Crest in Motion #1

Check out what our staff, volunteers and clients been up to!   Here’s Ceri sorting out clothing that customers have donated to our shops!   Here’s Pete and Graham with a sofa donated to our shops! Erm, Graham, can you move? Tigger is trying to get past!   Here’s Chris in our electrical recycling area, … Read more

Golden Volunteers!

Crest Co-operative recently celebrated two volunteers who have have given over 250 hours of their spare time to volunteer. Alan Pimm and Rebecca Forbes, have been awarded gold certificates to commemorate the huge milestone. Alan, who works in our Colwyn Bay shop, joined Crest Co-operative in November 2016 and has become a huge part of the … Read more

Sasha’s Volunteer Story

Sasha Jones has just secured herself a job as a full time Support Worker. After beginning her volunteering experience with Crest in January 2016, she was initially based in the Crest shop in Colwyn Bay, helping out with the staff and vulnerable adults there. “At the time I was unemployed, sitting at home, depressed. It … Read more

Eirias High School Visit Crest!

Crest Co-operative were recently visited by 24 students from Eirias High School. The students are involved in the Community Challenge section of a Welsh Baccalaureate, and came to Crest to learn more about the organisation and about the concept of what a Social Enterprise is. Over a two day period the students visited our Douglas … Read more

Crest Co-operative Turns 20 This Month!

In June 1998 Crest Co-operative was established. It’s been a long journey full of many ups and downs, but we’re still here, serving our local community and beyond! Over the many years we’ve had many business partners come and go, and it was nice to catch up with some of them yesterday, as well as … Read more

Roy gets himself a job!

Roy began his volunteering experience with Crest Co-operative in October 2017, after 10 long years of being out of work. His role has been that of van assistant, and over the last 6 months his commitment to the organisation has been truly amazing. Throughout the long, dark and freezing temperatures of the North Wales winter … Read more