Two Powys charities have come together in an innovate partnership to share the same building in Llandrindod Wells.

Mid & North Powys Mind has purchased the dance centre building in Llandrindod Wells from dance charity, Impelo.

The purchase was made for essential work to be done to update and develop the building, ensuring it meets the needs of both charities.

This project was made possible thanks to assistance from Powys County Council and capital grant funding from the Welsh Government’s Transforming Towns programme and the Arts Council of Wales Capital Fund programme.

Renovations to the building will begin imminently, with the building expected to reopen to the public next summer.

Mid and North Powys Mind will then lease the studio section of the building back to Impelo, allowing both organisations to cohabit under one roof.

Each organisation will have its own separate entrance, with Impelo’s located at the rear of the building, close to the Incredible Edible Garden and The Pavilion, and Mid and North Powys Mind at the front, where the current entrance is situated.

Jo Lewis & Mary Griffiths, Co-CEOs of Mid & North Powys Mind, said: “Mid & North Powys Mind have been looking for a new building to call home for many years; a building that supports wellbeing, that makes people feel valued and that makes them feel better.

“We have never had a fit for purpose building to welcome people to, but now, we have finally found our new home! We are so excited to take this project forward and share the building with Impelo.”

Impelo Trustee Jennifer Owens Adams said: “I know how engaged and vibrant our local communities are - and I’ve seen first hand, how they have engaged with and shaped what Impelo has become and now what it will be- and it is because of them that I feel so thrilled about this new way forward.

"This is a wonderful new chapter for Impelo; the future of dance across Powys is bright.”

For more information, please contact Mid and North Powys Mind at 01597 82441 or [email protected], and Impelo at 07446 883951 or [email protected].