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Abercrave RFC- a better club for our community.
Swansea, Powys, United Kingdom
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Aim
Abercrave RFC- a better club for our community- to improve facilities, our clubhouse and changing rooms.
Who are we?
Abercrave RFC is a proud community rugby club that has just celebrated its 130th anniversary. We offer rugby for all ages and abilities, including:
- 8 Mini and junior teams (ages 5–16)
- A thriving women’s touch rugby team
- An over-35s touch rugby team
- Two senior men’s sides
Our first team has just achieved back-to-back promotions and will compete in Division One West Central for the 2025/26 season. We’re growing fast—and now we need your help to grow sustainably.
Why are we crowdfunding?
While our teams are thriving on the pitch, our facilities are struggling off it.
The clubhouse and changing rooms are in urgent need of repair. The exterior of the clubhouse is visibly worn, and the changing rooms haven’t seen major investment in over 40 years. The showers and boilers—both in the changing rooms and the main clubhouse—are on their last legs.
Our newly formed women’s team refuses to use the showers, describing them as “disgusting.” That’s not acceptable. Every player, visitor, and member of our community deserves clean, safe, and welcoming facilities.
We’ve worked incredibly hard to earn our promotions and build a vibrant, inclusive club. Now it’s time to match that success with infrastructure that reflects our values.
How We’ll Use Your Support
Every pound raised will go directly toward:
- Repainting and restoring the exterior of the clubhouse
- Replacing the showers and boiler in the changing rooms
- Upgrading the main clubhouse boiler to improve energy efficiency
Our Community Impact
Abercrave RFC is more than just a rugby club—it’s a hub for our village.
We support:
- 8 mini and junior teams
- 3 senior men’s teams
- 1 women’s team
For a small community, that’s a huge footprint in promoting physical activity, teamwork, and wellbeing.
We also partner with local groups like Abercrave Happy Helpers, who use the clubhouse as their base. Their feedback is clear: the club needs to feel more welcoming, starting with a bright, clean exterior and warm, functional facilities.
Reducing our heating costs means we can reinvest more into the club—into better equipment, more opportunities, and a stronger future.
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How we’ll spend the money raised
The money will be used to -
Urgently paint the clubhouse
Upgrade shower and boiler in changing rooms
Upgrade main clubhouse boiler
Community impact
We have 8 mini and junior sides, 3 mens senior teams and the womens team, for a very small village we have a tremendous impact on positive physical activities in our community.
We are also working with community groups like Abercrave Happy Helpers to use the club as their base. Their feedback is that the club needs to be more welcoming and that starts with a good first impression with a bright and welcoming external clubhouse.
Our heating bills are very expensive and the more we can save here the more we can invest in better club facilities.
How you can play your part
There are four simple ways to help us reach our target, and make this project a reality.
1. Make a pledge. Don’t delay if you’re going to support us because momentum is key to our success!
2. Spread the word. Share our project on your social media pages and tell the world to get behind us! The more people we reach, the more support we will get.
3. Offer rewards. Get involved if you are a local business by donating things we can offer to our supporters. We will give you a shout out!
4. Fundraise for us. If you want to run your own fundraiser – maybe a sponsored activity or similar – use the 'contact project' button at the top of our page to let us know. Setting up your own page only takes a few minutes and you won’t need any bank details. Just a fun idea!
Sport Wales: A Place for Sport has provided £12,000 of match funding
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made