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Opportunity knocks at Hwb Cyfle
Published: 24/06/2019
The new Day and Community Centre for people with Learning Disabilities in ϳԹ, named ‘Hwb Cyfle’ – which means Opportunity Hub - opens its doors on Monday 24 June.
ϳԹ has made a significant investment of over £4millionto provide this much needed,purpose built facility that will replace the existing day centre at Glanrafon, Queensferry.
Local people will be able to enjoy a state of the art building with excellent activity and workshop spaces, sensory rooms and personal care facilities. ϳԹ Council will be working with our voluntary sector partner Hft to support people with learning disabilities to develop their skills and increase their independence.
The vibrant café and sensory garden spaces will provide an opportunity for the wider community to use the excellent community facilities at the centre, and ensure that Hwb Cyfle is a key asset in the local community.
ϳԹ’s Cabinet Member for Social Services, Councillor Christine Jones, said:
“This is an exciting day for ϳԹ who, along with our partners, is working hard to transform services for people with a learning disability. ϳԹ has invested in the future of this key service and enabled these state of the art facilities to come into being.”