A new integrated health and wellbeing facility has celebrated its grand opening in west Cornwall.
Part of Humphry Davy School in Penzance, the new centre was officially opened by Barbara Vann – chair of Duchy Health Charity – and Helen Glover MBE, the double Olympic gold medallist and former Humphry Davy School student.
Named The Enys Centre, over £400k of funding has been provided by Duchy Health Charity, Cornwall’s leading grant giving health charity for the promotion of health and wellbeing and the prevention of sickness in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
Meaning “island” in Cornish, the name “Enys” was chosen by the school and in particular the students.
A celebratory opening event took place on Friday (Oct 25), with school governors, Duchy Health Charity trustees and representatives from local professional users for the centre, along with local dignitaries and senior and pastoral leaders at the school in attendance.
Vann: “Following 18 months of hard work, we were delighted to invite people into the new Enys Centre today. The committee’s plans for improved health and wellbeing provisions, sited at Humphry Davy School, have come to fruition with a wonderful celebration.
“The centre will use the principles of social prescribing at its core and its primary focus will be to support the students, staff and local community. Duchy Health Charity is extremely proud to have provided £437k in grant funding for the building and we are pleased that some of our trustees who are part of our intergenerational and social prescribing subgroup will continue to provide support and oversight, through involvement with the management board, as it achieves its vision of supporting the health and wellbeing of the local community.”
Glover added: “I’m a very honoured to be involved in the opening of the Enys centre. It is so wonderful to see such important initiatives being supported and put into life like this. My huge congratulations to everyone involved.”
