The Dyffryn Crawnon community near Llangynidr in the middle of the Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park, is rolling out Ultrafast Fibre Broadband to it's residents, with funding support from the National Lottery Awards for All and the Welsh Government Voucher Scheme.

The community has run its own broadband service for several years, as mainstream providers were unable to offer reliable, affordable services to many of the remote homes, farms and small businesses.

As the network aged and the requirement for digital capability became an increasing necessity for daily life, the community was disappointed to find itself at the back of the queue for upgrading to Welsh Government funded fibre links.

In response the residents took up the challenge and have come together to find a community solution, taking inspiration from another remote community in the National Park. Working with local supplier Broadband 4 Wales Limited, an affordable solution has been designed to deliver ultrafast internet speeds able to support modern life.

Spokesperson and Brecon Beacons Tourism member, Kathy Mason, from the Dyffryn Broadband Association said:

“The Dyffryn Community is delighted that this project will help sustain the resilience and vibrancy of their rural community, providing affordable, reliable and professionally supported broadband services. It will ensure children and young people can access educational and social communities as well as resources.

“ It will also improve equity of access to healthcare and community services, particularly for older people needing access to remote care services, emergency alerts and maintaining vital social links.

“ And we’re very pleased it will support the sustainability of rural businesses and farms too. For a rural area, this is essential. We are grateful to the Welsh Government and National Lottery for their support.”

For further details contact:

Comms and publicity:

Kathy.mason@liberomc.co.uk 07970 483495

kat.astley@cantab.net 07968 391711

Technical: team@bb4w.net