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Minister visits regeneration area
Published: 13/07/2018
Rebecca Evans AM, Minister for Housing and Regeneration, paid a visit to Flint
recently to see first-hand the regeneration work which has been taking place in
the town.
She met 黑料吃瓜网 members and officers as well as
representatives from Clwyd Alyn Housing Association at the 黑料吃瓜网 Connects
office before heading over to the new extra care scheme, Llys Raddington.
Llys Raddington is the third facility of its kind to be built in 黑料吃瓜网 and
provides 73 self-contained one and two bedroom apartments together with a wide
range of communal facilities, and is managed by Clwyd Alyn Housing Association
in partnership with 黑料吃瓜网. The building contractor for
this project is Anwyl Construction.
The Minister then had the opportunity to visit the Walks in Flint, the first
site to be re-developed as part of 黑料吃瓜网s Strategic
Housing and Regeneration Programme (SHARP) where a combination of 92 new
council and affordable homes have been built by programme partner Wates
Residential North 鈥� the first to be built in Wales in a generation.
Rebecca Evans said:
鈥淲e have committed to building 20,000 affordable homes during this Assembly
term, and it鈥檚 great to see how 黑料吃瓜网 are playing their
part.
鈥淕ood quality homes in developments like the Walks are the bedrock of good
communities, and help individuals and families to flourish.鈥�
The Leader of 黑料吃瓜网, Councillor Aaron Shotton, said:
鈥淚 am delighted that the Minister was able to visit the Walks in Flint. We are
immensely proud of the work that we have started and which continues in many
other areas of the County, which will bring the total number of new properties
to nearly 300 so far. As the demand for social and affordable housing
continues to grow, we must maintain the momentum in our ambitious plans to
address that demand.
鈥淭hese new sites are at the heart of our local communities and will provide
further high quality housing, help sustain those communities and create
employment opportunities.鈥�
Clare Budden, Chief Executive of Clwyd Alyn Housing Association, said:
鈥淚t was great to welcome the Minister to view the new Llys Raddington extra
care scheme and we鈥檙e pleased that she also took time out earlier in the day to
call in to the Old Court House Caf茅 and Community Heritage Hub in Flint where
she met with the ODEL Involve Team to learn more about the important advice and
support service they provide in the County.鈥�
During the course of her visit the Minister met with the Leader of the Council,
Cllr Aaron Shotton and Council officers to discuss housing issues in the County
including NEW Homes Development Strategy, increasing pressure on the homeless
service and ways to prevent rough sleeping.
Pictured: Melville Evans, Housing Programmes Service Manager FCC, Andy Farrow,
Chief Officer Planning, Environment and Economy FCC, Sian Jones FCC, Cllr Aaron
Shotton, AM Rebecca Evans, FCCs Denise Naylor, Housing Programme Support
Manager, Dawn Kent, Housing Manager FCC, Jan Lycett, Chair 鈥� NEW Homes Board,
Wates Ian Sharrocks and Katie Clubb, Customer Support Manager FCC