Cwmdu Footbridge

On 7th September 2002, members of Cymdeithas Cwmdu and Cwmdu Classic Club gathered at the village pub for the grand opening of the new footbridge between the pub garden and the cricket field. The bridge, constructed of steel and timber on stone piers, was the work of local men Edwin Arblaster, Humphrey Edwards and Pete Bond, with the plans translated from drawings 'on the back of an envelope' by Ian Russel. The concreting of the piers and final fixing of the timber was completed by members of the Cymdeithas and the Cricket Club.

The idea for a bridge to ease access from the pub to the field had been discussed the previous year; money was raised by a '49 Club' at the pub, and other fundraising events and raffles. But it was a generous grant from the Principality Building Society which allowed it to become reality. Footings were prepared in May, with the hope that the bridge would be ready for the day of the village fete, but the weather did not co-operate; heavy rain raised the level of the river and work was delayed for over a month. In the meantime, the bridge itself was put together in a barn, then dismantled for the drilled metal components to be galvanized and the wood to be tantalized. At the end of August, the sub structure was slid into position (with the help of a tractor, two planks of wood and some steel tubing) and the bridge was completed ready for an outdoor film show on August 31^st

. Cymdeithas Cwmdu and the Cwmdu         Classic Club had each held charity fund       raising events during the summer, and after the bridge was officially opened by the manager       of the Principality Building Society in     Llandeilo,  cheques were given to   representatives of the Dinefwr Riding for           the Disabled Group, Lluest Horse and Pony Trust, Noahs Ark Appeal, the Community   Nurse Fund and the Kevin Blakeman Trust.  Tea was provided by members of       Cymdeithas Cwmdu, and although wasps  decided to make their presence felt, the  afternoon was enjoyed by all.