1 The Recycler Crest Co-operative’s newsletter Your local social enterprise July - October 2013
Featured in this issue:
Our mission pg 2 Opening of Crest Furniture Reclaim pg 3 Rural recycling roadshows pg 4 Meet our team pg 5 Appeal for volunteers pg 5 Innovative fence panel project a first in Wales pg 6 Crest Community Fund pg 7 FareShare in the community pg 8 Tesco food drive pg 9
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Our mission...
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C F R furniture reclaim September 2013 CFR comes back to Colwyn Bay! A POPULAR furniture and electrical store was given a new lease of life by social enterprise Crest Co-operative.
The Douglas Road outlet, which had been unoccupied for more than a year, was re-launched by Crest Co-operative in September.
Crest Furniture Re-claim (CFR) stocks pre-owned furniture, electricals, nearly new clothing for adults and children and household goods. Sharon Jones, Crest Co-operative’s Chief Executive, said: “When CFR closed last year it was a great loss to the community and we were determined to Great Service continue the service. We employed 6 members ABOVE: From left John and Tom, have been of staff, who had suffered redundancy, due to offering one-to-one service to returning and the closure. new CFR customers.
John Davies (pictured left) suffered redundancy “Re-opening CFR has proved that it is still a last year when the Douglas Road site closed, but community favourite. It was been a hit with was offered a permanent position by local residents.” Crest Co-operative. www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF 4
New recycling service for RURAL CONWY
September 2013 Crest Co-operative took to the road with Conwy County Borough Council.
The local authority held nine ‘Recycle More’ roadshows in rural towns and villages across the county.
Residents of Dolgarrog, Betws y Coed, Pentrefoelas and other rural areas, will now benefit from kerbside recycling collections.
Local people gathered to find out about local authority recycling services, including Crest’s Crest Co-operative now collect from fortnightly collections of small electrical items (WEEE) in bright pink bags and unwanted 55, 000 homes across the Conwy county. clothing and textiles in bright purple bags. Did you know that Crest Co-operative will collect unwanted furniture and electricals from Conwy residents? We work on behalf of the local authority. Electricals are tested and repaired in our electrical re-use centre. To arrange a collection please call 01492 596783
www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF 5
Meet the new recruits to our Senior Management team! Anwen Roberts has recently been appointed as Crest Co-operative’s Finance Manager.
Contact Anwen Roberts
Anwen Roberts, Finance Manager [email protected] 01492 596783 ext 102
David Morris has been appointed as Crest Co-operative’s Commercial Manager. David is currently working to develop Crest’s enterprises. Contact David Morris David Morris, Commercial Manager [email protected] 01492 596783 ext 107
Appeal for volunteers Help us make a difference in our community We have retail opportunities, FareShare vacancies and more. To find out more about volunteering for Crest Co-operative Please call Simon Plumpton on 01492 596783 or e-mail [email protected] www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF Fencing contract hailed as first of 6 its kind in Wales
September 2013 “The arrangement we now have is that a local A NEW three year contract to make fencing will building merchant, Richard Williams of create job and training opportunities for people Llandudno Junction, will supply the raw materials, with learning difficulties in the county of Conwy. already cut to length, to Crest who will then construct the panels by hand,” he added. The agreement between housing association Cartrefi Conwy and Crest Co-operative Ltd is being hailed Cartrefi Conwy Chief Executive Andrew Bowden is a as the first of its kind in Wales. great believer in the value of the ground-breaking partnership.
He said: “Crest Co-operative has a similar ethos to Cartrefi Conwy, which is to tackle social exclusion and to try and create opportunities that Conwy communities can take advantage of.
“We worked closely with Crest Co-operative to bring our homes up to the Welsh Housing Quality
standard ahead of the target time set by the Welsh Government.
"I believe this working arrangement, which will see Crest manufacture the fencing panels for us, is the first of its kind in Wales.
