Urban Foundry

Name: Urban Foundry
Address: Swansea, GB
Telephone: +441792721725

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We're a creative regeneration agency we help make towns and cities better places. Established 2004. Certified BCorp.

Since 2004 we've been forging great ideas that can change the world for the better.

27/10/2026

🌿 One of the best things to come out of our Sandfields and Brunswick Community Action Day in August was seeing people wanting to get involved in looking after their local area.

And now there is a new fortnightly community litter pick!

Here's Urban Foundry’s Tatiana, who's swapped her seagull costume for a litter picker and has already got stuck in! 🐦

It's the sort of action people told us they wanted to see more of when we spoke to over 500 local residents. Opportunities to meet up, look after their green spaces and take pride in their neighbourhood.

Next litter picks: 10am Tuesday 10 and 24 November (every other Tuesday).

📍 Meet at The Vetch Park, Swansea

Just turn up and get involved!

PS huge thanks to The Environment Centre who coordinate this and provide all the equipment 💚

22/10/2026

📍 Ben was at Plas Llanelly House last week, speaking at a Llanelli Chamber of Trade & Commerce event about the future of Llanelli Town Centre.

We've been helping to develop the Llanelli Placemaking Plan to help bring new businesses and activity into the town centre.

Full plan to be published soon and Ben shared some of the thinking behind it and what it could mean for Llanelli and local businesses.

💬 There were some good questions and conversations about the challenges facing the town, what needs to change and how we can make better use of what's already there.

21/10/2026

📣 Help Port Talbot and Afan Valley’s bid to become the first UK Town of Culture in 2028.

The winning town will receive £3 million for cultural activities. Urban Foundry is helping collect people’s views and ideas to include in the bid.

Tell us what you love, what gets overlooked and what you’d like to see happening. It could be a local band, a festival, a community group or an idea you’ve had.

💬 The survey takes five minutes:
https://porttalbottownofculture.wales/get-involved/

You’ll also find events where you can talk to us in person.

Please share with people who live or work in Port Talbot and the Afan Valley.

Port Talbot 2028 / Neath Port Talbot Council

20/10/2026

📸 A few photos from 4theRegion's ‘It’s Your Neath Port Talbot’ event at Margam Orangery last month.

Lauren, Kate and Ben went along as part of our work with Neath Port Talbot Council on Port Talbot’s bid to become the UK’s first Town of Culture in 2028.

🎉 Port Talbot has made it through to the final 14 towns, from around 400 that originally applied! The winning town will receive £3 million to deliver a programme of cultural activities in 2028.

Kate spoke about the bid, and we spent some time chatting to people about what culture means to them and what makes Port Talbot special.

It’s all part of gathering ideas and views from local people to help shape the next stage of the bid.

Thanks to 4theRegion for a fab event!

15/10/2026

🎥 Ben has been asked to join the Welsh Government Town Centres Task Force.

Here’s him explaining what it’s about and how it aligns with our urban regeneration work at Urban Foundry.

08/10/2026

Meet Evie 👋

A recent Swansea University Business Management graduate and founder of ETO, a sustainable clothing brand that supports environmental charities.

Evie met Ben at The Big Pitch, organised by Swansea Uni’s fabulous Enterprise Team.

They met again at one of our networking events and we offered Evie a free stall at Mumbles Market to test ETO.

She loved it. She made a profit and left with more confidence to keep going. 🙌

Supporting small and independent businesses matters to us as they bring ideas, character and activity to our towns, cities, markets and high streets.

Swipe to read more about Evie. 👉

02/10/2026

📢 REMINDER: Come and have your say on plans for Community Hubs in Bridgend County Borough

Our first follow-up sessions take place this Monday 5 October.

Earlier this summer, local people shared their views on plans for Community Hubs. We’ve listened to what you told us and developed some ideas - now we’d like to know what you think.

📍 Monday 5 October
Bettws Life Centre | 10.30am – 12pm
Richard Price Centre | 12.30pm – 2pm

We’ll also be holding sessions on:

📍 Tuesday 13 October
Sarn Life Centre| 1.30pm – 3pm
Pyle Life Centre | 3.30pm – 5pm

Come along, take a look at the proposed plans and share your thoughts.

If you can’t make it but would like to find out more, email [email protected]

Urban Foundry has been commissioned to develop feasibility studies for Community Hubs across Valley Gateway, Garw Valley and Pyle, supported by Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board.

CYMRAEG 👇

📢 ATGOFFA: Dewch i ddweud eich dweud am gynlluniau ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr

Bydd ein sesiynau dilynol cyntaf yn cael eu cynnal ddydd Llun 5 Hydref.

