Community round-up – resident day

YOUR COMMUNITY COMMUNITY ROUND UP

Community has never been so important, so it is good to highlight some of the great work that our staff and residents do within our communities. If you’d like to share a story or an event, send it over to communications@clwydalyn.co.uk

JEAN SCHOFIELD’S 100TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS!

On Friday 14 October Jean Schofield, a resident at Llys Raddington celebrated her 100th birthday!

A party was held at the scheme and Jean, with her family, friends and other residents, had a wonderful afternoon on this most special of birthdays!

Jean has lived at Llys Raddington since it opened in 2018, and has fantastic support from her sons, Neil and Andrew, and her daughters in law, Linda and Tricia.

Growing up in Norfolk she worked as a switchboard operator in London during WW2, then moved to Flint, north Wales with her husband Joe who worked for aircraft production firm, Hawker Siddeley. They then set up a family business running the garage on Flint Mountain, and after Joe sadly passed away in 1981, she continued to run the family buisness with her sons, making many friends and contacts in the local community. She loves living at the scheme as she feels safe, and all the carers give amazing care. She enjoys doing crosswords, fresh air, and watching people come and go from her balcony. Staff and residents were happy to celebrate such a milestone birthday with her and sent their heartfelt congratulations to Jean and all the family.

Fundraising for

CHIRK COURT

WELL DONE TO ALL

Residents enjoyed their Macmillan coffee day and raised a fantastic £640!

A big thank you to the helpers, the cake makers and everyone that supported by making the day so successful.

MARINE CLEAN CYMRU

A big thank you to the volunteers from Colwyn Bay FC Juniors who came along to help us with our litter pick for Keep Wales Tidy at Colwyn Bay Beach.

Lots of rubbish collected. Well done all!!

WELL DONE TO ALL

CAE GLO COFFEE MORNING

Our residents at Cae Glo enjoy a coffee morning twice a week in their communal lounge.

This is a great way for our residents to stay social, to see what’s happening within the community and just enjoy a good cuppa and a chat.

STAY SOCIAL

YOUR COMMUNITY KEITH WILLIAMS

IS A RESIDENT AT PLAS TELFORD AND HAS WRITTEN A GRIPPING NOVEL TITLED ‘MAROC: A SNOWDONIA THRILLER’, NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON!

The story is set in the beautiful mountains of Snowdonia, the underbelly of Manchester’s crime scene and Albania’s mafia country.

Peter Maroc, the protagonist, is an ex-SAS officer, and at the beginning of the novel returns from Germany to his home village in Snowdonia. Three years previously, his wife had banished him from his home, her father, Max Southwell, resenting him for the neglect of his daughter. On his return, he finds his father-in-law has been left to die by his grasping sons, and with his wife trapped in an African hospital and powerless to help, Maroc makes it his mission to return Max Southwell to health and regain his wife’s affections. On the writing of the novel Keith says, “I began the first draft in 2017, and it took me 9 months to write. I then let it hang fallow for the next 3 and a half years and started editing it 9 months ago. The whole process of writing and editing took 18 months, and the book is 437 pages long.

“Being a retired psychotherapist, I had previously written several self-help books, and this is my first novel. I published it age 79, and last week my achievement was featured in the local press! The libraries in Conwy also have a copy, with WH Smith also interested!”

The book has been released to 5-star reviews, with one reader saying, ‘Maroc deserves break out status, because, in my opinion, it is a novel ripe for adaptation into a Hollywood blockbuster film, and an appearance on the New York times bestseller list. It is a well-crafted novel worthy of a place on your bookshelves!’

NOW AVAILABLE ON AMAZON

‘Maroc: A Snowdonia Thriller’ is available now in paperback and Kindle options from amazon.co.uk.

READING TOGETHER

It’s great seeing the young and the old coming together and experiencing a wonderful connection through reading Thank you St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Colwyn Bay for visiting our residents at Merton Place. GIANT SUNFLOWER

Over the summer, Housing Officer Jenny Toner decided to have a competition in Mold with who could grow the tallest sunflower.

Many residents took part but the winner was Ozzy who managed to grow an impressive 9ft sunflower. Wow!! Ozzy was impressed with his prizes, which was a bug house, some seeds ready for next year and a bee toy on a wooden stick.

CONGRATULATIONS OZZY!

KINDNESS FROM HAFAN CEFNI

Residents, Alison, John and Sandra from Hafan Cefni have been raising funds to help those affected by the war in Ukraine through arranging crafts events and having a craft stall.

WELL DONE TO ALL

They’re target was to raise £1,000 which they reached and will be donating the money to the British Red Cross. £1,000 RAISED