Newport County AFC
Hywel Dafydd is an experienced professional in the fields of safeguarding, social care regulation, and public policy. Currently serving as the Assistant Director of Regulation at Social Care Wales since December 2017, Hywel oversees multiple teams responsible for workforce registration, fitness to practise investigations, and regulatory training. In addition to this role, Hywel is the Head of Safeguarding at Newport County AFC and serves as a member and Chair for safeguarding panels with the England & Wales Cricket Board and The Football Association. As a Non Executive Director for the Cardiff City FC Foundation, Hywel champions safeguarding and supports initiatives aimed at helping children and families in South Wales. Past roles include Senior Researcher at the National Assembly for Wales and Head of Policy and Public Affairs at the Children’s Commissioner for Wales. Hywel holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Politics and Public Policy and has a background in Social Work and Politics from reputable universities in Wales.
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Newport County AFC
In the heart of the city; Newport County AFC is a professional football club competing in League Two of the EFL. Nicknamed the 'Exiles'. County originally formed in 1912 due to some football-fanatic steelworkers who had migrated from Birmingham and weren't interested in rugby which was the sport of choice for the locals. Almost entirely made up of Wolverhampton Wanderers fans, the steelworkers opted for amber as their team colour and began playing on the fields opposite their workplace, Lysaghts. Fast forward 77 years and a club with so much history found itself bankrupt and falling out of existence. Following the sad demise of Newport County in February 1989, a new club, Newport AFC, was created by a group of County supporters three months later. The intention was to play at the highest level possible in the Football League pyramid, with the ultimate aim of returning League football to Newport. The new club was founded, financed and run by supporters. Its motto was “Football with a Future”. Ten years later, the name Newport County AFC was adopted