Bon-y-maen, sometimes spelt Bonymaen, is a community

Community (Wales)

A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....

 in Swansea

Swansea

Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...

, Wales

Wales

Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north east of Swansea city centre

Swansea city centre

Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea. The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the...

. It falls within the Bonymaen ward

Bonymaen (electoral ward)

Bon-y-maen is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a village in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, UK.The ward is bounded by Neath Port Talbot county borough to the east and the Swansea wards of Llansamlet and Morriston to the north; St...

. Immediately above Bon-y-maen on the top of Kilvey Hill

Kilvey Hill

Kilvey Hill is a hill in Britain. It rises in south Wales, to the east of Swansea city centre. Kilvey Hill is high and is classed as a Sub Marilyn...

 is the main TV transmitter

Transmitter

In electronics and telecommunications a transmitter or radio transmitter is an electronic device which, with the aid of an antenna, produces radio waves. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the antenna. When excited by this alternating...

 for Swansea. The local rugby team is Bonymaen RFC

Bonymaen RFC

Bonymaen Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in the village of Bon-y-maen, Swansea, South Wales. Bonymaen RFC currently play in the WRU Division One West league and are a feeder club for the Ospreys....

. Bonymaen is a Communities First

Communities First

Communities First is a programme designed to increase participation and develop the capacity of Welsh communities to make decisions and run projects. The programme was established by the Welsh Government’s Department for Social Justice and Regeneration in 2002...

 area. Bôn-y-maen is Welsh

Welsh language

Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...

 for 'Base of the stone' and there are legends that the same stone ends in Penmaen (Stone End) on the Gower Peninsula

Gower Peninsula

Gower or the Gower Peninsula is a peninsula in south Wales, jutting from the coast into the Bristol Channel, and administratively part of the City and County of Swansea. Locally it is known as "Gower"...

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Bon-y-maen Communities First Group and Community Archives Wales

The group was established in July 2006 to provide meetings/classes of interest to the members.
Simply Us is a group of between fifteen and twenty women between the ages of twenty and forty that regularly meet in Bon-y-maen Communities First

Communities First

Communities First is a programme designed to increase participation and develop the capacity of Welsh communities to make decisions and run projects. The programme was established by the Welsh Government’s Department for Social Justice and Regeneration in 2002...

 Centre. The group was established in July 2006 to provide meetings/classes of interest to the members to help them gain confidence and new skills.
In 2007 they joined the Community Archives Wales

Community Archives Wales

Community Archives Wales is a website of digital content created and maintained by a number of community heritage groups from across Wales...

 project. The group are researching the history of the carnival

Carnival

Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...

in Bon-y-maen and have already gathered a number of photographs, programmes and costumes to digitise for their community archive. There is a wonderful community spirit in Bon-y-maen and an infectious enthusiasm for the project throughout the wider community involving all age groups.