The Good Stuff

08/06/2026

🌈 CALL OUT FOR OUR PRIDE GATHERING 🌈

We're excited to be planning a special Pride edition of The Gathering and we're still looking for contributors to complete the line-up.

We are currently seeking:

🎨 An LGBTQ+ Artist
✨ An LGBTQ+ Movement or Sport Contributor

The Gathering brings together Words, Art, Music and Movement in a welcoming, community-centred evening that celebrates creativity, connection and conversation.

Our June Gathering is being developed in collaboration with RCT Pride and will celebrate LGBTQ+ creativity, identity, stories and lived experiences.

We're looking for people who would like to share their creative practice, experience, passion or discipline with an audience in an engaging and accessible way. This could be through visual art, dance, movement, wellbeing practices, physical activity, sport, or simply sharing your personal journey and what your practice means to you.

📅 Thursday 25th June 2026

If this sounds like you, or if you know someone who would be a great fit, we'd love to hear from you.

Please share, tag, and help us spread the word 🌈

Four art forms. Four voices. One shared evening.
A space to gather, listen and connect.

08/06/2026

What's on today...

05/06/2026

🌞 June is looking busy at The Good Stuff! 🌞

Please note: some activities require booking and spaces may be limited.

We've got another fantastic month of activities, events and opportunities to connect across the Rhondda!

Whether you're looking to get active, try something creative, spend time outdoors, meet new people, or simply enjoy a cuppa and a chat, there's something for everyone.

From yoga, walking groups and gardening projects to sewing, darts, community radio, The Pride Gathering, Earthed Men's Sauna & Campfire, Women in the Wild, and much more, June is packed full of ways to improve wellbeing and connect with your community.

💚 Most activities are FREE (except those marked with an *)

📅 Check out our June What's On poster below and save it for future reference.

📧 For more information or to book:
[email protected]

Together, we're building healthier, happier and more connected communities.

05/06/2026

💚 Celebrating Our Amazing Volunteers – National Volunteers' Week 💚

This National Volunteers' Week, we want to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to some of the incredible people who help make The Good Stuff what it is.

🌿 Gerwyn, who leads our Ynys y Cwtsh - Champions for Ynyshir Walking Group, creating opportunities for people to connect with nature, each other, and themselves.

🥾 Hywel and Julie, who supports our Wednesday Wanderers, encouraging people to get outdoors, stay active, and enjoy good company.

👣 Lee Williams and Val, who make our Happy Feet Walking Group such a welcoming and enjoyable space for everyone who joins.

🧶 Barbara, who brings creativity, friendship, and support to our Re-Making It craft group, helping people connect through crafting and conversation.

Our volunteers give their time, energy, skills, and kindness so generously. They help create safe, welcoming spaces where people can build friendships, improve their wellbeing, and feel part of their community.

Quite simply, we couldn't do what we do without them.

From Natasha and Hayley, thank you for everything you do. You make a real difference to so many lives. 💚

04/06/2026

🥾🍃The things we’ve seen on this week’s walk! 🥾🍃

Turnout hasn’t been fantastic (except for the Tuesday Troopers!), which is unsurprising given the biblical weather we’ve been experiencing (apparently it’s easing up next week 🤞🏻), but we’ve still got out and about, got some steps in and seen a few interesting things..

🚢 The Andalucian Galleon in Cardiff Bay
🌼 Daisies and Buttercups in the meadow
🌸 The first of the foxgloves (digitalis purpurea for the official name)
🦵🏽Hywel’s legs out (there’s a first for about 40 years 😜)

Our walking groups will be back with a bang next week:

🥾 Monday - Run Club (but walking welcome), 6-7pm, Clydach Athletics Track
🥾 Tuesday - Walking from Ynyshir at Ynys y Cwtsh - Champions for Ynyshir, 9:30am
🥾 Wednesday - Wandering up The Garth, meet at 10am at Gwaelod-y-Garth Inn
🥾 Thursday - Mountain Mamas (walking back in time for school pick up), meet at 12:30pm at Pen Pych Car Park (with Carmen from Generation Rhondda)

04/06/2026

🪴 What a delightful project at Llwynypia Hospital 💚

We’ve weeded, planted, tidied and titivated two of the gardens there, but there’s still lots to do, so we’d love some help!

Every Thursday 10am-12pm. All equipment provided.

And although our begonias have survived, the marigolds in the main bed are now sleeping in the bellies of the slugs 😢

We’ll be bringing egg shells next week!

03/06/2026

Little reminder of what’s happening tomorrow 🪏💚🥾

THURSDAY 10am
🪴 Gardening at Ysbyty Cwm and Rhondda (Llwynypia Hospital), lots of help needed!

THURSDAY 12:30pm
🥾Mountain Mamas ~ walks for parents in school hours, meet at Ystrad Leisure Centre

FREE. FUN. FRIENDLY.

All Good Stuff 👌🏻

02/06/2026

We’ll be there on Thursday ~ we have LOTS going on to share 🤍

Please join us at Porth Community School on Thursday afternoon for our Community Wellbeing Roadshow.
There are lots of organisations coming who can offer a wide range of support and help for our families - please come along if you can 😊

02/06/2026

Our brave Ynys y Cwtsh - Champions for Ynyshir walking group, weren't put off by the chance of showers 🌧️ this morning.

Eleven of us plus a dog, walked about 4.5 miles to Tylerstown and back. We did have a few light showers but it didn't dampen the spirits and all enjoyed 😊