About The Pop Factory
A Landmark with a proud history
The Pop Factory is a landmark building with a proud history of culture and innovation. Originally the home of the Corona Pop brand, it gained national recognition in the year 2000 when it became the iconic home of television shows such as The Guest List, Session Hwyr, and TPF. Hosting performances from the likes of Stereophonics and Tom Jones, The Pop Factory broadcast the Rhondda to screens across Wales and beyond.
Today, the building remains a vibrant and active creative hub, providing space for independent artists, theatre groups, choirs, training organisations, art exhibitions, and a wide range of community events. It is a valued asset not only to the people of Porth, but for the Rhondda community as a whole.
Pop Factory For Sale
We could lose this valued community asset
The current owners have decided to sell the building at a listed sale price of £475,000.
If private buyers purchase it, The Pop Factory as we know it could disappear, and the creative energy that's fizzed inside those walls for decades would be gone for good.
For the people of the Rhondda, The Pop Factory is a part of our story. It's where many would have worked hard to put food on the table, or where we experienced live music for the first time. Where our passion for the arts was ignited. Where creativity found a home.
Now that home is at risk.
Pop Factory Ltd.
Who we are and what we're doing about it
Established to secure its future for the people of Porth and the Rhondda, The Pop Factory Ltd is a group of artists, organisations and local residents united in their goal to bring this building into community ownership. Together they are committed to ensuring the building continues to serve as a centre of creativity and opportunity for generations to come.
Our Vision for The Pop Factory
A supportive and sustainable, multi-use space for Porth
By securing this building, we aim to build on its legacy as a cornerstone of Porth's cultural identity and create lasting opportunities for local residents, artists, and businesses.
With your support, we aim to:
Support Local Businesses
We will support local and creative businesses to flourish with affordable workspaces and a supportive environment.
Nurture Local Talent
We will provide a platform for live performances, cultural, and arts activity, continuing the building’s proud tradition as a stage for local talent, whatever your discipline.
Provide Training & Skills
We will provide both formal and informal learning opportunities for all to engage with the arts and develop new skills.
Improve Community Wellbeing
Promote community wellbeing and cohesion, in a welcoming and inclusive space for people of all ages and backgrounds, safely.
Put Porth Town Centre Back on the Map
Increase footfall and economic activity in Porth town centre, contributing to the wider regeneration of the high street and local economy
How you can help Save The Pop Factory.
This campaign runs on people power. Share our content, tell your story, or bring your skills to the table. And if you can donate to our Crowd Funder campaign, every pound takes us closer to bringing this building home.
Help save The Pop Factory when you
Tell Your Pop Factory story
Everyone in the Rhondda has a Pop Factory story. Help us show what this building means to the people it has always served, by sharing yours.
Volunteer Your Time & Skills
Share the TPF Campaign on Socials
Following us and sharing our content on socials will really help to raise the awareness and funds to open the building to the public.
We can’t do this without you.
Donate today to help save The Pop Factory for the community, for now, and for generations to come.