cadmin Colwyn Bay Rugby Club Kitted Out In New Tracksuits Colwyn Bay Rugby Club Under-10s had club shirts to wear during matches but only their own clothes to wear before and after the games. This included travelling to and from away games. The club felt there was no uniformity to their clothes and were interested in … Read more
A new three year contract to make fencing will create job and training opportunities for people with learning difficulties in the county of Conwy. The agreement between housing association Cartrefi Conwy and Crest Cooperative Ltd is being hailed as the first of its kind in Wales. One of the aims of the partnership is to … Read more
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 … Read more
We are proud to officially unveil our new website. Over the coming weeks we will be selling more items online than ever before. We will continue to sell things on Facebook and on eBay and we are very excited to announce our new online store will be ready for use very soon! Keep an eye … Read more
From left Marc Griffiths, Natasha Lee and John Davies Employees and volunteers were praised at Crest Co-operative’s Annual General Meeting. FareShare North Wales volunteer Marc Griffiths was awarded Volunteer of the Year for his hard work and dedication. Natasha Lee, who is a member of Crest Co-operative’s Work Opportunities Team, scooped the Outstanding Achievement award. Employee … Read more
A FATHER-OF-ONE has won a battle with unemployment, thanks to a housing association and social enterprise partnership. Cartrefi Conwy tenant David Gathern, 33, from Old Colwyn, suffered unemployment for more than two years. The former Waste Management worker struggled to get interviews for jobs during his period of unemployment, despite sending his CV out to … Read more
Our latest newsletter We have had a busy few months at Crest Co-operative. We opened Crest Furniture Reclaim (CFR) on Douglas Road in Colwyn Bay and have given away funding to support local community groups through the Crest Community Fund. To download a copy of our latest newsletter – The Recycler July – October CLICK … Read more
POPULAR furniture and electrical store CFR will re-open in Colwyn Bay under new ownership. Crest Furniture Re-claim (CFR) will open at Dogulas Road, Colwyn Bay on Saturday 7th September. Crest Co-operative’s high street community store at Station Road, Colwyn Bay will close on Saturday 31st August and will move to the new site. Join us for … Read more
Residents of West Rhyl have been given a helping hand to move home, thanks to a local authority partnership. Denbighshire County Council has teamed up with recycling social enterprise Crest Co-operative in a partnership which has been running for the past 16 months. Almost 50 households have already benefited from the service and this week, … Read more
Did you know that Crest Co-operative is the official bulky waste collector and recycler for Conwy County Borough Council? Crest Co-operative’s team of drivers will collect furniture and bulky electrical items (washing machines, fridge freezers, ovens and more) from your home. Councillor Mike Priestley, Conwy County Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for the Environment, visited Crest … Read more