CASH seized from criminals is being put to good use in recruiting a new generation of young hospice volunteers. St David’s Hospice, which provides hospice care to adult patients across Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey, is hoping to attract a new wave of recruits to help run its growing list of outdoor fundraising events and endurance challenges. Staff will engage with schools, colleges and youth groups in a bid to reach young people aged 16 and over who may be looking for a new challenge in life, especially individuals who are at a higher risk of committing crime. Thanks to a grant of £2,410 from a special fund distributed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the hospice can press ahead with a new social media recruitment campaign and purchase new high visibility safety vests and IT equipment for use at event and to deliver presentations and new polo shirts for volunteers.
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The Rotary Club of Llandudno is widening its support for Hope Restored Food Bank to help those suffering the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Waldemar Pazik at the Kaszana Polish Shop in Craig-y-Don, gathered a selection of Polish food items and placed them in a box ready to transport to Hope Restored. Rotary President Rosalind Hopewell thanked Waldemar together with Craig-y-Don Co-op manager Henry Morris, who has also introduced a Donation Point at the store and a collecting box at the side of the tills. More than 35kg of food was collected within a week had been delivered by Rotary to the Hope Restored headquarters.
A COUNCIL has used a ‘No Deal’ Brexit food shortage fund to grant £9,000 to foodbanks in Conwy. Foodbanks in Penmaenmawr, Llanfairfechan, Conwy, Llandudno and Colwyn Bay replenished their stocks following the financial support in January. Conwy County Borough Council received £43,500 from the Welsh Government as part of its £1.2m scheme last year to prepare local authorities for food shortages in the event of a ‘No Deal , before an agreement between the UK and the EU was reached in December. Since April last year the council has granted £26,000 to foodbanks with more due before end of the financial year. Cllr Goronwy Edwards, Conwy’s cabinet member for economic development, said: “This is clearly a very challenging time for everybody, but no more so than for our most vulnerable residents.