pitch along with a football pitch, tennis courts and bowling green are located at " Parc Siencyn Powell" (Formerly named Parc-y-Llyn), which is administered by Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council. Residents of note William Abraham, trade unionist and MP. Chris Needs is a BBC Radio Wales presenter who grew up in Cwmavon. Joseph John Richards, born between Cwmavon and Aberavon, became famous in the United States as a composer of march tunes and a bandleader. George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy, was living at 62 Gower Street, Cwmavon, age 3, in the 1911 census. Lyn Jones, former Wales international rugby union player, later coach of the Ospreys. Rees Richards, a Wales international at rugby union and rugby league was born in Cwmavon. References External links www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Cwmafan and surrounding area Villages in Neath Port Talbot Communities in Neath Port Talbot Afan Valley