A Kilgetty mum has thanked members of the community who have shown their support after her disabled son faced a battle with social services over an unscheduled move from his home just days before Christmas.

Forty-four-year-old Simon Woolley and his friend 48-year-old Mark Price were moved out of their accommodation in Hundleton in December, where they had been living independently for four years, and looked after by carers from Croeso Care, supervised by social services, leaving their mothers, Gwyneth Woolley, and Gaynor Price, of Tenby, worried and waiting for an explanation.

Since being moved from the bungalow, the two men, who regularly attend the Avenue Centre in Tenby’s Greenhill Avenue, had been placed in a temporary holiday let in Red Roses.

After waiting for weeks and having been given no explanation from social services or Pembrokeshire County Council on why the two men were moved, Mrs. Woolley lodged a formal complaint with the authorities and met with the social service sector in January, telling the Observer that the department had made a complete ‘shambles’ of the matter.

After weeks of uncertainty on where her son would be moved to next, Mrs. Wooley has now revealed that he has settled in new accommodation in Saundersfoot.

“They are sharing with new people and care companies which is stressful in itself, but Simon seems very happy at the moment,” she said.

“Needless to say, things didn’t go smoothly, but are getting done slowly now. I have been kept waiting for answers from the social services, even after writing to the head of the department over a two weeks ago.

“All I asked for was a letter of apology for what they did to Simon and what they have put us through, but I did not get a response, even they know it was their and Croeso Care’s fault that the three-day eviction came about.

“However, last Thursday, I finally got my apology from the county council, which is what I wanted all along, so now we can get on with settling Simon into his new life.

“Through the Observer, I’d like to thank everyone who has enquired about Simon. There are a lot of things to sort out, which should have been done before he moved, but we are getting there with his living accommodation, and he seems very happy,” she added