BIG SOCIETY winners Crest Co-operative hosted a visit from the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales.
Baroness Randerson visited Crest Co-operative’s Llandudno Junction based head office on Friday, February 31.
In 2012 Crest Co-operative was honoured with a Big Society Award. Award winners were selected by Prime Minister David Cameron. Baroness Randerson was keen to meet Crest Co-operative’s service users and see the Big Society winners in action.
During the visit the Under Secretary was taken on a tour of Crest Co-operative by Chief Executive Sharon Jones and Operations Director Rod Williams.
Baroness Randerson visited Crest Co-operative furniture reuse enterprise, found out more about Crest Co-operative innovative fencing project and met Crest Co-operative’s team of adults with learning disabilities. The team were keen to show the Baroness how textiles and unwanted clothing are reused to benefit the community.
The tour ended with a trip to Crest Co-operative’s food reuse enterprise FareShare North Wales. The Baroness helped Crest Co-operative’s team of volunteers to select a food order. The food was then delivered to homeless centres, centres for the elderly, residential centres for adults with learning disabilities and more community projects.
Later in the day Baroness Randerson presented a Big Society Award to North Wales social enterprise Viability.
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