One of the aims of the partnership is to tackle “There is no other scheme where a registered social exclusion suffered by adults with learning social landlord or housing association is working with a social enterprise scheme or co-operative to difficulties, unemployed people and former young increase work and training opportunities for local offenders. people.”
Sharon Jones, the Chief Executive of Dave Owen, Asset Surveyor with Cartrefi Conwy said: “We have worked closely with Crest over a number of Crest Co-operative, is equally enthusiastic about years and, as this is going to be at least a three year the new three-year deal. programme, we saw it as a wonderful opportunity to work with Crest once again. She said: “I’m absolutely delighted Cartrefi Conwy “In doing so we could engage with the local community, has, once again, chosen to work with Crest. We provide opportunities to adults with learning difficulties have built a strong and trusting relationship with and reduce worklessness in the area. our Cartrefi Conwy colleagues over the last few
years. "We need more than 1,000 metres of panelling just for the initial part of the scheme. “This relationship ensures we can offer training and
work opportunities to adults with learning “Rather than going out and simply buying fencing panels, we wanted to help Crest Co-operative continue the work difficulties while also producing an excellent and they do within the community. competitively priced product.”
www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF 7 Spotlight on Crest Community Fund
Crest has donated Colwyn Bay Rugby Club under 10s £11, 221.94 Pupils at Ysgol Tudno received a grant of £500 to to Conwy community groups purchase kitchen equipment. The school is currently transforming a former staff room into a Crest Community Fund was launched in July 2012 and school kitchen project. has already funded 24 good causes in the Conwy county. Llandudno Junction community club were awarded a grant of £500 to fund planting for a Last month Colwyn Bay Rugby Club, Ysgol Tudno and memorial garden at the club, which is dedicated Llandudno Junction Community Club benefited from to an aircrew who died in accident in Marl Woods donations. 90 years ago. The grounds of the club are currently used by local schools and the community. Children at Colwyn Bay Rugby Club were thrilled to receive a Crest Community Fund grant of £500 to purchase team tracksuits.
Jon Earl, who coaches Colwyn Bay Rugby Club boys and girls under 10s team said: “The children currently wear their own clothes and giving them a club tracksuit will From left: Councillor Mike Priestley and promote a sense of pride and belonging and help their confidence.” Mel Lewis from Llandudno Junction Community Club www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF
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Successful supermarket Derek Cross, Community Champion at Asda, food drives Llandudno, was happy to help FareShare.
July 2013 September 2013 Tesco’s Million Meal Appeal Asda step in to help GENEROUS customers at Tesco stores across the UK FareShare North Wales donated food to contribute to 3.5 million meals for FareShare UK depots and Trussell Trust food banks. SHOPPERS at Asda, Llandudno donated food items to FareShare North Wales. Customers at Tesco, The donations of tinned food, juice, cereal and more were distributed to community groups Llandudno Junction, across North Wales. Homeless centres, centres for the elderly, food banks and more community donated food groups, benefited from the donations. to support the
Million Meal Volunteers from Cartrefi Conwy and Appeal. North Wales Housing gave their support. FareShare staff collected 4 trolleys full of food Volunteers from kind-hearted shoppers, over 3 days. from Cartrefi Conwy and North Wales Housing helped to collect food donations. Who benefits from FareShare North Wales food drives?
More than 40 community groups across North Wales benefit from
FareShare North Wales food drives.
Foodworx in West Rhyl is just one of the many groups, who benefit from food drives.
Foodworx volunteers use FareShare deliveries to create food parcels for West Rhyl residents, who are suffering financial hardship.
Fiona Davies, project manager for Foodworx in west Rhyl, works with struggling families and individuals.
She said: “Without FareShare North Wales we would have to rely on donations and would only be able to help people in crisis. The food from FareShare allows us to help people continually ”
“At the moment we are supporting 100 people, they come to us for 13 to 26 weeks and volunteer for us for four hours a month. They then get a food parcel each week and they feel like they have earned it and that it is not charity.” www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF 9
www.crestcooperative.co.uk 01492 596783 Head office:- Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, LL31 9SF