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The Red Kite Law team has backed the popular ‘Myrddin’ appeal in Carmarthen. The campaign to support the Myrddin Special Needs and Autistic Unit has taken the town by storm in recent months. The unit won the Times Education Supplement competition for a new £80,000 Clearspace Buildings classroom. And local campaigners have been busy raising fund for equipment for the new classroom. In the vanguard of the fund-raising campaign has been Andrew Bassett, a director of Basmac Homes Limited and Bassett and Macgregor Construction Limited. Andrew, his wife Bridget and their daughters Rachel and Rebecca walked parts of the Great Wall of China to raise money for the Myrddin unit. Red Kite Law staff rallied around to raise cash to support the appeal and their donations were cash-matched by the firm’s partners to the value of £300. To date, the Bassett family has raised an incredible £42,000 for the unit. Mrs Morris said: “Red Kite Law believes in playing its part in the local community and we ...

Photos from Carmarthen Round Table presentation dinner held at the Ivy Bush Royal Hotel, Carmarthen.

Children at Myrddin Special Unit in Carmarthen are appealing in person for support to win an £80,000 classroom. The Unit has made a short web clip featured on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4M2akXzFGY asking for people to vote for them in a national competition. The Special Needs and Autism Unit was selected from almost 400 schools that entered the competition run by education magazine Times Educational Supplement (TES). It is now battling it out against five other shortlisted schools in a public vote to win the Clearspace Education classroom. The competition was open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK. The panel of five judges was impressed with Myrddin’s plan to create an Assistive Technology Centre which would provide life-changing technology for their students with severe learning difficulties. Ceri Lilly, Teacher in Charge of Myrddin Special Unit, said: "Our vision for an assistive technology centre based at our small but very special school, could be ...

People are being asked to support Myrddin Special Unit in Carmarthen which has been named as a finalist in a national competition to win an £80,000 classroom. The Special Needs and Autism Unit was selected from almost 400 schools that entered the competition run by education magazine Times Educational Supplement (TES). It will now battle it out against five other shortlisted schools in a public vote to win the Clearspace Education classroom. The competition was open to all primary and secondary schools in the UK. The panel of five judges was impressed with Myrddin’s plan to create an Assistive Technology Centre which would provide life-changing technology for their students with severe learning difficulties. Ceri Lilly, Teacher in Charge of Myrddin Special Unit, said: "Our vision for an assistive technology centre based at our small but very special school, could be just a step away from becoming a reality. We would equip the classroom with cutting edge technology to aid com...