Heather Evans from Connah’s Quay is among the volunteers from Change Step who have transformed outdoor areas at the Ablett Psychiatric Unit at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, Bodelwyddan.
Thanks to a £520 donation from construction firm Watkin Jones PLC, new garden furniture is being installed to enable those being treated at the unit to relax outdoors and find some moments of calm.
Stephen McCabe, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board divisional health and safety lead and head of the Ablett Unit garden project team, thanked the Change Step volunteers for their hard work sprucing up the garden, renovating garden furniture plus planting flowers and shrubs.
He said: “The Change Step volunteers have done an amazing job here at the Ablett Unit and at the Hergest Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd. “They are also now starting work at the Bryn y Neuadd Secure Unit at Llanfairfechan, with BCUHB contributing towards the charity’s expenses. Work at the Ablett Unit began in the spring of last year and the transformation is wonderful. I’d also like to thank Watkin Jones Construction for its donation of £520 from its community fund. The money will be put to good use as we intend to purchase additional garden furniture which will mean more people can access the new garden area.”
