Cyngor Cymuned Maenclochog Community Council

Cyngor Cymuned Maenclochog yw’r Cyngor lleol sy’n gwasanaethu pentref Maenclochog, Llan y Cefn a Rosebush. Mae’r ward yn cynnwys 616 o etholwyr (Mehefin 2021). Saif Maenclochog i’r De o Fynyddoedd y Preselau, rhyw filltir i’r De Ddwyrain o Rosebush ar y ffordd B4313 o Arberth i Abergwaun.

Darganfuwyd olion ym Maenclochog o gastell yn dyddio nol i’r 13eg ganrif. Gwasanethwyd y pentref gan Reilffordd Maenclochog a redai o Glunderwen trwy Faenclochog hyd at Rosebush. Defnyddiwyd y twnel sydd ar ymyl y pentref yn ystod yr ail ryfel byd, fel safle arbrofi bomiau Barnes Wallis, sef crewr y bom adlam. Yn dilyn yr ail ryfel byd, bu ymgais ar ran y Swyddfa Rhyfel i feddiannu 16,000 erw ar lethrau’r Preselau ar gyfer hyfforddi milwyr. Diolch i ymgyrch gan weinidogion capeli a phenaethiaid ysgolion, llwyddwyd i gadw’r llethrau yn dir ffermio.

Ceir siop pentref a swyddfa post, dwy garej, caffi a thafarn ym Maenclochog. Ceir hefyd amryw o fusnesau gan gynnwys busnesau gwerthu nwyddau trydan, haearnwerthwr ac orielau celf. Mae Ysgol Gymuedol ym mhentref Maenclochog yn ogystal ag Ysgol Steiner, Nant y Cwm, yn Llan y Cefn. Saif Eglwys Santes Fair yng nghanol y pentref ynghyd a nifer o gapeli.

Mae gan y Cyngor Cymuned saith Cynghorydd ac un Clerc rhan-amser. Prif bwrpas y Cyngor Cymuned yw i sefyll fel grwp ffocws i ddelio a chonsyrn unigolion neu’r gymuned ac i drosglwyddo unrhyw gonsyrn i sefydliadau megis Cyngor Sir Penfro, Llywodraeth Cymru, Yr Awdurdod Iechyd, Heddlu Dyfed-Powys, Dwr Cymru, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru ac Un Llais Cymru. Mae’n hanfodol bod Cymunedau yn cael cyfleoedd i godi materion gyda’r awdurdodau perthnasol sy’n gwneud y penderfyniadau.

Mae’r Cyngor Cymuned yn trafod ceisiadau cynllunio o fewn y gymuned ac yn ymateb i’r adran gynllunio, Cyngor Sir Penfro.

Mae’r Cyngor Cymuned yn cwrdd ar y trydydd nos Fercher bob mis ar wahan i fis Awst a Rhagfyr. Cynhelir y cyfarfod yn neuadd y pentref ym Maenclochog am 7 o’r gloch.

Y Cynghorwyr Cymuned yw Mr David Nicholas, Mr Eifion Evans, Mrs Myfanwy Williams, Mr Matthew Jenkins, Mr Carwyn Phillips, Mrs Sara Grim, Mr Liam Phillips.

Mrs Shan Harries yw’r Clerc i’r Cyngor Cymuned C/O Hill Cottage, Maenclochog, Sir Benfro, SA66 7LQ

Ebost: maenclochogcc@gmail.com

Maenclochog Community Council is the local council that serves the village of Maenclochog, Llan y Cefn and Rosebush. The electoral ward comprises of an electorate of 616 (June 2021).Maenclochog lies South of the Preseli Hills, about a mile Southeast of Rosebush on the B4313 Narberth to Fishguard road. Researchers have found what are believed to be the remains of a 13th Century castle at Maenclochog. The village was served by the Maenclochog Railway which ran from Clunderwen via Maenclochog to Rosebush. The tunnel just outside the village was used during World War 2 as a bomb-test site for Barnes Wallis, creator of the bouncing bomb. Following the 2nd World War, an attempt by the War Office to take over the 16,000 acres of the Preselau slopes as a military training ground was thwarted by a strong campaign led by ministers of religion and headteachers. This acquisition would have meant a loss of farming livelihood.

There is a general stores and post office, two petrol stations, a café and village pub as well as local businesses to include electrical businesses, hardware stores and art galleries. There is a community school in the village as well as Nant y Cwm, an independent Steiner School in Llan y Cefn. St Mary’s Church stands at the heart of the village together with several other chapels.

This rural community council has seven councillors and employs one part-time Clerk. The main function of the council is to act as a focus group through which the concerns of individuals and the community can be expressed to organisations such as Pembrokeshire County Council, Welsh Assembly Government, the Health Authority, Dyfed-Powys Police, Dwr Cymru, Natural Resources Wales and One Voice Wales. It is important that communities make sure that their concerns are made known to the authorities that make the decisions.

The Council is a planning consultee in relation to planning applications made within the community to Pembrokeshire County Council.

The Community Council meets on the third Wednesday of every month except for August and December. The Council meets at the community hall, Maenclochog at 7pm.

The Community Councillors are Mr David Nicholas, Mr Eifion Evans, Mrs Myfanwy Williams, Mr Matthew Jenkins, Mr Carwyn Phillips, Mr Liam Phillips, Mrs Sara Grim.

Mrs Shan Harries is the Clerk for the Community Council C/O Hill Cottage, Maenclochog, Sir Benfro, SA66 7LQ

Email: maenclochogcc@gmail.com