Having had various upgrades during its lifetime – including new glass, paintwork and signage – the payphone was one of several to have been earmarked for removal across RCT in 2019.
According to BT’s records, it had only been used 13 times in the 12 months prior to being taken away.
However, the likes of Howells fought at the time to get it back.
“I worked really hard to get it returned to Cwmaman, but I needed to find people willing to take responsibility for its upkeep once it got back there,” she said.
“Unfortunately, Covid came along not long afterwards and its impact was so great on so many lives.
“As a result, most folk understandably had little time to think of anything else.”