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Children’s charity Barnardo’s Cymru has moved its adoption and fostering services out of Cardiff to Caerphilly town.

Based at co-working space Welsh ICE, on Caerphilly Business Park, the charity’s move comes after its national office in Cardiff was closed.

The move is also a result of the charity wanting to offer its staff more flexibility by giving them the opportunity to work from home.

Barnardo’s Business Support Manager, Lisa Channon, said: “As our national Cardiff office was closing, we saw the opportunity to get closer to the families we work with and place ourselves within a local community.

“Welsh ICE really appealed to us for its collaborative, close-knit feel and this kind of environment will be ideal for the work we do in fostering and adoption. We want the families we invite in to access our services to feel welcomed and comfortable and I think our new space offers just that.”

Llinos Neale, Welsh ICE’s Community Manager, said: “We pride ourselves on being an open and welcoming community, so to hear that it was that atmosphere which influenced Barnardo’s to choose our space is very rewarding.

“The fact that Barnardo’s has moved to a more flexible way of working is also a further example of how the workplace is changing. The pandemic has definitely shown us that the standard office nine-to-five is not the only way to work, and it’s reflected in the enquiries for our workspace we are getting from a range of organisations of all sizes.

“We’re proud to be the new home of such an incredible charity which does such important work throughout Wales.”