Hft Rowde News Today

PRESSURE is growing among those fighting over the future of Furlong Close and its unknown closure date. The care facility, in the village of Rowde, is home to 34 disabled people, and has been earmarked for closure. Impassioned relatives of residents have now formed an official group, the Families and Friends of Furlong Close, to raise awareness of their situation. Chairman Antonia Field, whose brother lives at Furlong Close, has written an open letter to both Wiltshire Council and Hft R...

Alan records his song RESIDENTS and day-users of Hft Rowde, also known as Furlong Close, have come together over the festive period. The home has been earmarked for closure but this has now been postponed from the original June date by charity Hft and Wiltshire Council. Day service user Alan Minter, who lives in Market Lavington, has now created a song, with the help of local singer Jemma Brown of The Invitation Theatre Company, and Martin Spencer, producer at The Badger Set. Alan, who ...

A DECISION that’s left the future of a centre that cares for people with severe learning difficulties hanging in the balance has come under fire. Pressure on Wiltshire Council and charity Hft is growing after a whirlwind few weeks for parents of residents at Furlong Close. The facility had been earmarked to close next June, after it was announced in October. Now, Conservative councillor Anna Cuthbert, who represents Bromham, Rowde and Potterne, has raised her voice in support of the ...

A DECISION that’s left the future of a centre that cares for people with severe learning difficulties hanging in the balance has come under fire. Pressure on Wiltshire Council and charity Hft is growing after a whirlwind few weeks for parents of residents at Furlong Close. The facility had been earmarked to close next June, after it was announced in October. Now, Conservative councillor Anna Cuthbert, who represents Bromham, Rowde and Potterne, has raised her voice in support of the ...