'Abandoned' on a remote mountainside - the UK council estate with a notorious reputation
dailystar.co.ukWalesOnline. Residents who are proud of their home say they feel "neglected" and that more should be done to support them.Ashley Rees has lived on the estate all his life and volunteers at the Llanfair church, the community hub where after-school clubs are held.He said: "People still think of Penrhys as it used to be, rough.
It was, but you won't find community spirit anywhere else like you do here. In the snow people were out knocking doors asking if people needed anything."That's the only time being up on a hillside is a problem but everyone was out on their quads and in their jeeps helping others."Developed in the late 1960s, Penrhys consisted of 951 houses built on 61-acres which was the largest public sector housing site in Wales at that time.
It was built on the site of a former monastery which became an important centre for pilgrimage.Ivor Williams has lived on the site since it was first built - he moved here aged 10 in 1969.
He said: "This place used to have a massive problem with drugs, there was always trouble, it was wild here. It isn't like that anymore, it's a community, everyone knows everyone and everyone wants to help each other."The thing that lets it down now is the site, not the people, the state of the buildings and the fact that the only things here are a corner shop, takeaway and church.
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