This year 10 members attended the  Conference and helped with the Stewarding. We decided on  a Door to Door train ride from Pwllheli to  Cardiff, not the quickest method of  travel as there is a detour into Shrewsbury, but a very scenic and enjoyable journey so we arrived in Cardiff  having avoided the stress of  driving. As can be seen from the photo there were 3 Conference “Virgins”!

Members of the club enjoyed a brief history of the House and  Garden and current plans for its development from the owner before spending  some 2-3 hrs wandering around this garden in its early spring colours.The Visitor centre showing pictures of the  destruction caused by the Christmas flood  in 2014 were remarkable as was the amount of work that has been done to restore the garden -again! After an excellent lunch at the gardens restaurant  some members  went on to visit Penmon Point

We held an afternoon  sewing  meeting  making  Alzheimer’s blankets to donate to local care homes.  These blankets  and muffs serve a dual purpose. They provide some warmth  for the elderly as they sit  in their day rooms and the  bits and pieces  attached give them  a distraction for their  hands and fingers which might otherwise be  causing damage to their skins through repetitive  rubbing and scratching. Made of washable  fleece blankets with  buttons, bells zippers etc. securely  attached   they can be readily washed and dried  for  reuse by the residents.

Clwb Ni is a small local group that meets weekly to give a social life to  Adults with Learning Difficulties. This group run on a shoe string budget  and monies that we raise for them is usually spent on hiring  a coach in order to take them to the Christmas Pantomime in Llandudno and give them a “Fish and Chip ” supper. We held a bric-a-brac stall in the local market which was  generously provided with stock by members who  took the opportunity to “declutter”! There was enough stock left over to warrant  a trip to a Sunday Car boot sale.

Regrettably  this is still a  much needed resource an the area. Although members contribute regularly to the food  bank via the collecting points in local supermarkets, we make a special collection in the weeks before Christmas to give  Seasonal Fare  and treats   to the Bank so that  members of the public who are depending on this resource can have  something extra  at this time and their children can have a few goodies.

. This year our Friendship Evening  had a seaside theme. Members and guests were invited to decorate  hats  in a seaside theme, and there were some wonderful creations. Members read seaside themed poetry before  we all tucked in to a fabulous buffet.    

In May we held a very successful  Coffee Morning and Cake stall in Abersoch Village Hall  in aid of Teenage cancer Trust. Altogether   over £1000 pounds were raised for this charity which helps to support  young people from the age of 13-24 who are living with cancer. It is also setting up dedicated medical centres for these young people.