 The Gower Project's Aims
The Gower Project is a charitably run Christian youth camp based at St Madoc
centre, founded in the 1940’s. The camp mainly reaches out to disadvantaged and
disaffected young adults, letting them escape their day to day lives, offering
children a chance to rediscover their childhood, providing a place to learn new
skills and gain experiences which they may not have the opportunity to do so
elsewhere. The Gower Project also aims to give schools, churches and youth
groups a place to come to experience the outdoors and nature as it should be.
The St Madoc Centre is located on the Gower Peninsula (the UK's first
designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), ten miles from Swansea and is
one of the most beautiful regions of South Wales. It is only fitting that the
site is managed to reflect both its physical location and the values and
principles of its origins. The aims of the project are to continue the
management of the site for its original purposes: youth education and sanctuary;
and to develop the wider site through the enhancement and nurturing of the
conservation value of the land.
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| Beach viewed from the St Madoc Centre. Photo by Andy Lester |
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Latest News
Reflections at St Madocs 1 May 2012
Just before Easter the St Madoc Centre hosted 'Reflections', an event
spending time in God's Creation and learning how we can care for it. It was a
great chance for local residents to experience ou... (read more)
St Madoc Centre yields even more exciting species 2 January 2012
Further
surveys at St Madoc Centre, the A Rocha UK associated
project on the Gower in south Wales, have seen yet more exciting and unusual
plants and animals added to the list of discoveries. Supp... (read more)
Carols and Crafts for Christmas 5 December 2011
On Saturday 3rd December the St Madoc Centre hosted its annual Carol and
Craft day for Christmas. It was a great day with over 80 people singing carols,
buying crafts and eating mince pies. We had ... (read more)
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Forthcoming Events
Volunteer at the St Madoc Centre
6 June 2012
St Madoc Centre, Llanmadoc
Choose to volunteer inside or outside
Build stuff or tear stuff down
Great opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills
10am to... ( read more)
Bat Discovery Night
11 August 2012
Gower, Swansea
Start time: 8.15pm
Join us for a walk around our grounds to spot some of our many species of
bats!
We’ll have bat detectors to use and... ( read more)
Volunteer at the St Madoc Centre
31 October 2012
St Madoc Centre, Llanmadoc
Choose to volunteer inside or outside
Build stuff or tear stuff down
Great opportunity to meet new people and learn new skills
10am to... ( read more)
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