St Dunstan’s acquires additional centre with purchase of former convalescent home in Llandudno
Monday, 07 Jan 2008 16:15
St Dunstan’s - the charity offering lifelong support and rehabilitation to blind and partially sighted ex-service men and women – has recently purchased the former North Wales Medical Centre in Queens Road, Craig-y-Don, Llandudno.
The Grade II Listed former convalescent home, most recently used as a private hospital, will be adapted to become an additional centre* for St Dunstan’s, providing rehabilitation, training, respite care and holiday accommodation for its beneficiaries. The building, comprising 50,000 sq. ft., is located on a site of about 11.5 acres on the edge of Llandudno commanding views over the Irish Sea towards the Isle of Anglesey, Snowdonia and the Great Orme**.
Robert Leader, Chief Executive, St Dunstan’s said of the purchase, ‘The new centre will be invaluable in helping us to meet the needs of ever increasing numbers of St Dunstaners. We shall be able to provide help and support to more beneficiaries, enabling them to adapt to their loss of sight, regain their independence and achieve a better quality of life. We also hope that our presence in Llandudno will make a useful contribution to the town and surrounding area ’
Depending on planning permission, the centre is expected to have 40 double bedrooms, adapted to both residential and nursing care standards. The projected opening date will be in 2009.
Edmund Kirby, Surveyors of Liverpool, acted in the purchase for St Dunstan’s and Strutt and Parker’s Chester office acted for the vendors, World Trading Group Limited.
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