Councillor Hacket Pain opens the Nature Nest
Monmouthshire’s cabinet member for schools and learning, County Councillor Liz Hacket Pain has unveiled a brand new facility for young people with learning difficulties aged 11 to 25.
The Nature Nest, based in the Monmouthshire Youth Service headquarters at Gilwern, is a sensory room and play space for young people from 11 to 25 years. Designed around a tropical theme, it is a safe and therapeutic space employing specialist lighting, soft furnishing and imaginative graphics. It offers opportunities for youngsters to express themselves creatively while also boosting self-confidence.
Declaring the Nature Nest well and truly open, Councillor Hacket Pain commented: “The Nature Nest will make a great difference for vulnerable young people in our communities. I’m sure they will be delighted with the new provision and I’m looking forward to witnessing them using these wonderful facilities.”
Monmouthshire’s Youth and Community manager Tracey Thomas thanked Llanelen’s Five Oaks care home for donating paint to decorate the Nature Nest and was also grateful to Caldicot Leisure Centre for providing surplus play equipment. The Nature Nest has also made use of sensory apparatus previously based in the council’s Coed Glas premises in Abergavenny.
