Council tenants are building a strong community at a newly finished Rhyl housing development.
Denbighshire Housing recently held an event for Llys Elizabeth tenants to help them meet their new neighbours and also chat to staff about their new homes at the former tax office.
Tenants got together in the grounds of their new homes to have a go at willow weaving, take part in boccia games against each other and also talk to a Community Navigator to learn about suitable community support if needed.
Llys Elizabeth is designed for people aged 55 and over. The development at the site has seen the creation of a total of 12 new homes comprising eight two-bedroom apartments and 4 one-bedroom apartments which are situated in the building. Each home is designed to offer high levels of energy efficiency to support the new tenants with the cost of living and help Denbighshire County Council and Wales achieve its targets of lowering carbon emissions.
The new Rhyl homes are part of Denbighshire County Council’s continuing commitment to tackling accommodation waiting times by addressing the need for more social housing provision in the county.
‘Absolutely beautiful’ was how Sandra Williams described her and her husband Alan’s new apartment home at Llys Elizabeth while enjoying meeting her new neighbours at the Denbighshire Housing event.
She said:
“It’s really lovely, I can’t fault it at all. It’s been like winning the lottery really, we have got such a beautiful place. It’s really beautiful, Denbighshire Housing have all been very attentive and I can’t say anything bad.”
Cllr Rhys Thomas, Lead Member for Housing and Communities at Denbighshire County Council, attended the event to meet the new tenants and also took a tour around one of the apartments.
He said:
“I’m very impressed with those buildings, I’m impressed as to how spacious the one we saw there was, the two bedroom one and the large kitchen and dining area combined, so very, very nice.
“I’ve also talked to some of the residents here as well. They’ve been in here for about three weeks and they are very, very happy. One said at the moment they saw it, they wanted to move in straight away.
“There are some nice open areas depending on people’s interests. Although they are in apartments, if they want to do some gardening and other things they obviously can. Its all on flat ground, people can walk from here to the promenade, they can walk into town and it’s on a bus route, so it’s a win-win.”
