Cheese & Wine Evening Wednesday 19th June 2024 Speaker: Mary Steel, Former Headteacher Howell School Christmas Fayre Saturday 30th November 2024 at Bodelwyddan Community Centre Carol Concert 6th December 2024 at the Marble Church Bodelwyddan Carol Singing 20th December 2024 Garden Courtyard at Ysbyty Glan Clwyd accompanied by the Salvation Army Proceeds in aid of the President's Charities  The Hummingbird Project and Blossom & Bloom

It was decided that we would help Esther and her team to weed and tidy the courtyard garden. We created and planted the garden last year and are responsible for its upkeep and maintenance. This has been a very successful project. The courtyard is outside the canteen area of Glan Clwyd Hospital and is visited and enjoyed by patients, staff, and visitors on a daily basis. President Shirley also visited a local children’s charity shop and gave out free flip-flops to children and parents who were in the shop. The children’s clothes she also took were well received by the charity shop.

Photographs of the courtyard garden taken on 08 July 2023. It's difficult to believe that it is just over 12 months since we planted this garden.  We had been advised that we might lose up to 20% of the plants, hence the overplanting but, as you can see, everything is blooming and we will have do some hard cutting back this autumn. The garden is being enjoyed by patients, staff and visitors. We are constantly receiving compliments when we are on site weeding, watering and tidying up the beds. It is very rewarding to know how much our hard work is appreciated.  

We had glorious sunshine for the garden party. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon in Joyce's beautiful garden. Tea and scones were served whilst the Salvation Army Band played. It was a very relaxing, social event and also a successful fundraising event in aid of the Salvation Army, Rhyl - £954.38 raised to date with more expected from sales on Vintage and Marketplace. We had various stalls selling jigsaws, books, golf wear, a tombola, bric a brac, plants, cakes. There was also 'guess the weight of the cake' and 'guess how many sweets in the jar' as well as the inevitable raffle! A thoroughly enjoyable and successful day 

The mental health talk which was held at Gwaenysgor Village Hall was very successful. Neville Eden, a volunteer with the Papyrus Charity UK, gave a moving talk and Fiona Wynne Jones gave a practical demonstration of Mindfulness which was very calming. Although, the intention primarily was to raise awareness of mental health we also raised just over £100.00 for the Papyrus Charity UK.

President Shirley Whiteway: 2023 - 2024 The Salvation Army, Rhyl A number of events including a garden party, cheese & wine evening and a concert collectively raised a total of £4,000.  The Concert  on 1st December at St. Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan  resounded with music and song from both the Cor Meibion Trelawnyd Male Voice Choir and The Salvation Army Rhyl. Papyrus UK Gave a talk on the work of the organisation and a donation of £500 was presented to them. Presentation of Cheque to The Salvation Army, Rhyl             President Barbara Roberts: 2022 - 2023 North Wales Superkids A Bring & Buy Sale and an Afternoon Tea was organised which raised £1,200 to enable the charity to purchase Christmas presents for underprivileged children. A Cheese & Wine evening was also held in aid of Masaka Girls School Dormitory Project, Uganda Donations