Yn gynharach yr haf hwn, rhannodd pobl leol eu barn ar gynlluniau ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol. Rydym wedi gwrando ar yr hyn a ddywedoch wrthym ac wedi datblygu rhai syniadau – nawr hoffem wybod beth yw eich barn chi.

📍 Dydd Llun 5 Hydref
Canolfan Fywyd Betws | 10.30am – 12pm
Canolfan Richard Price | 12.30pm – 2pm

Byddwn hefyd yn cynnal sesiynau ar:

📍 Dydd Mawrth 13 Hydref
Canolfan Bywyd Sarn | 1.30pm – 3pm
Canolfan Bywyd y Pîl | 3.30pm – 5pm

Dewch draw i weld y cynlluniau arfaethedig a rhannu eich barn.

Os na allwch ddod ond hoffech gael gwybod mwy, e-bostiwch [email protected]

Mae Urban Foundry wedi cael eu comisiynu i ddatblygu astudiaethau dichonoldeb ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol ar draws Porth y Dyffryn, Dyffryn Garw a'r Pîl, gyda chymorth Bwrdd Partneriaeth Ranbarthol Cwm Taf Morganwg.

29/09/2026

📍 A few photos from Canolfan S4C Yr Egin in Carmarthen.

Ben was there for Design Commission for Wales' first regional Co-Create event, looking at what good placemaking looks like across South West Wales.

Three speakers shared three different perspectives: regional, town and individual project level.

Ben got the town one and had five minutes to talk about our placemaking work with Cyngor Sir Gâr - Carmarthenshire County Council:

🔸 Understanding a place before deciding what it needs
🔸 Listening to the people who live, work, visit and run businesses there
🔸 Testing ideas
🔸 Using pop-ups to get things happening
🔸 Turning plans into practical action

Thanks to Felicity Barbur and the Design Commission for Wales team for inviting Ben.

25/09/2026

📢 Come and see the proposed plans for Community Hubs in Bridgend County Borough.

Earlier this summer, local people shared their views on plans for Community Hubs at:

📍 Bettws Life Centre
📍 Pyle Life Centre
📍 Richard Price Centre
📍 Sarn Life Centre

We’ve listened to what you told us and developed some ideas. Now we want to know what you think.

Come along to one of our follow-up sessions:

📍 Monday 5 October

Bettws Life Centre, 10.30am – 12pm
Richard Price Centre, 12.30pm – 2pm

📍 Tuesday 13 October

Sarn Life Centre, 1.30pm – 3pm
Pyle Life Centre, 3.30pm – 5pm

If you can’t make it but would like to find out more, email [email protected]

Urban Foundry has been commissioned to develop feasibility studies for Community Hubs across Valley Gateway, Garw Valley and Pyle, supported by Cwm Taf Morgannwg Regional Partnership Board.

CYMRAEG 👇

📢 Dewch i weld y cynlluniau arfaethedig ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol ym Mwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr.

Yn gynharach yr haf hwn, rhannodd pobl leol eu barn ar gynlluniau ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol yn:

📍 Canolfan Bywyd Betws
📍 Canolfan Bywyd y Pîl
📍 Canolfan Richard Price
📍 Canolfan Bywyd Sarn

Rydym ni wedi gwrando ar yr hyn a ddywedoch chi wrthym ni ac wedi datblygu rhai syniadau. Nawr mae eisiau gwybod arnom beth yw eich barn chi.

Dewch draw i un o'n sesiynau dilynol:

📍 Dydd Llun 5 Hydref

Canolfan Fywyd Betws, 10.30am – 12pm
Canolfan Richard Price, 12.30pm – 2pm

📍 Dydd Mawrth 13 Hydref

Canolfan Bywyd Sarn, 1.30pm – 3pm
Canolfan Bywyd y Pîl, 3.30pm – 5pm

Os na allwch ddod ond hoffech gael gwybod mwy, e-bostiwch [email protected]

Mae Urban Foundry wedi cael eu comisiynu i ddatblygu astudiaethau dichonoldeb ar gyfer Hybiau Cymunedol ar draws Porth y Dyffryn, Dyffryn Garw a'r Pîl, gyda chymorth Bwrdd Partneriaeth Ranbarthol Cwm Taf Morganwg.

22/09/2026

One of the biggest impacts of our street markets is what they do for small businesses.

They give people a safe space to launch, test trade, grow and turn an idea into a viable business.

And many of our traders become friends too.

Babita’s Spice Deli is one of them. They serve incredible Indian street food to eat at the market or take home. We’re all big fans of their food, but they’re also lovely people to work with.

Here are some very kind words they shared about working with us.

Thank you Babita and Rana ❤️

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