the 200 acres ( of the ) dedicated to lodges, bungalows and cottages. Local charities The local social enterprise, Antur Waunfawr, which was created by R. Gwynn Davies, in 1984, among its many initiatives, has three sites, with the Bryn Pistyll site at Waunfawr housing the organisation's head office. This site has proved to be a popular attraction for local people and tourists alike, as it includes a seven-acre nature park, gardens, Blas y Waun café, a crafts shop and a children's play area. Antur provides work and training opportunities to adults with learning difficulties, and operates a green agenda, with their other sites (Warws Werdd and Caergylchu on the Cibyn Industrial Estate in Caernarfon) recycling everything from cardboard to curtains. Historical landmarks The Marconi Company built a large high-powered longwave wireless telegraph transmitting station on the hilltop above the village in 1914 which worked in association with its receiving station at Tywyn. The station initiated commercial transatlantic wireless service from London to New York City in 1920. It replaced Marconi's transatlantic wireless service from Clifden, Ireland to Canada, after the Clifden station was destroyed in the Irish Civil War in 1922. The building was until recently used as a climbing centre called Beacon Climbing, which has since relocated to Caernarfon town. There are many recreational facilities available in Waunfawr, from playing snooker to playing football on the all-weather pitch. There is also a youth club and a junior football club. The village has its own school teaching local children up to the age of 11, called Ysgol Waunfawr . The village has a number of interesting church buildings, some of them dating back over 150 years and possessing classic forms of masonry and architecture. Notable people from Waunfawr John Evans (1770–1799) was born in Waunfawr and produced an early map of the Missouri River in North America. Griffith Williams (1769–1838), a bardic pupil of Dafydd Ddu Eryri. Owen Williams (1790–1874), antiquary and the author of a Welsh dictionary. William Henry Preece (1834–1913), engineer, pioneer in the development of the telephone, mentor to Guglielmo Marconi Welsh language alternative rock band Big Leaves grew up in Waunfawr and formed the band under the name Beganifs in 1988 aged 11 and 12. Two members of Big Leaves went on to form the band Sibrydion. Other information Waunfawr is also the name of a village which now forms a northern suburb of Aberystwyth.