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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal ended her tour of Swansea Bay with a visit to Gwalia’s Community Horse and Pony Scheme (CHAPS) in Gowerton. The Princess Royal discovered how the CHAPS team use their passion for horses, to help those in need of support. Her Royal Highness is linked to a number of animal and equine charities including Animal Health Trust, the Horse Trust and World Horse Welfare. During the visit to CHAPS she chatted with people who both work at and use the lottery-funded project, which promotes animal welfare, engages urban horse owners and provides equine and rural skills training for people with a wide range of support needs. She also spent time with some of the horses that the CHAPS Project has rescued and rehabilitated since its launch two years ago. Katie Double, CHAPS Project Manager, was delighted to host The Princess. “It was an absolute honour to meet Her Royal Highness today and we’re really grateful for her interest in what we do. We had various ...

Not for profit housing provider Gwalia has been granted planning permission to build 27 new homes on land off Heol Dyfnallt in Carmarthen. Gwalia is working in partnership with Carmarthenshire County Council to deliver the affordable homes as a housing co-operative, one of three Welsh Government pilot projects in Wales. These pioneer projects will explore the use of co-operative models as an additional affordable housing option for people in Wales. The design of the two, three and four-bedroom homes has been inspired by the local architecture; brickwork facades mirror the material used most frequently in the locality, while the angular bays of nearby Job’s Well House have been modernised and incorporated into the design. The pale buff brick, dark grey window frames and good quality brick detailing seek to produce an elegant result. Jonathan Hughes, Director of Development at Gwalia said “We are delighted to have been granted planning permission for this innovative housing project. W...

Llandeilo Market Hall Planning Application - Gwalia Gwalia has submitted a planning application to Carmarthenshire County Council to restore and repair the Grade II listed Market Hall building in Llandeilo and to redevelop the adjacent land for a low cost home ownership scheme. Gwalia’s proposals for the site have been informed by the detailed design brief outlined by Carmarthenshire County Council. Gwalia won the tender process based on their ability to meet the specifications for the listed building within the Council’s brief and for the resourceful use of the adjoining land for high quality affordable housing. Gwalia’s proposals for the Grade II listed Market Hall involve restoring the building to its former glory.