Making sport accessible for all …
Community Kit Room
The Community Kit Room is a free service that provides appropriate sports clothing and footwear for people aged 3 – adult.
Its aim is to support members of the community within Blaenau Gwent with their health, sport and fitness journey ensuring that having the appropriate kit isn’t a barrier to participation.
We’re working with a number of local organisations, businesses, residents and schools to collect and distribute kit across the community.
The Community Kit Room is situated in both Abertillery, and Tredegar sports centres. You can enquire about available sportswear, with the potential to view and select items through enquiries. To make it accessible and convenient for everyone, we have expanded our Community Kit Room hubs to provide drop off and collections points within the local community. Additionally, there are a number of donation bins located across the borough to allow quick and easy donations. Both the hubs and bins’ locations are listed below (please check the opening times and dates for donations and collections).
If you’d like to make a donation,
We accept:
General sports clothing, trainers and boots
Paired footwear tied together, free of dirt or mud
Clothing which is clean and washed
We cannot accept:
Stained or damaged clothing
Unpaired trainers and boots
Sporting equipment
Donation bin locations:
Abertillery Library and Adult Community Learning Centre, Trinity Chapel, Church Street, Abertillery NP13 1DB
Abertillery Sports Centre, Alma Street, Abertillery NP13 1QD
Blaina Community Sports Club, Central Park, Surgery Rd, Blaina, Abertillery NP13 3AY
Blaina Library, The Institute, High Street, Blaina, Abertillery NP13 3BN
Bryn Bach Primary School, Merthyr Rd, Tredegar NP22 3RX
Brynfarm Community House, 13 Heol Onen, Beaufort, Ebbw Vale, NP23 4TZ
Brynmawr Library, 3 Market Square, Brynmawr, Ebbw Vale NP23 4AJ
Cefn Golau, Community House, 87 Attlee Way, Cefn Golau Tredegar, NP22 3TD
CoedCae Community House, 101 Attlee Road. Nantyglo. Ebbw Vale. Blaenau Gwent NP23 4UY
Cwm Library, Canning Street, Cwm, Ebbw Vale NP23 6LW
Ebbw Vale Library, 21 Bethcar Street, Ebbw Vale NP23 6HH
Ebbw Vale Sports Centre, Lime Avenue, Ebbw Vale NP23 6GL
FC Tredegar, The Pavillion, Tredegar Sports Centre, Stable Lane, Tredegar NP22 4BH
Heads of the Valleys Boxing Club, Rassau Community Centre, Summerfield Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, NP23 5SU.
Llanhilleth RFC & FC, The Park, Skip Road, Llanhilleth, Abertillery, NP13 2RX
Nantyglo Football Club, Duffryn park, Blaina, Abertillery, NP133DA
RTB FC, Hilltop Stadium, Ebbw Vale, NP23 6ND
Tai Calon Community Housing, Solis One, Griffin Lane, Rising Sun Industrial Estate, Blaina, Abertillery, NP13 3JW
Tredegar Library, 10 Iron Street, Tredegar NP22 3RJ
Tredegar Sports Centre, Stable Lane, Tredegar NP22 4BH
Waundeg and Nantybwch Community Flat, 81 Waundeg, NP22 3SH
Willowtown Primary School, Brynheulog Street, Ebbw Vale NP23 6NP
The feedback has been really positive. We plan to grow this initiative and continue to support the local community by:
Sourcing specific kit, listening to your feedback
Increase the number of hubs
Continue to work with partners to get the message to as many people as possible
Host and attend community events to raise awareness and funds to purchase even more appropriate kit for all ages
“It’s a brilliant idea and has already had a positive impact!”
“It’s an incredibly important cause and I’m glad I could help add to their stock.”
“My daughter wanted to join Valleys Gymnastics Academy, but didn’t have a leotard. The team delivered one the next day.”
“In a time of desperate need due to homelessness and bereavement, the support we received was incredible. The Community Kit Room stepped in when it mattered most, providing help quickly and efficiently. Their kindness and responsiveness made a huge difference during such a difficult time — they truly couldn’t have been more helpful.”
“After accessing kit, the young person was able to compete in his rugby tournament.”
“The sportswear items will be a massive help for the families.”
“It’s fantastic! You provided the appropriate kit for my granddaughter to start playing football!”
“Working in a school with children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties, I often see learners from families facing real struggles. The Community Kit Room has been a lifeline, providing items for those in need. When my own daughter needed sportswear for a new sport, they supplied everything in excellent condition - clean, comfortable, and ready to use. Seeing the children, including my daughter, happy, confident, and fitting in with their peers was priceless. The kit room’s support for families and the wider community is truly incredible.”
If you would like to donate, make an enquiry, or join as a partner or Community Kit Room hub please email ckr@aneurinleisure.org.uk or contact 07976 635655.
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