Liverpool schoolchildren’s Welsh retreat, Colomendy is to change wih a £10million redevelopment. The prisoner of war style cabins of Colomendy that have played host to over 350,000 Liverpool schoolchildren are to become part of a new Outdoor Pursuits Centre.
 | | The new Colomendy could look like this |
Often referred to as Liverpool's 'Jewel In The Crown' Colomendy has remained largely unchanged since it opened in 1939. Liverpool City Council has committed itself to providing an Outdoor Education Centre at Colomendy which befits the 21st Century. Liverpool councillors are being asked to approve a proposal to enter into an agreement with an external operator Kingswood to develop the site. Liverpool schools will be offered discounts at the new centre with surplus places offered to schools from other areas. State Of The Art Under the deal struck by the council, places for Liverpool children will be protected for 30 years, with increased bed spaces for non-Liverpool schoolchildren.
Councillor Paul Clein, Executive Board member for Children's Services, says "Ask any child who has been to Colomendy what they thought of the place and they'd tell you it was the experience of a lifetime. However, the site has seen better days and is in need of major investment to make it more attractive to the modern needs of today's youngsters.
 | | The Colomendy site |
"That is why the city council is committed to providing a modern, state of the art outdoor education centre at Colomendy, fit for the 21st century."
The new site will feature a zip wire, climbing towers and scramble nets with aseiling and an underground cave complex in the woods. The lower part of the site will include a new watersports facitilty and there are also plans to redevelop the existing old farm and Colomendy Hall. A detailed environmental assessment will be carried out to ensure that work doesn’t disturb wildlife such as bats, badgers, newts and otters. | 
