Facelift for Carmarthen cafe
A Carmarthen café has been given a facelift thanks to a grant from the Rural Development Plan for Wales.
Caban y Dderwen in Mansel Street was given a Village Improvement Grant (VIG) to cover half the £4,690 cost of replacing the wooden shopfront.
The grant was made under the Village Enhancement Project, which has received funding of £940,049 through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 – 2013, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.
The Project aims to enhance the appearance of rural towns and villages and stimulate economic growth. The VIG itself is aimed to enhance the branding of commercial properties in rural areas.
Caban owner Nia Jones said she was delighted to have received such support from the local authority.
She said: “Caban y Dderwen is in the Conservation Area and it has all been redone in the same traditional style.
“It looks so much cleaner and better and has more kerbside appeal. A lot of people have commented on how nice it looks.”
Executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “I think it is nice to see business people in Carmarthenshire taking advantage of the grants to update the facades of their buildings.
“The work carried out has retained the traditional façade that people associate with Caban y Dderwen. It fits in so well with the street scene in Mansel Street.”
Caban y Dderwen in Mansel Street was given a Village Improvement Grant (VIG) to cover half the £4,690 cost of replacing the wooden shopfront.
The grant was made under the Village Enhancement Project, which has received funding of £940,049 through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007 – 2013, which is funded by the Welsh Assembly Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development.
The Project aims to enhance the appearance of rural towns and villages and stimulate economic growth. The VIG itself is aimed to enhance the branding of commercial properties in rural areas.
Caban owner Nia Jones said she was delighted to have received such support from the local authority.
She said: “Caban y Dderwen is in the Conservation Area and it has all been redone in the same traditional style.
“It looks so much cleaner and better and has more kerbside appeal. A lot of people have commented on how nice it looks.”
Executive board member for regeneration and leisure Cllr Clive Scourfield said: “I think it is nice to see business people in Carmarthenshire taking advantage of the grants to update the facades of their buildings.
“The work carried out has retained the traditional façade that people associate with Caban y Dderwen. It fits in so well with the street scene in Mansel Street.”
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