When you think of sport in the Valleys many people think of rugby as being dominant but - in one village - there is a community coming together to celebrate their love of football.
Cwm Welfare AFC is a football club located in Beddau - a large former mining village. The area initially started off as a rural community, but Beddau’s fortunes changed in 1909 when the first turf was cut for the Cwm Colliery - the colliery that went on to inspire the name for the local football team.
Fast forward more than 100 years there is now significant demand to play more sport in the area, and Cwm Welfare AFC now welcomes players and supporters to the grounds most weekends.
