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Crest Co-operative is set to inject £10, 000 back into the local community. Crest Community Fund was launched on Friday, July 13. More than 40 community groups, councillors and politicians, gathered to celebrate the launch of the fund. Grants of up to £500 will be offered to community groups in the Conwy county during July 2012 – July 2013. … Read more
CREST Co-operative’s food poverty project FareShare North Wales has won a place in the semi-final of the National Lottery Good Causes awards. Voting for the semi-finals starts at 9am on Tuesday 26 June and ends at midday on Sunday 22 July. To vote for FareShare North Wales call 0844 836 9691 or log on to … Read more
Crest Co-operative’s free family fun day will take place on Saturday, July 21st. The event will be held from 10am – 3pm at Crest’s Llandudno Junction based head office on Ferry Farm Road. This year the fun day will have a beach theme and children are invited to enter Crest’s fancy dress contest. Pirates, sharks … Read more
AN AWARD-WINNING recycling partnership is aiming to create new job opportunities for unemployed people across the county of Conwy. Housing association Cartrefi Conwy and the community co-operative organisation, Crest Co-operative, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The aim of the new agreement is to help unemployed people to gain work experience and promote social … Read more
BANGOR students raised more than £800 for FareShare North Wales. During the academic year students have organised events to raise money for non-profit food poverty project FareShare North Wales. The funds will benefit hundreds of homeless and vulnerable people across Conwy and Denbighshire. FareShare works with the food industry to re-distribute surplus food to community … Read more
SCHOOL pupils celebrated top textile recycling success. Tonnes of unwanted textiles have been collected by primary school students across Conwy. With the help of recycling social enterprise Crest Co-operative, the clothing has been turned into jobs for local people. This week Ysgol Ffordd Dyffryn in Llandudno and Ysgol Eglwysbach were named top textile recyclers. In … Read more
CREST has been honoured for improving the economic prosperity of Conwy. The social enterprise was awarded the Community Regeneration Award at the Pride of Conwy ceremony last week. Crest Co-operative was praised during the event at Venue Cymru for creating jobs, employing local people and bringing new businesses to the county.
SHOPPERS can join the fight to combat food poverty, thanks to a donation scheme. FareShare North Wales, a community food network run by Llandudno Junction based Crest Co-operative, is holding food drives at three shops across the Conwy area, in a bid to relieve food poverty in the county. Tinned food, cereals, coffee and … Read more
SHOPPERS descended upon Colwyn Bay for the grand opening of Crest Community Store. The grand opening of Crest’s new 21 Station Road high street shop took place on Saturday, March 17. Customers purchased new furniture, nearly new adults’ clothing, children’s clothing and nursery goods. During the day shoppers enjoyed free cakes, drinks and face painting. … Read more
A PIONEERING recycling scheme has been recognised in the Wales Green List. Llandudno Junction based Crest Co-operative is the driving force behind the first recycling partnership of its kind in the UK. The organisation, which operates as a social enterprise, has created a sustainable model in partnership with Pennaf Housing Association and hopes to encourage … Read more