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Welsh government to fund £23m ‘health and wellbeing’ village in Bridgend
The Welsh Government has unveiled plans to build a £23m integrated health and wellbeing village in Bridgend in Glamorgan. Spanning 4.6 acres, the project at
Sunnyside in Bridgend will include a GP surgery, general needs and supported housing. Designed to deliver care closer to home, the Health and Wellbeing Village will provide 59 affordable homes, including six supported homes for those who have physical as well as learning disabilities and ten flats to help people transition from care or supported accommodation. The new development will connect to the Bridgend Life Centre which incorporates a library, community café, wellness service, sports and recreational facilities including provision of a GP exercise referral service. Built on the site of former Council offices and Magistrates Court, the project will bring unused land back into use creating a multi- functional space open to all the residents of the town and beyond and contribute to the
Greensleeves Care has taken
possession of its Henley House care home in Ipswich offering residential, dementia and respite care for up to 66 residents after handover by construction contractor LNT.
continued regeneration of Bridgend. The project is receiving £10.7m from the
NHS Wales Capital Programme, £6.6m from Social Housing Grant and the Housing Finance Grant, £480,000 from the Integrated Care Fund capital programme and £315,000 Transforming Towns’ Green Infrastructure Funding, alongside private finance. The development is a partnership between
Welsh Government, the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Health Board, Bridgend CBC and Linc Cymru Housing Association. “The new village in Bridgend will provide a major boost to community care and wellbeing by accommodating a wide range of Health and Wellbeing resources, including support for frail and older people, vulnerable young people and people with learning difficulties,” said Welsh mental health minister Eluned Morgan. “This should avoid unnecessary admissions
to hospital or residential care and delays when someone is due to be discharged from care,” she added.
Anchor Hanover, McCarthy & Stone
agree £125m deal Retirement community developer McCarthy & Stone and not-for-profit care provider Anchor Hanover have established a development partnership to deliver a range of ‘affordable for all’ later living communities across England. The partnership will initially deliver 482
units across five consented large-scale sites owned by McCarthy & Stone with an indicative gross development value of £125m.
As part of the agreement, Anchor
Hanover will pay a total of £67m for the development of 316 extra care apartments, aimed at those in greatest need of supported housing and care. McCarthy & Stone will act as turnkey
developer to Anchor Hanover to deliver these apartments – of which 124 will be affordable rent and 192 will be shared ownership. A further 166 retirement living units will be sold and managed by McCarthy & Stone on land adjacent to Anchor Hanover’s sites. The first two of the developments are
set to get underway in Hook, Hampshire and Hinckley, Leicestershire later this year with the next two developments located in Bingley, West Yorkshire, and Standish, Greater Manchester due to commence in early 2021.
The final development will follow in Macclesfield, Cheshire later in 2021. “This partnership is in addition to our
current construction plans and forms part of our strategy to provide greater choice for customers, with different tenure options across the affordability spectrum,” said McCarthy & Stone chief executive John Tonkiss.
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