Fresh hope for Ferryside residential education centre
Ferryside Social Enterprise Group have received funding from RDP Sir Gâr’s Innovative Communities project , part of Axis 4 Innovative Hubs scheme, to develop a project at the Ferryside Residential Education Centre. The aim of Ferryside Social Enterprise Group is to acquire the site known as the Ferryside Residential Education Centre from Carmarthenshire County Council and to convert the building from a public liability and eyesore into an attractive community asset, supporting a wide range of activities for residents and visitors and creating employment opportunities. Among the proposed services the Centre could provide are: Specialist day centre for physically and mentally frail adults and carers, foot care and other quasi-medical services and alternative therapies, changing room facilities for the adjacent multi use games area, office space for start up businesses and high grade hostel type accommodation for coastal path walkers, bird watchers, visiting sports teams and reside...