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09/10/2024

Public Report following Hackathon

Nearly 50 stakeholders involved in the development of the new Velindre Cancer Centre (nVCC) held a workshop to come up with ideas for community initiatives that will come out of the project. 

People who are either involved in the build from the Acorn Consortium, Sacyr UK, a partner from an organisation connected with the new facility, or local community leaders, gathered at Cardiff and Vale College in August to explore ideas on how the new cancer centre could benefit the local community. 

The stakeholders were split into groups and tasked with coming up with ideas on issues such as mental health, digital inclusion, economic stability, health and wellbeing, food sustainability, and community engagement. 

nVCC project director David Powell explained that the workshop, facilitated by Cwmpas, was designed to bring people together to examine the resources available to solve the challenge of engaging the local community in the project. 

“It was such a constructive day, where likeminded people came together to offer different perspectives on community engagement, what the local community needs, what can be achieved and who it will benefit. 

Ongoing discussions with the wider community are continually taking place and will continue to happen over the next three years of the project. 

David Powell added: “The new Velindre Cancer Centre will be a vital and invaluable facility for Wales that will provide world-class cancer care for generations to come, and we also want any community benefit initiatives that come out of it to also be vital and important to the centre’s neighbours and friends. We want the centre to integrate properly within its community and offer benefits to those who live nearby. 

If you’d like to attend the next workshop at 10am on October 30th, book your place

For more information, please click here to read the public report.