Official Opening of CAVS At The Mount
CAVS new Carmarthen Offices at the MountThe new home of the Carmarthenshire Association of Voluntary Services (CAVS) will be officially unveiled on Friday. The Assembly’s Deputy Minister for Social Services, Gwenda Thomas AM, will start proceedings at the launch of the service at the newly rebuilt Mount building in Carmarthen on February 27.
An open afternoon is being held at the building following official proceedings, from 2-7pm, when anyone is welcome to visit. A number of voluntary groups are due to showcase what they have to offer, and guided tours of the building will be offered.
CAVS has leased the building from Carmarthenshire County Council following its £1.9million redevelopment. The transformation was funded by the council’s Sites, Premises and Infrastructure for Employment Programme, Objective 1, the Local Regeneration Fund and the Big Lottery Fund. CAVS was successful in clinching over £200,000 from various sources to assist with the building costs from the Welsh Assembly’s Community Facilities and Activities Programme.
The once dilapidated building stands at the town’s Castle Hill gateway. The Mount is set to bring major benefits to the area and will provide a superb resource for volunteers, the wider community and voluntary groups. Facilities include room hire, desk hire and a media studio. Support available will include grant searches, charity governance, training and social enterprises development.
Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive Mark James said: “We are proud of what has been achieved in the regeneration of this site. We look forward to being equally as proud of the excellent work which we are sure will be undertaken by CAVS in this first class facility, and the huge numbers of people who get the help they need through this initiative.”
CAVS Director Ieuan Williams said: “CAVS represents over 650 voluntary groups in the county, and we will be ensuring that the closer links with the local authority can benefit and develop as many of those groups as possible. This building will be a wonderful resource for volunteers, and will allow us to build up better links with other community venues and voluntary services across the whole county.”
For further information contact CAVS on 01267 236367, or 01267 245550, or visit www.cavs.org.uk
An open afternoon is being held at the building following official proceedings, from 2-7pm, when anyone is welcome to visit. A number of voluntary groups are due to showcase what they have to offer, and guided tours of the building will be offered.
CAVS has leased the building from Carmarthenshire County Council following its £1.9million redevelopment. The transformation was funded by the council’s Sites, Premises and Infrastructure for Employment Programme, Objective 1, the Local Regeneration Fund and the Big Lottery Fund. CAVS was successful in clinching over £200,000 from various sources to assist with the building costs from the Welsh Assembly’s Community Facilities and Activities Programme.
The once dilapidated building stands at the town’s Castle Hill gateway. The Mount is set to bring major benefits to the area and will provide a superb resource for volunteers, the wider community and voluntary groups. Facilities include room hire, desk hire and a media studio. Support available will include grant searches, charity governance, training and social enterprises development.
Carmarthenshire County Council Chief Executive Mark James said: “We are proud of what has been achieved in the regeneration of this site. We look forward to being equally as proud of the excellent work which we are sure will be undertaken by CAVS in this first class facility, and the huge numbers of people who get the help they need through this initiative.”
CAVS Director Ieuan Williams said: “CAVS represents over 650 voluntary groups in the county, and we will be ensuring that the closer links with the local authority can benefit and develop as many of those groups as possible. This building will be a wonderful resource for volunteers, and will allow us to build up better links with other community venues and voluntary services across the whole county.”
For further information contact CAVS on 01267 236367, or 01267 245550, or visit www.cavs.org.uk
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