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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #75 on: October 29, 2019, 02:26:14 pm »
THE 1st Conwy Scouts group has been able to move into its new headquarters thanks to help of the community.

In 2012 the scout hut was destroyed in an arson attack, and since then the group has met at St Johns Methodist Church in Conwy.

Ray Castle, the Group Scout Leader, said: “Earlier this year we were given two accommodation units by Betsi Cadwalader NHS Trust which we have located in our grounds as a temporary base. The provision of mains services to the units has been a difficult and expensive process but with the help of parents and local businesses in our local community we are ready to start using them.”

Ray added: “The final hurdle was a big one. We needed to connect the mains electric supply to the units. This was going to be very expensive as we needed an electrical contractor competent to deal with our specific requirements, our site is adjacent to the river and in winter the site floods -sometimes to a depth of two feet. Quotations were being sought when a chance encounter by one of our scout leaders with the parent of a boy who had been a member of our cubs some years ago, led to an amazing offer.

“The parent was Paul McBreeze who is a director of GAP Electrical a local contractor. He offered to do our electrical works for the cost of the parts with no charge for labour on the basis that it was his company's contribution to the local community. We then thought about Pauls offer for at least five seconds and gladly accepted. The electrical connections have now been finalised and we have light and heat. To our amazement Paul has now advised us a lot of the fittings he used were in stock and he would not be sending us a bill. We’ve had a little handover ceremony and a few of our young Beavers and Cubs met the engineers to thank them for their generosity.”   ref Pioneer
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #76 on: October 29, 2019, 10:59:50 pm »
What a very kind and generous thing to do and Paul definitely deserves the award       $good$



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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #77 on: November 24, 2019, 12:11:59 pm »
A window cleaner has been praised on social media for voluntarily cleaning Anglesey's road signs and bus stops.

"Not only has it been good for my business, but more importantly, it has brought different communities on Anglesey together.
"It's all about giving something back, however small that may be."

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anglesey-window-cleaner-whose-amazing-17276937

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #78 on: November 30, 2019, 02:28:48 pm »
The award for a great idea..............

Visiting Santa's grotto is a tradition and a magical moment for children and parents alike.
Kids get to tell Santa everything on their wish lists before heading home with a special gift from the man himself.

But a grotto has decided to do something different this Christmas, teaming up with the Trussell Trust to give families the chance to help someone in need.
Erddig , the National Trust property in Wrexham, is running a "reverse grotto" every Saturday and Sunday from November 30 until December 22, as part of its annual festivities.

Those who want to visit are asked to bring Santa a donation for a local food bank.
The idea is that children can "enjoy the gift of giving" while they help families who are struggling.

Kids will still get a candy cane from Santa, so they won't be leaving empty-handed.                                            Ref DP


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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #79 on: December 19, 2019, 12:39:10 pm »
A three-year-old boy whose father suffered a seizure took to a main road on his toy truck to raise the alarm.

Stefan Snowden, from Twenty, Lincolnshire, covered a quarter of a mile on his Paw Patrol truck after his father, Marc, fell ill at home.
He was then spotted by two women on the A151 main road as passing traffic beeped and drove round the youngster.

Stefan later told police his "daddy was poorly".
His mother, Carla Neve, 25, said Stefan had set off from the family's home after Mr Snowden, 28, suffered a seizure on the sofa at home.
"He loses consciousness when he has a seizure," she said, as she praised her son for his bravery.
"Stefan knows how to get out of the front door and must have gone to get his truck," the couple said.

He was spotted riding his toy truck along the busy A151 linking Spalding and Bourne
Insp Rachel Blackwell, from Lincolnshire Police, also praised the women who stepped in to help, one of whom rushed to stop the traffic after she spotted Stefan on the busy main road linking Spalding and Bourne.
"Without her speedy actions the child could have been seriously injured or worse," she said.

Another woman took the youngster into her home and kept him entertained until police arrived.
Insp Blackwell added Mr Snowden was now "doing fine" and the family were "so thankful to these two amazing people" who helped their son.        ref BBC

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #80 on: December 22, 2019, 10:41:35 am »
Nice to see someone getting the support they need, I wish him all the best.

Soldier who saw 'cold blooded murder' ended up living in Great Orme cave - but he fought back from rock bottom.

He joined the army as an 18-year-old and on his first tour of duty was sent to Northern Ireland. And it turned out to be the most harrowing out of his four and a half tours of the very troubled region.

Cont  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/soldier-who-saw-cold-blooded-17440634

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #81 on: December 27, 2019, 10:05:56 am »
BBRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  DIPPERS have once again made a big splash in Llandudno.                Supervised by the RNLI

A host of Boxing Day bathers gathered among a crowd of hundreds on the promenade once again for the town's annual Sea Dip Event.

