Llandybie Public Memorial Hall 

The Memorial Hall in Llandybie was built in 1924, and opened by the Earl of Cawdor on the 5th November, 1925, to commemorate the men of Llandybie' who lost their lives in the First World War, 1914-1919. A tablet with the names of those who died was erected insi'de the Hall in 1933.
When the Second World War broke out in 1939, the Memorial Hall became a centre of activity and was used extensively for meetings and fund-raising events by the 'War Comforts Fund'. An Evacuee Committee was formed and the Hall became an Air-raid Precaution Station. Dances and concerts were held with police consent and black-out rules were strictly observed.  hese concerts and dances were held to raise money for the 'Comforts Fund'. From 1940 onwards the Hall was also used by the Home Guard for training purposes. The Old Vic Theatre Company visited the Hall and the Local Education Authority was granted the use of the Hall as a school. The local library continued to be run by the Hall committee. In 1941 a 'War Weapons Week' was held and permission granted to Derwydd School to use the tennis courts.
In 1944 the National Eisteddfod was held in the Hall with use also being made of other places such as ch;pels and vestries for the preliminary rounds. To improve the acoustics the cavity above the stage was boarded in with masonic boards, the stage was extended and a sound-board erected ,oyer the extension. Surplus sets of bowls were sold off at 25 shillings per set. In t946 the committee introduced 'Talking Pictures'. The cinema was opened on the 14th March, 1946, admission: 1/9d, 1/6d, 1/- and 9d, children's matinee: 6d and 3d.
In 1947 a second tablet was erected in the Hall to commemorate the men of Llandybie who gave their lives for their country during the Second World War (1939-1945).
In 1953 the Assembly Rooms were built with the assistance of a grant from the Miners ' Welfare Fund and was opened by the late Mr. Penhallurick, the Social Welfare Organiser for South Wales. The Assembly Rooms and the rear of the Hall were used as an infant school and remained as such until the closure of the old Church School in 1971 and the transfer of the Primary School to what was then known as the Llandybie Secondary Modern School, which in turn was transferred and became part of the Tregib Comprehensive School. 1953 was Coronation Year and a film of the Coronation was shown to the children free of charge.
	Trees were planted in the children's park and a commemorative plaque,
presented by the late Miss Stepney-Gulston, was erected in the Assembly 'Rooms. Between 1954 and 1957 grand open tennis tournaments were held by the tennis club. A new kitchen was added to the Hall itself and, in 1957, a
parcel ofland between the Assemb1y Rooms and the River Marlais was leased to the Llandybie R.F.C. for the purpose of building a clubhouse. The clubhouse
was built and opened in 1958. This clubhouse was unique in a way, and adds a
little bit of history to the village as it is believed to be the first club of its: kind,
certainly in West Wales, if not South Wales.	.
In 1960 an 'Aelwyd yr Urdd' was formed and flourished successfully for many years. The expansion of television during the 1950s had a drastic effect on the cinema and by the late 1950s the problem had become acute. In March 1960 a public meeting was called when the secretary/manager advised the committee and public present that the cinema should close. By an overwhelming majority it was decided that the cinema should continue. Between March and the end of September that year the cinema had incurred a loss of £1,100. In October, the committee was forced to close the cinema.
The closure of Pencae Colliery in 1958 was a sad blow to both the village and the Hall. Contributions, which had been a voluntary levy on each miner working at Pencae, ceased, with a loss of revenue that the Hall could ill afford. These contributions were later revived on- an area basis but with the contraction of the mining industry these also stopped in 1977.
Looking for additional revenue, the committee started bingo sessions in the Assembly Rooms, later transferred to the Main Hall, where they are held on a twice-weekly basis to this day. In 1964, the Llandybie R.F.C. built a new clubhouse at the far end of the King George the VI Playing Fields.