Louise set up a “pop up shop” in Ffynongarw receiving donations of clothing for those fleeing domestic abuse. By asking colleagues and the community for donations, Louise has collected a year’s supply of clothing.
Louise Rudd
Nominated by Hannah Blythyn MS, Member of the Senedd for Delyn.
Alison Round
Nominated by Hannah Blythyn MS, Member of the Senedd for Delyn
Alison and her friends in Flint used their sewing skills to turn donated materials into scrub bags, scrubs, hats and masks, and gave them to NHS and care home staff to help keep them safe and comfortable.
Northop Hall’s Presbyterian Church’s lunch club
Nominated by Hannah Blythyn MS, Member of the Senedd for Delyn.
Jean, Angela, Jennifer, and Ann of Northop Hall’s Presbyterian Church’s lunch club.
The lunch club has been providing lunches to the community’s elderly for six years.This year they went the extra mile and delivered easter lunches and teas to their 30 members.
Laura Jones and her team at Chippy Chippy
Nominated by Rhun ap Iorwerth, Member of the Senedd for Anglesey.
The team has been described as angels for feeding children in need, but also for engendering community spirit. They prepared free meals for children in need, paid for initially from their own money, but their efforts have since received national attention and now many people help out by donating money and time.
Stephanie Roberts and team at the Gwalchmai Hotel
Nominated by Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Member of the Senedd for Anglesey.
The Hotel have been supplying food parcels for the elderly; Easter and Haloween parcels fod children; and free meals for local children. Steph has also been busy helping collect shopping, prescriptions. Nothing has been too much for them.
Caru Amlwch
Nominated by Rhun ap Iorwerth MS, Member of the Senedd for Anglesey.
Caru Amlwch have gone above and beyond to make sure that everyone who was economically affected during covid-19 or who were unable to leave the house due to isolation could access food. This included establishing a network of local volunteers in Amlwch and surrounding areas.
Brooke Graham
Nominated by Sian Gwenllian MS, Member of the Senedd for Arfon.
13 year old Brooke has been busy making and selling cheesecakes and traditional sponge cakes in her community of Maesgeirchen, Bangor.
She raises money to purchase much needed essentials for the NHS.
Porthi Pawb
Nominated by Sian Gwenllian MS, Member of the Senedd for Arfon.
The crew at ‘Porthi Pawb’ (which translates to ‘Feeding Everyone’) have been busy this year.
‘Porthi Pawb’ are a community cooking project, supplying hot meals to the vulnerable, older people, and children in Caernarfon, using food contributions from local business.
To date they have supplied over 14,000 meals!
Bangor food share
Nominated by Sian Gwenllian MS, Member of the Senedd for Arfon.
The environmental community project redistributes surplus stock at open events, rescuing food from landfill while supporting people in need.
Ian Turner
Nominated by Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Member of the Senedd for Aberconwy.
Marathon Runner and Volunteer. Ian has been a figurehead in Aberconwy’s community for decades, as a volunteer of Childline and many cancer charities. He recently completed his 13th London Marathon event in their honour.
Dr John "JJ" Green
Nominated by Janet Finch-Saunders MS, Member of the Senedd for Aberconwy.
'Dr John "JJ" Green - a name synonymous with irrepressible energy and uncommon buoyancy of character amongst the coastal communities of Aberconwy.'
As respected GP practitioner, Station President and the Station Doctor to Llandudno's Lifeboat Crew and renowned marathon-runner - completing 73 in honour of the RNLI - JJ's vitality and humanity is a remedy for many.
