Car manufacturers Suzuki and Cross Hands-based J and J Motors are helping to rev-up the fundraising campaign for the Healing The Wounds charity.

The charity, now celebrating its first year of operation, is raising funds for a suitable facility within Wales for the treatment of Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and their families, who are suffering from stress-related illnesses such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder).

The charity also aims to provide a convalescent home to allow them to heal and recover from the traumas of conflict. The Healing The Wounds charity wishlist currently has the historic mansion at Golden Grove in the Tywi Valley earmarked as a potential base.

The charitys work is moving on very quickly and we have already raised 120,000 towards out initial target of 200,000, said Healing The Wounds Executive Director Kevin Richards.

Our fundraising efforts have expanded very quickly in the 12 months since we first set up the charity and we are gathering support from all four corners of Wales.

We have a newly-appointed fundraising manager in Rachel Phillips and the very kind support of Suzuki and J and J Motors means that she will now be able to be more mobile in helping to support our fundraising efforts.

The support of Suzuki and J and J Motors has been very generous and we look forward now to moving our fundraising efforts up another gear thanks to their help.

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Boost for charity . . . Jonathan Thomas, a director of J and J Motors of Cross Hands Business Park, Cross Hands delivers the keys to a new Suzuki Swift to Rachel Phillips, fundraising manager for the Healing The Wounds Charity.

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Healing The Wounds) has been launched for the purpose of raising the funds needed to enable the purchase of a suitable facility within Wales for the treatment of our Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and their families, who are suffering from stress related illnesses such as PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and to provide a convalescent home to allow them to heal and recover from the traumas of conflict.

Golden Grove Mansion has become available for purchase with 100 acres of Country Park, which would provide a peaceful and beautiful environment that would be the perfect place for recovery.

However, if the sale of the property does not materialise, Healing the Wounds charity will continue to raise the funds needed for the purpose of searching for an alternative suitable property to facilitate treatments and convalescence for our Armed Forces Personnel, Veterans and their families. This is and shall always remain the prime objective of the charity

Golden Grove Mansion was actually used as a hospital for American troops during the Second World War. It was first built in 1560 as the seat of the Vaughan family, descendants of the Princes of Powys. Two hundred years ago it passed to Lord Cawdor and the present mansion was built in 1834. In later years it housed an agricultural college, but is now empty. There are more than 150 rooms and the basic structure is sound. It is a grade II* listed building within a 100 acre conservation area and the grounds include a wooded Country Park, a visitor centre and cafe.

The appeal is more than halfway towards its initial target of raising 200,000.

Donations can be made

By post
To make your donation by post, please send a cheque payable to Golden Grove Appeal, together with your name address and post code to enable us to claim gift aid, to Golden Grove Appeal, 22 Abbey Road, Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, CF33 6HF.
Give in person at Barclays Bank
Call into any branch of Barclays and pay your donation into this account:
Golden Grove Mansion Appeal
Sort code: 20-84-41
Account number: 90516929