community pubs



This is something I wrote about a visit to community pub called the Raven, we went there to see what a community pub was like. I think the visit took place in 2010 just before the Pengwen was opened in the village here. 12 or 13 years later the pub is still going strong I hope it seems to be doing ok anyway.  It has had a facelift which attract passing trade anyway.  They do seem to put on more staff than is needed this is probably a problem due to there not being a main owner who can pob in and out and makes the staffing flexible but I am sure it will work out The image is of the Pengwern community pub

 Ar y 26ain o Fawrth aeth grŵp o Bengwern Cymuedol i weld y sut roedd  tafarn gymunedol yn cael ei rhedeg. Y rheswm dros fynd oedd gasglu rhywfaint o wybodaeth a allai ein helpu yn ein menter, oherwydd fod Pengwern Cymunedol yn bwriadu rhedeg y Arms Pengwern  fel menter gymunedol. Y dafarn aethon ni i weld oedd y Raven ac yn yr Llanarmon yn Ial. Aethom am 6.30 yn y nos, mewn bws mini. yr oedd 10 o ni ar y daith hon, ac mae'n cymryd i ni am awr i gyrraedd yno. Nid wyf yn siŵr beth i ddisgwyl, roeddwn erioed bod i un o'r blaen, tafarn cymunedol felly. Roeddwn yn meddwl fysa yn wahanol oherwydd y ffaith ei fod yn digwydd caek ei rhedeg gan gwirfoddolwyr, ond nid oedd y gwahanol mewn gwirionedd. 

  

Pan fyddwn yn cyrraedd yno, roedd y lle yn ymddangos yn eithaf cartrefol, y fwydlen roedd ychydig yn sylfaenol ond tybiaf roedd rhaid iddo fod felly am ei fod yn dafarn cymunedol ac yn cael ei rhedeg gan wirfoddolwyr. Roedd o yn noson neis allan, y dafarn yn ymddangos i gael awyrgylch braf. Yr oedd yn ymddangos fod  swm teg o amser wedi ymrwymo i'r prosiect gan rai wirfoddolwyr, hyd at tua 20 awr yr wythnos, sy'n llawer o wirfoddoli o amser, hyd yn oed er, pryd o fwyd wedi'i rhoi ami bob 12 awr o wirfoddoli, sy'n cael ei wneud, mae'n debyg y lleiaf y gellir ei ddisgwyl, ac yn amlwg yn annog ymrwymiad. Yr wyf yn meddwl mynd i'r Raven yn dangos i ni bod rhedeg tafarn gymunedol y gallu cael ei wneud gydag ychydig o waith caled ac ymroddiad i'r achos a phawb yn tynnu gyda ei gilidd. Rwy'n credu bod pawb aeth ar y daith wedi cael profiad da a amser braf. Hoffwn ddiolch i'r gwirfoddolwyr o'r Raven Inn, am eu croeso. 


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