A very successful Fashion Show was held at The Royal Victoria Hotel, Menai Bridge on 8 October. A grand total of £1,600 was raised for President Eirwen’s charity the Special Care Baby Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd. A big thank you to Eirwen and Staff at ELSA and all members of SI Bangor for all their help and support.
Members had a very informative tour of the Aber Falls Distillery followed by a gin tasting session (as the whisky has to mature for 3 years and will not be ready until 2021). Afterwards we went to Y Llechan / The Slate nearby for a tasty buffet dinner. Leftover food was taken to St Mary’s Hostel for the homeless in Bangor.
Twelve guests from the Carers Outreach Service came to our ‘Colour Me Beautiful’ evening on 17 September. Sonia Williams, CMB Consultant, gave us some very interesting and great ideas on make-up, hair colour, wardrobe colours and styles. Afterwards, to celebrate Enid’s 97th birthday in style, we had a buffet and birthday cake. At the end of an enjoyable evening President Eirwen was able to present Llinos Roberts of Carers Outreach with a donation of £200.
The first meeting following the Summer break was a friendship evening to catch up over a delicious home made buffet prepared by the social committee. Members from neighbouring clubs Anglesey and Llandudno joined us and enjoyed a light-hearted fun quiz. Leftover buffet food was donated to the local homeless hostel and gratefully received.
On Saturday, 6th July at Y Gadlys, Llansadwrn, we held a Strawberry tea in aid of the Special Care Baby Unit at Ysbyty Gwynedd. What a successful event with a plant stall, crafts, tombola, pre-loved stall, face-painting, food, music and much more. An amazing £2,070 was raised on the day topped up by HSBC to give £3,070 – brilliant. President Eirwen would like to thank all members of SI Bangor who worked so hard to prepare beforehand, help on the day and tidy up afterwards. Diolch yn fawr iawn!
A lovely time was had by all at our annual luncheon at the Mill Bistro by the river at Pontrug, near Caernarfon. Good food and company.
Members enjoyed a wonderful evening outing to Nant Gwrtheyrn, the Welsh Language and Heritage Centre at Llithfaen, Llyn Peninsula with a talk about the history, a guided tour and followed by a meal in the cafe – delicious!
SCBU is one of President Eirwen’s Charities for this year. The unit is at Ysbyty Gwynedd and is a 10 cot Unit, providing short term intensive care/stabilisation, high dependency and low dependency care to babies/families in North West Wales. The Unit is part of the North West Wales Neonatal Service and also the North Wales Neonatal Transport Service. This year we at SI Bangor will be fundraising to help purchase a Phototherapy Unit for treating of neonatal jaundice.
The Abbey Road Centre which offers help, support and services for those with mental health issues, were delighted when SI Bangor asked how they could be of help. Very soon four of our club members spent a day decorating and painting a room at the Centre to be used by a Psychologist to run courses and carry out group work. Having a lovely environment does make such a difference to a person’s sense of well-being – a good job done ladies!
Polly de la Mer Sian Kent, Programme Action Officer and Maggie Hughes with “Polly de la Mer”, a fish made of rubbish that it might find in the ocean today due to human activity. A spur to action for everyone to reduce, reuse and recycle.
