Denbighshire Housing tenants are building a strong community at a newly finished Prestatyn housing d

Denbighshire Housing recently held an event for Llys Llên tenants to help them meet their new neighbours and chat to staff about their new homes at the former library site, Prestatyn.

Tenants got together to have a go at Linocut printing, take part in boccia games against each other, talked to our Community Resilience Team and the local Community Navigator to learn about suitable community support if needed.

Llys Llên is designed for people aged 55 and over. The development at the site has seen the creation of a total of 14 new, one-bedroom energy-efficient apartments which are situated in the building, along with two non-residential units on the ground floor. 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 Prestatyn homes are part of Denbighshire Housing’s and the Council’s continuing commitment to tackling accommodation waiting times by addressing the need for more social housing provision in the county.

‘Just beautiful’ was how Maureen Jones described her new apartment at Llys Llên while enjoying meeting her new neighbours at the Denbighshire Housing event.

She said: “there is nothing they have forgotten about (Denbighshire Housing), I love to chat, and everybody is so friendly. I have a gorgeous view of Dyserth Mountain and can sit and watch the sun go down, it’s so lovely”.

Sharon Smith said, “I like everything about my apartment, especially the lovely windows, the way it gets the sun coming through into my lounge, it’s a fantastic size and my bedroom has a fabulous walk-in wardrobe.”

Cllr Rhys Thomas, Lead Member for Housing and Communities at Denbighshire County Council, attended the event to meet the new tenants and took a tour around one of the apartments.

He said: “I'm very impressed with these new apartments. I’ve talked to some of the residents here as well, and they’re very, very happy. It’s great to see so many tenants and staff here, chatting about things that are important to them, and how they have settled into their new homes.”