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Junior Training Centre, "Woodbrook", Beckenham.
This property is Council owned. We indicated in May, 1965,
that we considered it suitable as a Junior Training Centre.
Unfortunately, having been advised that the property was suitable
for adaptation, we heard eighteen months later that the Ministry
would not agree to loan sanction for such adaptation. Work started
immediately on planning a purpose-built Junior Training Centre
with Kindergarten and Special Care Unit on the site and it is
hoped the Centre would open at the end of 1968.
Short-Stay Hostel for ex Mentally III, "Rydal Mount", Beckenham.
This property is also Borough owned. It was brought to our
attention in July, 1965, and appeared to be eminently suitable for
use as a small Hostel. Although the property was vacated by the
tenant (a Central Government Department) early in 1966. progress,
again owing to circumstances beyond our control, was slow, and
at the time of writing this report, loan sanction is awaited prior to
placing the contract with the buliders. The Hostel should open in
the autumn of 1967.
Day Centre for ex Menially III, "Stembridge Hall", Penge.
This Hall came to our notice in November, 1965, when the
Council was considering terminating the tenancy of the Hall by a
voluntary body. The Centre will provide work and social rehabilitation
for 24 ex mentally ill patients and is due to open in August,
1967.
Adult Industrial Rehabilitation I Training Centre, Bromley
Work is in progress in establishing such a Centre in the
Bromley area which would provide 120 places and the whole range
of work/occupation for the subnormal adult at present incapable
of open employment.
Closing Comments
The Annual Report by its very nature must deal with the
situation factually and objectively, leaving out the human side.
Since it is basically on personal relationships that a community
psychiatric service stands or falls, we feel it important to place on
record the harmonious working together by the officers of the
Section, and the full confidence and courtesy we unfailingly
encounter from our colleagues within and outside the Department.