Miscellaneous

All the really good stuff that just doesn’t belong in any other category

Pop up Shop comes to Llanrwst

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THE CREST Pop up Shop is coming to Llanrwst. The Pop up Shop will be held at the Llanrwst Youth Centre (next to the swimming pool) on Friday 9th October from 10am – 2pm. The Crest Co-operative team will be selling furniture from £5, re-conditioned home electricals (washing machines, fridge freezers etc) and a range of … Read more

Crest Furniture Reclaim hosts Welsh Government Minister

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CREST FURNITURE RECLAIM hosted a visit from a Welsh Government Minister on Thursday, August 6. The Colwyn Bay Furniture Reuse shop welcomed Lesley Griffiths AM, Minister for Communities and Tackling Poverty to the Douglas Road site. The Minister toured the furniture and electrical warehouse and was keen to find out more about furniture reuse and the impact that social … Read more

Crest welcomes New voluntary Directors

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July 2015 Crest Co-operative has appointed two new Voluntary Directors at the 2014/2015 Annual General Meeting. Elen Rowlands and Richard Cubie will join the team of four long-serving board members. Elen Rowlands, who is the Centre Manager at social enterprise Glasdir in Llanrwst, has vast experience in the third sector. Elen has a background in Marketing and Business Development and will … Read more

Community furniture shop gives Conwy’s unemployed a helping hand

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A COMMUNITY furniture shop is helping vulnerable adults and the unemployed to gain retail experience. Crest Community Store in Mostyn Broadway, Llandudno, supports 15 adults with learning disabilities a week, by offering retail work placements. The town centre shop also offers work placements to up to four unemployed individuals a week. Social enterprise Crest Co-operative … Read more

Pop-up shop comes back to Kinmel Bay

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March 2015 A POPULAR pop-up community store will be helping Kinmel Bay residents to furnish their homes on a budget. Social enterprise Crest Co-operative will be bringing a mini community store to a residential area in Kinmel Bay, for the second time. The pop-up shop will be held at Cartrefi Conwy’s Chester Avenue Community House. … Read more

35k funding boost for community furniture store

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A COMMUNITY furniture store has had a make-over after a 35k cash injection. Crest Furniture Reclaim (CFR), Douglas Road, Colwyn Bay, has been awarded funding from Cyfenter of more than £35, 000 to transform the building. The furniture and electrical shop, which is run by social enterprise Crest Co-operative, has been given a new lease … Read more

Awards recognition for Conwy textile export centre

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A CONWY textile export centre has reached the final of three award ceremonies in less than 12 months of trading.   Social enterprise Draig Tex in Mochdre was officially launched by First Minister Carwyn Jones in September 2014 and has created 14 permanent jobs for local people since it opened its doors in Spring last … Read more

Crest team up with Tape for Sofa Cinema

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A new, free cinema experience comes to Old Colwyn. TAPE’s Sofa Cinema will open on Saturday 31st January from 7pm, with a special screening of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ hosted by Hollywood actor, Spencer Wilding who appears in the movie. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Spencer and a chance to find out more about other screenings taking … Read more