Future development
The community needs assessment has clearly identified the facilities required to meet current needs and provide for the rapid change in communication and information technology.
Canolfan Hebron Centre.
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Our aim is to redevelop and renovate the Hebron community centre to provide better resources and facilities to the catchment area as a result of community surveys.
Its realization will offer a place to meet and receive multi-agency and cross-border services in order to promote and prevent the erosion of capacity as well as save potential risks for the community in the future.
Yn gwneud daioni na ddiogwn.
Redeveloping Hebron.
Hebron is now over a hundred years old and the years have left their mark on the old building. Renovating in order to carry out contemporary humanitarian activities costs money and in order to progress with the aim and objectives of the centre, we are in the process of applying for grant funding to redevelop the building.
The support of the community has been amazing as we gather information about their needs before and after lifting the curtain on the Cofid-19 pandemic.. Carmarthenshire's planning department has approved the architectural plan which was based on, and was designed around, the needs of the community for today and the challenges of the future. Although the period of lockdown has stopped many of our activities it has also underlined vulnerable situations in our community and the new necessary services and provisions that will be needed to make a viable society once again.
Thank you to everyone who has taken part in our surveys before and after the Cofid period and for the community's cooperation in our future plans for Hebron.
People make a community.
We have an active and neighboring community that cares, supports and contributes to the welfare of villagers and other community groups. The Hebron Centre is the heart of these activities which promote open and participatory development in a culture of cross-generational learning.
As a church, it is our duty to act in a moral way and play a vital role in helping others. Christian activities and many non-religious activities take place at Hebron. The community's ability to meet their needs depends on people's skills, and they need an appropriate building to serve them. The centre is used as a facility by organizations and community groups to promote social needs.
We work with the community by:
Enable and perform charity events and activities with the community. We work together to identify a local need and use the skills and talents of volunteers to fulfill it.
Bringing people together in the centre to exchange views, to get the latest information and relieve loneliness in our coffee mornings and 'drop in'.
Support learning communities through Bible courses and classes etc.
Support social action by holding meetings and public functions on topics identified by the community and local community council.
People.
Our community leaders are skilled people who represent an intersection of professions and demonstrate strong leadership. They welcome change and maintain social norms and boundaries.
The leadership of the church represents a broad cultural base that promotes gender equality and is selfless in promoting better community facilities and public services.
Hebron community activities.
Coffee mornings bring people together to exchange views and alleviate loneliness.
Elderly meetings organize events and self-help activities.
The Sisterhood promotes spiritual development, builds capacity and supports charitable organisations.
A Bible study centre where ministers and the community organize training programs for church leaders.
Charity events providing meals and light refreshments.
Other uses are Sunday school, deacons' meetings, playgroup parties and celebration events and much more.
Surveys of community needs.
An average of 2,750 people have used Hebron annually before Covid-19. With the new opportunities intended as a result of plans for the future we expect this to grow to over 4,000 visits each year. There is access to an extended range of activities in the new new building which has been designed around needs rather than just convenience.
The results of the local assessment process are very revealing and have forced us to focus on the priorities of the study.
A pre-Covid-19 survey. July - September 2019.
1.1 July: An open-ended study of the community's needs by sending postcards to 750 villagers and analyzing the results.
1.2 Jul-Sep: Study of Hebron users Friday 26 July. Building People. The Church in the Future in the Drefach area
1.3 December: Gorslas Community Council's response.750
Post-Covid 19 survey, September 25th
An open-ended study of the community's needs in a public meeting of 54 villagers, young parents and youth.
Surveys samples
Here are some of the needs but full details can be found in the surveys above.
Youth groups: The coffee shop, music, identity and fashion sessions, digital games and mini cinema, health and wellbeing advice.
Learners: Organized groups or visiting groups and individuals via video conferencing.
Young parents: Pre-marital and pre-natal advice, life classes, clothes swapping, secret advice, etc.
Older people: Meeting place, coffee mornings, learning digital skills, counselling, telecommunications with the only, food bank.
Contact the pastoral team for more information.
Food Bank.
The Food Bank will be open in Hebron every Wednesday to receive your contributions after the threat of Covid has passed.
Coffee Mornings.
After a period of Sorrow we will restart our coffee mornings in Hebron, Drefach. Join us.
Charities.
Capel Siion members collect for a number of charities during the year. See charities we have supported on the Home page.
