6 minute read
Community News
News Community
Cambrian Credit Union seeks board members
Cambrian Credit Union are actively recruiting for new volunteers to join their board of directors. This is an ideal opportunity to start a non-executive board role by bringing your valuable experience to help support the local community. Cambrian Credit Union is a fair, ethical, and responsible
Penderyn’s great June offer
provider of financial products and services. They exist to
Throughout June 2022, Penderyn Distillery are offering all customers shopping at their Llandudno Lloyd St Distillery shop a complimentary branded whisky glass if you buy a 70cl bottle of Penderyn whisky. Over 12,000 visitors have already taken tours, which are available seven days a week, and the shop is also open to the public, stocking their full range of bottles and merchandise. With a wide range of whisky products to chose from, you can liven up your whisky collections at home with a stunning bottle of Penderyn while drinking from your beautiful whisky glass too. And… if you haven’t had the chance to experience their distillery tour, where you’ll be taken through the exhibition area, their distilling hall, and finishing in their beautiful tasting bar (where you’ll have the chance to experience a sample drink or two!) make sure you get yourself booked in this summer. For more information please email: llandudno@ penderyn.wales create a new way of banking that is an alternative to highcost credit, more inclusive and community led while following the vision that: “Wales will be a place where the financially
vulnerable do not fall victim to high-cost lenders.” They are 100% committed to improving financial wellbeing whether it
is providing affordable loans or giving a safe place to save. So, if you have business or community development experience, or a background in law or finance, or any skills you feel are
It’s a musical theme for June’s Artisan Market...
Since Noel Gallagher’s coming to town, the Artisan Market is going all Champagne Supernova on you on Saturday 18th June and putting the Rock & Roll into Colwyn Bay! An amazing line up of ‘Indie’ style musicians, including an OASIS tribute band, will be playing for all you lucky market-goers, and there will be plenty of musical fun for the kids too – including a ‘soundtrack’ workshop where you can take part in creating a community based piece of music to provide the soundtrack for a special Colwyn Bay promotional film! And, of course, the
top-notch arts and crafts stalls will be as tempting as ever so you can peruse, muse and shop till your heart’s content!
www.theartisanmarketcompany.co.uk
New Zip World attraction for Rhyl
Zip World will soon be flying high above Rhyl with
the introduction of their 20th adventure, Skyflyer.
Launching at the new Zip World Rhyl site the airship will be the ultimate sight seeing adventure, with visitors being elevated 400ft in the air to soak up the panoramic views of the North Wales coast. Skyflyer opens on 6th July, and will
be joined by Big Red – a mini zip line perfect for families.
www.zipworld.co.uk
be hosting two free legal clinics this summer, where people can discuss any questions they may have relating to possible claims for either personal injury or clinical negligence. The clinics will be held at the firm’s Conwy
offices on Riverside Business Park on Wednesday 13th and
Thursday 21st July between 10am and 4.30pm and will provide the opportunity for people to seek free professional advice from lawyers who specialise in these areas of law. “If you ever find
yourself in the unfortunate position of suffering either clinical negligence or personal injury, it is important to know that there is specialist legal advice available,” said Laura Weir (pictured), a clinical negligence specialist at Lanyon Bowdler’s Conwy office.
“When it happens there are many questions to be answered, and advice and guidance is needed to help people know what to do next. We know that approaching a solicitor can be difficult, so
our free clinics are a great way of taking that first step. There’s
always a way to fund a claim, so come and talk to us entirely free of charge and commitment.” To make an appointment please email: info@lblaw.co.uk
Mynydd Sleddog Adventures launches Husky Hiking
Summer has arrived, and the dogs at Mynydd Sleddog Adventures are now enjoying their well-deserved summer holiday from their fast paced winter work. Visitors can still enjoy the super sleddogs though, so why not sign up for a Husky Hiking adventure? Hiking with Huskies is not like walking with any other breed of dog, as sleddogs PULL! You will have the opportunity to forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life, take in beautiful scenery, breath fresh air, listen to the sound of white water streams and rivers meandering through the landscape, spot wildflowers and
look out for wildlife along the way. And the team at Mynydd Sleddog Adventures will pick a beautiful spot to enjoy refreshments and Husky Hike photos.
www.mynyddsleddogadventures.com
Foster Wales Flintshire rejoices Foster Care fortnight
During the month of May, foster families across Flintshire came together to celebrate Foster Care Fortnight. This year, Foster Wales celebrated the difference that foster carers had made to children’s lives with the UK’s biggest awareness raising campaign #fosteringcommunities, delivered by leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network. For two weeks, Foster Wales Flintshire praised the many ways people in the fostering community had supported each other during and post the Covid-19 pandemic. There is a national crisis for more dedicated foster carers, not only in Flintshire but across the country. One foster carer who decided to open up her heart and home to care is Caz, 40 from Mancot. ‘’For the past couple of years we have discussed the possibility of us fostering as a family,” she explained. “It was only during the pandemic that we all sat down together to have an in depth conversation as a family about moving forward with the idea. With more time at home we decided to make enquires with our local authority. We completed the skills to foster training online and in May 2021 we were officially approved. We have had over a
dozen foster children so far!” Foster Wales wants to encourage more people to become foster carers in Flintshire so that children can stay local and maintain their sense of identity during a really difficult time. To
find out how you can foster in Flintshire visit:
www.fosterwales.gov.wales
Abbeyfield looks to expand team
The staff at Abbeyfield are dedicated to making the residents
live a happy life without the worry of looking after their own home. House manager Dot has worked at Alexandra Road for 21 years, and has seen many residents come and go while they make Abbeyfield their home. Dot is known for
her attention to detail and presentation and is supported by her deputy, local girl Sara who makes the most fabulous Bara Brith for the residents. Rhos Road has two great cooks, Ros and Hazel. Ros is known for her ‘cooking from scratch’ skills and each day is a surprise for the residents. Ros has been with Abbeyfield for 16 years and Hazel, her deputy, for just three years. House manager Franco, an Italian who has lived in the UK for over 40 years, has worked for Abbeyfield for
15 years and is supported by Sian, who has been a member of the Abbeyfield staff for six years. The House staff are
supported by domestic staff Amalia, Pauline, Kath and Donna, and the whole team is managed by GM Anna Hamblett, and overseen by a Board of Trustees who volunteer their time unpaid. Abbeyfield’s longest serving member of staff is
Maxine who works in all of the Houses and will be greatly missed when she retires shortly – so, if you would like her job, please enquire at the office.
