Cwtsh Clos gardens have growing appeal as £160,000 transformation takes shape

It’s the green, green grass of a home away from home!

Our Cwtsh Clos Appeal, run by Swansea Bay Health Charity, is getting closer to the finish line, with some final touches needed to complete the transformation of five houses used by families with babies in Swansea Bay’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The two-bedroom properties, situated close to the NICU at Singleton Hospital, have been overhauled inside and out to make them a welcoming refuge for parents who need to be close to their little ones but live too far away to commute to Swansea.

The work has included an external upgrade with a patio area, planters and benches being added to make the outdoor space the kind of setting families can enjoy and relax in.

The finishing touch outside will be the installation of trellises to provide a degree of privacy for each garden while allowing families going through some of the toughest times of their lives the opportunity to mix and come together.

The outside work has been a real collaboration, with Tilbury Douglas providing the patio and turf while Integrated Fencing provided fence panelling and Swansea Bay’s Estates team have ensured the grass has grown into a nice lawn during the recent dry spell. Meanwhile colourful benches have been generously provided by Leon Heart Foundation.

Interior work, including taking delivery of new furniture, is ongoing and the Appeal is yet to hit its target of £160,000 to pay for all the upgrade work.

But with the properties in use while work has continued, many families have given the upgrade a massive thumbs-up. The houses are a godsend for parents who live many miles away from Singleton’s NICU, a unit which provides Neonatal Intensive Care for a large area of south and mid Wales.

To donate to the Cwtsh Clos Appeal, go here and to keep in touch with or learn more about Swansea Bay Health Charity, go here.