Crest

A charity in Conwy County, we have two shops that sell pre-loved furniture, clothing and refurbished electricals. Find us at Ferry Farm Road, Llandudno Junction and at Douglas Road, Colwyn Bay.

Reviive and Crest Co-operative Celebrate Working Relationship with New Twelve Month Warranty on White Goods

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Shropshire resale and recycling social enterprise Reviive is celebrating a successful twelve month trading arrangement with a North Wales based co-operative which supplies white goods to its retail stores in Shrewsbury and Oswestry. A member of the Reuse Network, Llandudno based Crest Co-operative was established in 1998 to help disabled and unemployed people increase their … Read more

Crest in Motion #10

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Check out what our staff, volunteers and clients been up to! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Here’s Becky, one of our excellent volunteers who work in our Work Opportunities department. They work really hard sorting through all of our donated textiles. It’s been a wonderfully busy 2019 so far – just look at how … Read more

Crest in Motion #9

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Check out what our staff, volunteers and clients been up to! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] This here is Robbie, one of our superstars in the Work Opportunities department. He has a habit of finding the most amazing costumes whenever he comes to Crest. His half leprechaun/half Christmas outfit works surprisingly well! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] … Read more

Volunteer Q&A #5: Lucinda Edwards

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Lucinda Edwards volunteers in our Work Opportunities department, providing general support to our clients with learning difficulties and/or disabilities and helping them with their daily tasks. On top of that she does a lot of clothes sorting; taking the cream of the crop and getting them shop ready for sale. Here’s what she had to … Read more

Jamie Joins the 1000 Hour Club!

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Jamie Hayden has recently hit a huge milestone of 1000 hours volunteering at Crest Co-operative. A cabinet maker by trade, Jamie started his volunteering journey in March 2017, using his craft skills to make bespoke items out of wood such as bird nests, garden planters and specialist furniture. The wood that Jamie uses on his … Read more

Crest in Motion #8

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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Check out what our staff, volunteers and clients been up to! [/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.9″] Here’s Steve, our newest member of the Crest team helping put the decorations on our Christmas trees. He’s asking if anyone would like to help him put the star on the top, any volunteers? (his words not ours!) … Read more

Hannah Blythyn AM Visits Crest Co-operative

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Crest Co-operative gave Hannah Blythyn AM a very warm welcome to the Llandudno Junction shop and head office today. Hannah, minister and member of the Welsh Assembly in Delyn had a meeting with senior managers Jay Martin and Rod Williams, before having a tour around the premises. Here are some pictures of the walk and talk … Read more

Volunteer Q&A #4: John Jowett

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John Jowett is our Part Time Administration Assistant but chooses to volunteer for a day and a half a week too! He answers the phones, does data inputting, is responsible for the filing and franking of letters. Here’s what he had to say about his time at Crest Co-operative! Thanks for your time today and … Read more

Crest in Motion #7

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Check out what our staff, volunteers and clients been up to! This is Emlyn, support worker champion and bag chucker extraordinaire. He supports Burnley FC who could do with a “hand” in the Premier League right now! Our electrician Steve is back on Crest in Motion. Here he is changing a concrete block on a … Read more

Caretaker Julian “Seals” Job at DPD!

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Julian Woodcock began his volunteering journey with Crest Co-operative in October 2017 and on the back of the experience he has gained at Crest has recently got himself a job with DPD. Julian has been placed in Crest to do many tasks over the last twelve months, initially as a van assistant but then became … Read more