About Us
Ferry Boat Arts CIC
Ferry Boat Arts CIC provides inclusive, creative experiences that support the wellbeing of children and the wider community of Neath Port Talbot and Swansea. Established in 2023, and becoming a Community Interest Company in 2025, we now operate from an outdoor studio and play area, offering art and nature-based workshops for both children and adults.
We believe every child and adult has the right to access good quality, affordable art, to enable self expression and enhance wellbeing.​​
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We are a non profit, community interest company, committed to our policy, legislation and advice through Welsh Government and Business Wales regarding sustainability, the Welsh Language, inclusion and equality.
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​We are raising money for kitchen equipment, if you can help with a donation ​
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Please bear with us whilst we convert the website content into Welsh.
Workshops
We specialise in running workshops for both adults and children ,
either from our forest arts studio or an indoor studio. ​
We offer a range of services which you can find details of below.​
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Currently outdoor workshops are on pause while we attend to some upgrades, but we will be running again shortly.
Our Services - Ein Gwasanaethau
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Workshops
Gweithdai
We offer adult and children's workshops throughout the year, based at my home studio. The workshops range in a number of arts and crafts, nature based art, messy play and outdoor cooking.
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Rydyn ni’n cynnig gweithdai i oedolion a phlant drwy gydol y flwyddyn yn fy stiwdio gartref. Mae'r gweithdai yn amrywio gan ganolbwyntio ar bob math o gelf a chrefft.
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1:1 sessions
Sesiwn 1:1
We run 1:1 classes for children and adults, who may be experiencing anxiety or loneliness. The activities are designed to promote wellbeing and experiment with different mediums and learning new skills.
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Rydyn ni’n cynnal dosbarth 1:1 i blant ac oedolion. Mae'r gweithgareddau wedi'u cynllunio i hybu lles ac arbrofi gyda gwahanol gyfryngau a dysgu sgiliau newydd.
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Community workshops
Gweithdai cymunedol
I work with local community groups, facilitating art workshops. If you are interested in working with me please use the contact me button.
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Dwi'n gweithio gyda grwpiau cymunedol lleol, gan hwyluso gweithdai celf. Os oes gennych chi ddiddordeb mewn gweithio gyda fi, defnyddiwch y botwm ‘cysylltu â fi’.
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Art Club
Clwb Celf
This is a weekly art club, run after school . Two different age groups For full details and to book tickets use the link below.
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Clwb celf wythnosol yw hon, sy'n cael ei redeg ar ôl ysgol ar ddydd Mercher. Am fanylion llawn ac i archebu tocynnau, defnyddiwch y ddolen isod.
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We are based in Briton Ferry
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Birthday Parties
Partïon Pen-blwydd
​If your child loves crafts, why not purchase a workshop voucher, or have a party here in the studio, or I can host craft parties at your venue.
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Os yw eich plentyn yn dwlu ar grefftau, beth am brynu ‘taleb gweithdy’, neu gael parti yma yn y stiwdio. Neu gallaf ddod i’ch lleoliad chi i gynnal partïon crefft.
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Forest Arts
Celf y Goedwig
​There is nothing better than getting outdoors for your wellbeing. Learn about the outdoors and the nature that surrounds us. and use nature and foraging to create art and crafts.
Service Area
Port Talbot
Neath
Swansea
Gower
Bridgend
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South Wales
As well as facilitating workshops in the community, I also run workshops from my creative studio, which is based in the old Ferry Boat Inn, which backs on to the River Neath. The Ferry Boat Inn was at the heart of the community back in its day, and although this is now our home, this is the ethos we carry forward, in which we would like Ferry Boat Arts to be at the heart of the community.
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The name 'Ferry Boat' is because as far back as the 1800's, it is where the ferry boat ran before the bridge was built in the 1950's. It has been a pub, hostel, inn and children's home in the past.
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Yn ogystal â hwyluso gweithdai yn y gymuned, dwi’n cynnal gweithdai o’m stiwdio greadigol, sydd wedi’i lleoli yn yr hen Ferry Boat Inn ar lannau afon Nedd. Roedd y Ferry Boat Inn yn galon y gymuned yn ôl yn ei dydd, ac er mai hwn yw ein cartref bellach, dyma’r ethos rydyn ni am ei barhau ac i ni roi Celf a Chrefft y Fferi yng nghalon y gymuned unwaith eto.
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Rhoddwyd yr enw ‘Ferry Boat’ ar y lle oherwydd, yn ôl yn yr 1800au, dyma lle roedd y fferi yn rhedeg cyn i’r bont gael ei hadeiladu yn yr 1950au. Mae’r lle hwn wedi bod yn dafarn, yn hostel ac yn gartref plant yn y gorffennol .
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For more information and photos click the link below.
Am ragor o wybodaeth a lluniau, cliciwch ar y ddolen isod.
An image of the ferry boat carrying passengers in the 1800's.
This is an early image of when it was ran as a public house in the 1800's.
An image of the Boat House, yacht club and the M4 crossing.
An image of the ferry boat carrying passengers in the 1800's.
Ferry Boat House History 1700's - 2024