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Funding Boost for Welsh Football Clubs: Up to £25k for Goalposts & Essential Equipment

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A grant of up to £25,000 is available for welsh football clubs to apply for. The grant is for essential equipment such as goalposts and pitch maintenance tools.

The grant is available thanks to a partnership between the Football Association of Wales and the UK Government Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS). The DCMS has provided the opportunity through their ‘Fit For Future’ equipment and ‘Fit For Future’ Facilities funds.

As stated above, funding is available to replace goalposts or to help with pitch maintenance equipment and tools. The aim of this grant is to improve the quality of the game from grassroots level to higher levels.

Although the submission period is closed for now, it will be opened again on 18th November 2024, therefore clubs have enough time to make arrangements early in advance.

The football association of wales does not stop there in terms of aiding clubs with a bettering of facilities. In combination with The Fit For Future Facilities Programme, The Sustainability Fund also helps clubs obtain capital towards improvements such as facility improvement, energy efficiency among other things.

Any parties wishing to make their applications or would like more information can use the address email for this purpose info@cff.cymru

You can also contact Net World Sports for a quote for specific products and/or bespoke bundles of equipment for your club.

Aber Falls – Waterfall in North Wales – Where to Park / Car Park Advice [2025 update]

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Aber Falls looks pretty cool. I first saw it on the Pilgrimage series on BBC, and then had a look at a few videos on YouTube.

Aber Falls Car Park

There are 2, relatively small official car parks for Aber Falls. These are aptly called the Upper Car Park and the Lower Car Park.
The 2 official car parks can only fit around 30 cars in total.

Upper Car Park Aber Falls

Closer to the trail and has toilets.

Lower Car Park Aber Falls

Located jut before the Upper Car park.

Both car parks have the same postcode – LL33 0LP and cost £5 – which has to be paid in coins (old school).

**the top carpark now accepts debit and credit cards **

View the car parks on Google Maps here.

Finding the Main Car Parks for Aber Falls

Turn off the A55, and pass through the village of Abergwyngregyn. The road is single track, so be careful. Follow your nose (if it’s straight) and you’ll come to the lower car park. 

For the Upper Car Park – keep driving over a stone bridge, and take the first right – there’s a signpost “P” & a sign for the Aber Falls – Rhaedr Aber Falls.

To find the start of the route to the waterfall –

Upper Car Park – Go to entrance of the car park and look to go left – there’s a sign post with a yellow bit on it saying “Aber Falls Walk”.

from Lower Car Park – go the gate with a signpost and information board. Follow path to a little wooden bridge…cute.

How Long Does the Walk Take to Aber Falls – about an hour, if you’re relatively fit. It’s intermediate in terms of difficulty.

During the week – Monday to Thursday, you can usually get a car parking space. Especially if you get there before 9am or after 6pm, if you fancy an evening trek.

At Weekends – Aim to arrive before 8.30am if you want a space in the main car parks. Bank holidays and weekends with good weather are the busiest.

Alternative Car Park

If the main car parks are full, you can use a FREE car park at the entrance of the village – Abergwyngregyn. However, you’ll have to walk for an extra 30 minutes to get to the main car parks and the main route to Aber Falls.

Some pics from Monday 28th 2025.

This was the Monday after the Easter holidays. Was v busy by about 11am

Nant Y Ffrith waterfall- Bwlych gwyn

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Went for a nice walk, lovely and quiet even on Good Friday

Nant y ffrith walk Map. Type in Nant y ffrith walk into Google maps

there is parking by the war memorial in Bwlch gwyn. It is on the corner, about 250m from the pub that you pass on the left coming from Wrexham

nant y ffrith waterfall

if you look on Google maps, you can navigate to the waterfall and caves.

I don’t personally recommend it, you have to go over a fence or past a no entry sign. Dodgy with kids or on your own