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Educational Retreat planned for Leswalt

PLANNERS have given the green light to a pioneering educational retreat in Leswalt.

Now the local people behind the Aldouran Glen Village project can finally move forward with their brainchild after nearly two years' preparation.

It is hoped that by the end of this year the retreat will have began to take shape.

Already £60,000 has been spent on clearing the 11-acre site at Challoch Field and constructing a wetlands area and sensory garden in conjunction with the Scottish Woodlands Trust.

The plan is to create a facility predominantly for the use of special needs persons. But it will also be equipped for the use of schools and other groups.