RNLI video https://www.facebook.com/RNLILlandudno/videos/669837153549010/

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #82 on: December 27, 2019, 02:27:13 pm »
Missed it this year, first time since we moved here, but glad to see that the camel made it again. $donald$
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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #83 on: December 30, 2019, 03:45:19 pm »
BBRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr  DIPPERS have once again made a big splash in Llandudno.                Supervised by the RNLI
A host of Boxing Day bathers gathered among a crowd of hundreds on the promenade once again for the town's annual Sea Dip Event.
RNLI video https://www.facebook.com/RNLILlandudno/videos/669837153549010/
Re above......A HORDE of hardy swimmers chilled out in the sea off Colwyn Bay for the St David’s Hospice Boxing Day dip.
An estimated total of 250 swimmers dipped into the sea, and as many more spectators watched their exploits.
More than £2,000 was raised for the Hospice from on line contributions and from donations from spectators.       ref Pioneer

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #84 on: February 22, 2020, 01:02:13 pm »
First mention this year..... A small article in the Pioneer drew my attention to a small grant given to local children's groups, funded by Tesco's "Bags for Help", We encourage our customers to bring their own reusable bags to Tesco and in August 2017 we replaced single use carrier bags with new Bags for Life made from 94% recyclable plastic, to help reduce bag use. Customers can have their Bag for Life replaced for free if broken or damaged, in store.
The money raised from the sale of the reusable Bag for Life is used to fund local projects across Britain.

Bags of Help has awarded over £80 million in grants to over 27,000 community projects since launching in October 2015. To make sure the money goes to causes that matter, we work with a charity called Groundwork.

 https://www.tescoplc.com/sustainability/communities/topics/community-grants/bags-of-help/

I had not heard of this scheme, but as it is a Win Win situation, I thought deserves a mention.

https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/18254465.2-000-grant-clybiau-plant-cymru-will-go-towards-delivering-workshops-school-childcare-clubs/


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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #85 on: February 29, 2020, 10:36:53 am »
On Thursday a helicopter flew very low over the house, I checked on Plane Finder, it was the Air Ambulance, I followed its course up Mostyn St. , but never found out what was happening, but this morning we have the story..........these defibrillator are a god send.

The tearoom heroes who helped man collapsed in Llandudno street
he man was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd after incident in Mostyn Street

Three members of the catering team at Habit Tearooms sprang into action grabbing a defibrillator to help the gentleman, believed to be in his 70s, on Mostyn Street after he took ill at around 5pm on Thursday.

Two doctors from a nearby surgery also assisted while other members of the public carried out CPR.

Staff members from the Habit Tearooms on Mostyn Street in Llandudno rushed to help an elderly man who collapsed on Thursday February 27.

Helen Mckenzie, who has worked at the establishment for two years, said: "A lady ran in and asked if we had a defibrillator because apparently the ambulance service know where they are located.

"One of our chefs, Gernot, started shouting 'Helen, Helen quick' and I thought he was just joking to begin with but sprang in to action when I realised he was being serious.

"We didn't see what actually happened but apparently the man had just collapsed and was lying on the floor by the zebra crossing.
"It wasn't just us, there were other people around giving CPR and two doctors from the nearby surgery had rushed over too.

Wales Ambulance Service were also called and sent one emergency ambulance, one rapid response vehicle and Wales Air Ambulance to the scene and the man was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd by road ambulance.

Chef Gernot Sieker, who has worked at Habit Tearooms for a year, received first aid training in to how to use a defibrillator just three months ago.
He said: "I received first aid training a few months ago and thankfully they showed us how to do the defibrillator on a dummy.
"In the moment it all just came back to me. 

"He looked quite poorly, I shocked him three times but I think he's been unconscious for about eight minutes.

"I was OK at the time because of the adrenaline but afterwards I was a bit shaken up, it sort of hit me afterwards the gravity of the situation."
It is believed the gentleman is now recovering at hospital.   ref DP

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #86 on: March 04, 2020, 10:22:53 am »
The above story had a happy ending, and the good fortune of the gentleman involved, is quite remarkable, the number of people involved who knew what to do, and who acted in life saving procedures is fantastic, and they should feel very proud, and I hope they are around if I need them.

Well worth a read.......
Ex-cop's heart stopped for minutes in the street - what happened next left him 'eternally grateful'
Gwyn Roberts from Caernarfon collapsed and almost died when he suffered a cardiac arrest in Llandudno last week.     ref DP

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/ex-cops-heart-stopped-minutes-17855219




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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #87 on: March 20, 2020, 10:48:50 am »
This thread will hopefully get busy at this uncertain time..........

Philanthropist and businessman Steve Morgan is pledging £1m a week to charities to help some of the most vulnerable sectors of society cope with coronavirus – and he’s called on others to follow suit.

Mr Morgan, who was brought up in Colwyn Bay, founded Deeside housebuilder Redrow and is the former owner of Wolverhampton Wanderers.

He set-up the Steve Morgan Foundation in 2001, to support charities that help children and families, people with physical or learning disabilities, the elderly, or those that are socially disadvantaged in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales

Charities in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales looking for emergency funding should email  contact@stevemorganfoundation.org.uk  in the first instance. To check the criteria go to  https://stevemorganfoundation.org.uk

https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/millionaire-developer-steve-morgans-incredible-17952308

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #88 on: March 20, 2020, 12:13:20 pm »
A well deserved award Steve in these troubled times what a wonderful gesture.     $good$     

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Re: Special Award of the Week
« Reply #89 on: March 20, 2020, 04:56:25 pm »
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