CLYNFYW Care Farm is continuing to offer support to vulnerable people despite the current coronavirus restrictions.

The award-winning farm, which supports disabled and vulnerable people using numerous meaningful projects as tools for learning, has eight permanent live-in residents at its North Pembrokeshire base near Abercych and they are being cared for by staff following strict protocols.

A normal week at Clynfyw would see around 40 people attending the farm on any given day, with more than 40 staff and volunteers involved but all that has had to be scaled right back

“We are no longer able to run the day centre and we have reduced the number of people on site and are operating a skeleton staff,” said manager Jim Bowen.

“It is not easy but the staff have been brilliant and I cannot praise them enough for what they are doing.

“Everyone is doing their bit and the weather has been good and there are a lot of things we can be getting on with outside. We are lucky that we can get outdoors and there’s plenty of planting to be done at this time of the year.”

But one service that has had to be closed is the Kinora mental health recovery centre in Cardigan, for which Clynfyw is also responsible.

It offers support and advice and a number of outreach programmes including garden service, allotment project, bushcrafting, walking groups, breakfast, lunch and supper clubs.

All those have had to be closed during the current crisis.

“People are experiencing anxiety and it’s difficult to close such services but there is no choice,” added Jim.