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Offline SteveH

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #45 on: August 31, 2019, 10:49:06 am »
I liked this story, nice to read something positive for a change.............

Demand for a uniform exchange scheme, to help parents get kids kitted out for school for as little as a fiver has been "crazy".
Stayce Weeder, who lives in Llannerch-y-Medd, Anglesey launched her own school uniform bank to help out other parents like her back in June.

The exchange scheme, which promised to be cost effective and environmentally friendly, allowed parents to donate clean, reusable primary or secondary school uniforms. Other parents could then choose and buy clothes for a small contribution.

All the money that was donated to the scheme was then given to a chosen local charity, which was Giddo's Gift- a charity that provides gifts or financial grants to teenagers or young adults that are living in North Wales and are battling with cancer.

Cont........ https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/demand-anglesey-mums-5-school-16828683
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« Reply #46 on: August 31, 2019, 01:55:40 pm »
 I don't know if they still do but a local fee paying school ran a uniform bank years ago. An excellent idea that should be adopted in every school , it's not just about money either!
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #47 on: August 31, 2019, 02:13:07 pm »
Quote from: Dave on August 31, 2019, 01:55:40 pm
I don't know if they still do but a local fee paying school ran a uniform bank years ago. An excellent idea that should be adopted in every school , it's not just about money either!
Agreed, it is common sense, and maybe should be compulsory, it is also environmentally friendly.
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #48 on: September 01, 2019, 01:14:13 pm »
Two in one weekend..................  $good$

The amazingly caring Good Samaritan who walked two miles to escort partially blind pensioner home
Joseph Bellis, 88, is desperate to thanks 'Harry from Wrexham' who went out of his way to help him after he missed his stop

"Despite ringing the bell, warning the driver to stop, the bus drove straight past and the grandfather of five was faced with a two mile walk back home from Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd back to Ruthin.

But  a young man who was sitting behind Mr Bellis learnt of his predicament, and after Mr Bellis got off the bus, he also jumped off and told the former water board worker: "I'm not letting you go like this, I'll help you out."
Cont............  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/amazingly-caring-good-samaritan-who-16792841
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« Reply #49 on: September 01, 2019, 02:07:50 pm »
What a wonderful gesture by Harry from Wrexham, he truly deserves that award and I hope that they find him so that Mr Bellis and his wife can thank Harry personally
I hope that they are also able to find the driver of the bus too
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« Reply #50 on: September 01, 2019, 02:10:21 pm »
Does restore faith in human nature.
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« Reply #51 on: September 01, 2019, 02:21:03 pm »
I would also like to suggest Dave for an award of the week because of the way he tackled the fly tipper in Glanwydden Lane          $good$

It would have been so easy to turn a blind eye to the situation and just drive past but not Dave who deserves credit for stopping and doing what he did which hopefully will educate the individual for the future
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« Reply #52 on: September 01, 2019, 02:35:45 pm »
I agree.  Too many people these days happy to say "haven't you go anything better to do?". Well done, Dave.
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #53 on: September 01, 2019, 04:06:32 pm »
And Dave scores the hat-trick,  clappinghappy
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #54 on: September 04, 2019, 05:05:55 pm »
I read about this incident in August, and it looks like they could be prosecuted, as they should be...........
The video is shocking, no sense whatsoever.

A police investigation has been launched after jet skiers were seen riding 'aggressively' towards kayaker's and paddle boarders.

North Wales Police officers breathalysed and drug swiped the jet ski users following the incident which happened just off Criccieth beach on August 26.
Shocking footage emerged on social media of the moment three jet skis surrounded John Cowtan and his 16-year-old nephew James as they kayaked in Gwynedd on the Bank Holiday Monday.

The video taken by an onlooker shows that one rider returns time and time again to splash the kayakers, even as they try to move away.    (the use of the word splash is an understatement )

Video and article ....  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/investigation-launched-aggressive-jet-skiers-16863152


And while we are on irresponsible actions, how about the idiot in a seaplane, practicing landings/take offs on Llyn Geirionydd, with visitors around.
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #55 on: September 10, 2019, 01:13:50 pm »
A  team of swimmers have become the first people ever to swim around Llandudno's Great Orme .

After four months training for the big day, which involved four to five sessions a week, the swimmers started off from Llandudno Promenade in front of crowds of well-wishers before finally completing the gruelling challenge two and a half hours later at Westshore Beach.

Their efforts have raised close to £15,000 for charity, which has been equally distributed between Breast Cancer Now, Prostate Cancer UK and the Lions club whose volunteers helped out on the day with collection buckets.

You can still donate........... https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=TheGreatOrmeCharitySwim2019&isTeam=true

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/swimmers-become-first-ever-swim-16865696
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« Reply #56 on: September 10, 2019, 01:45:34 pm »
Congratulations, amazing job.

Out of curiosity how do the DP know that they are the first people to swim around the Orme. What if someone did it in 1897 but it wasn't recorded.
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« Reply #57 on: September 10, 2019, 02:19:57 pm »
Impressive and gutsy.
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #58 on: September 10, 2019, 02:48:27 pm »
Quote from: Jack on September 10, 2019, 01:45:34 pm
Congratulations, amazing job.
Out of curiosity how do the DP know that they are the first people to swim around the Orme. What if someone did it in 1897 but it wasn't recorded.
Sometimes newspapers get it wrong    &shake&   but it might be my fault, I did not copy the full headline, it might be in the wording.......

 DP Headline....                   "Swimmers become first ever to swim around Great Orme - and raise £15,000 in the process"
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #59 on: September 13, 2019, 04:35:00 pm »
I am a bit confused, but I think this is a separate Great Orme Swim, to the one above.

TWO brothers braved freezing waters without wetsuits to raise money in memory of their 'superhero' sibling.

John Burke, 37, and Tom Burke, 38, carried out a swim around the Great Orme in Llandudno earlier this month and raised an impressive £4,000 for St David's Hospice.    cont.  https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/17901077.brothers-complete-great-orme-swim-raise-thousands-charity-memory-sibling/
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