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Project Location: Swansea
Project Name: Swansea Mentro Allan
Primary Target Group: Carers
Project Leader: Steve Lancey
Contact Email: steve.lancey@swansea.gov.uk
Contact Telephone: 01792 635483

Project summary:

MABIS recently completed an independant evaluation on this project on behalf of the UK Community Sport Initiative and BLF. Please see copy of the case study report above.

In year one the project will focus on 5 target groups;
Young Carers
Parent Carers
BME Carers
Carers of people with mental health problems
Carers of the elderly

Although we will not exclude any carer from accessing the project we will tailor our programme to suit the needs of these groups from the information we have gathered during the consultation.

Within the activity based sessions we will include led community walks, increased access to cycle routes, a number of outdoor and adventurous activities.

This is in addition to providing increased awareness and information about parks and open spaces and their facilities which was identified as a barrier to participation.

The project also aims to improve the physical access to identified parks and open spaces through the provision of maps, way marked trails and orienteering courses, trim trails and cycle stands.

Project activities:

• Walking - some walks will be themed, e.g. bird watching, history, Dylan Thomas
• Cycling – including specialist bikes
• Taster sessions in other outdoor and adventurous activities e.g. surfing and climbing

Local partners:

The main partners working together to deliver this project are;
City & County of Swansea
National Public Health Service
Swansea Carers Centre
Swansea Council for Voluntary Services
Crossroads
Age Concern



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