Friends of the Workers Gallery

15/06/2026

The Meet and Make Friends Group are coming together this Wednesday 17th June 12-2pm for a cuppa, chat and social get together.

02/06/2026

Dementia Friends Ambassador, Alison, has been busy collaborating with local businesses to produce 100 forget me nots to display in Rhondda Fach and Rhondda Fawr during last month and throughout the in June.

We think they look fantastic!

Alison said: “Over the last few weeks I have collaborated with Chris Williams, Workers Gallery Ynyshir and Martyn Lyons, President of Rhondda Rotary Club, to produce the forget me nots. Chris has designed and cut out the forget me nots and I glued all the bits together! Rhondda Rotary has financed the project via their dementia fund.

"The aim is to display them in various venues. In Ynyshir we collaborated with the local British Legion Branch to display them on the war memorial railings. They look absolutely fabulous. We also scaled some lampposts in the village.

"There are lots of different groups in the Rhondda who are displaying them, including community centres and local chapels!”

30/05/2026

30/05/2026

Massive thanks to everyone who came to the gallery last night for our 'Noisy Valley' special event with Myfanwy Tristram. 🥳♥️

29/05/2026

Tonight we have a very special event 7-9pm. Meet creator Myfanwy and local people whose stories feature in this fabulous graphic novel and learn more about 'Noisy Valley'. Myfanwy will be hot-footing it from her talk with the Rickard Sisters at the Hay Festival to finish her book tour here at the Workers - where it all began!
To book your FREE space visit:

join us to celebrate the launch of this new graphic novel born here in the Rhondda

22/05/2026

Thank you to Martyn Joseph for supporting 'Noisy Valley' 🥳

My great friend and poet Patrick Jones, arranged a protest against the polluting waste plant in Cwmfelinfach, Sirhowy Valley - with local people joining us to raise their voices to sing 'This Land Is Our Land' originally by Woody Guthrie.
I sang and recorded a version with Patrick's especially adapted lyrics.

https://youtu.be/yG5P4V9Sk1s?si=pLNeVp3w0eeL3mGB

That protest has now been immortalised as part of a new graphic novel about the art of protest called Noisy Valley by Myfanwy Tristram. She worked closely with the Workers Gallery, Rhondda and their community.' Please go along and support if you can. I sadly can’t be there but I know it will be an amazing event.

20/05/2026

Huge thanks to everyone who came to 'Meet and Make Friends' today. Thanks as always to Ynyshir Primary School for helping out 😎

19/05/2026

We're continuing our support of Dementia Awareness Week with our monthly 'Meet and Make Friends' group. Why not come in out of the rain and join us for a cuppa and a chat ☕ We're here 12-2 Wednesday lunchtime. 99 Ynyshir Rd CF39 0EN

16/05/2026

We've made 100 forget-me-nots which will be going up throughout the Rhondda for Dementia Action Week 18th to 24th May.

15/05/2026

JOIN US! Noisy Valley Celebration and Launch

Friday 29th May 7-9pm Free/Pay what you can

Meet the creator and some of the local people featured in this wonderful new graphic novel. Enjoy our exhibition of Myfanwy Tristram’s locally inspired artwork from the book too.

Please register for the celebration via the link – where you can also reserve your copy of Myfanwy’s Noisy Valley – a graphic novel born in the Rhondda featuring stories of protest from the Workers Gallery community.
Workers Gallery 99 Ynyshir Road, CF39 0EN