Wraps off Llanelli centre
The wraps have come off a new extension to Ty Gelli Resource Centre, a Carmarthenshire County Council-run facility catering for children and families in the Llanelli area.
Ty Gelli offers a wide range of facilities including a play room, sensory room, meeting rooms, art room plus full kitchen and bathroom facilities, and is used for supervised contact between parents and children, family support work and direct work with families and children in the locality.
The new extension has added a further bathroom and outside play area which are both fully equipped for disabled access and use.
The work has been financed by Carmarthenshire County Council as part of its investment in children’s services facilities.
It was officially declared open by Carmarthenshire County Council chair Cllr Tyssul Evans on Thursday, September 17.
Director of education and children’s services Vernon Morgan, speaking at the opening, said: “I am absolutely delighted to be able to thank the staff publicly for the work that they have done for children in the county - they give status to children and families that may have the most demands, but are also the most needy.
“This wonderful facility speaks volumes for the care Carmarthenshire County Council has for the children and families of the county.”
Ty Gelli Resource Centre has been open since 1990 and has two full-time childcare qualified members of staff who have worked for the authority for over 20 years.
It is registered by the CSSIW (Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales) and provides playgroup sessions for referred children and a support group for parents and carers of children with specific needs, as well as providing a homely environment for supervised contact between children and families.
Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, executive board member for education and children’s services, said: “This is truly a wonderful facility run by a team of dedicated staff who are always on hand to support children and families in need of guidance.
“I know how much this new extension means to the staff, and the families who use this centre, as it gives them more space to relax and play in what can be a very difficult and emotional situation.
“I have been privileged and humbled to visit the centre and meet its staff, and long may their good work continue.”
Ty Gelli offers a wide range of facilities including a play room, sensory room, meeting rooms, art room plus full kitchen and bathroom facilities, and is used for supervised contact between parents and children, family support work and direct work with families and children in the locality.
The new extension has added a further bathroom and outside play area which are both fully equipped for disabled access and use.
The work has been financed by Carmarthenshire County Council as part of its investment in children’s services facilities.
It was officially declared open by Carmarthenshire County Council chair Cllr Tyssul Evans on Thursday, September 17.
Director of education and children’s services Vernon Morgan, speaking at the opening, said: “I am absolutely delighted to be able to thank the staff publicly for the work that they have done for children in the county - they give status to children and families that may have the most demands, but are also the most needy.
“This wonderful facility speaks volumes for the care Carmarthenshire County Council has for the children and families of the county.”
Ty Gelli Resource Centre has been open since 1990 and has two full-time childcare qualified members of staff who have worked for the authority for over 20 years.
It is registered by the CSSIW (Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales) and provides playgroup sessions for referred children and a support group for parents and carers of children with specific needs, as well as providing a homely environment for supervised contact between children and families.
Cllr Gwynne Wooldridge, executive board member for education and children’s services, said: “This is truly a wonderful facility run by a team of dedicated staff who are always on hand to support children and families in need of guidance.
“I know how much this new extension means to the staff, and the families who use this centre, as it gives them more space to relax and play in what can be a very difficult and emotional situation.
“I have been privileged and humbled to visit the centre and meet its staff, and long may their good work continue.”
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