Service provides lifeline for charities FareShare Cymru North Wales, operated by Crest Co-operative, is a franchise of national charity FareShare UK. FareShare operates in 18 regions in the UK, across more than 135 towns and cities. Last year, FareShare UK provided food for 12 million meals, helping to reach 62,200 people each day. Demand for FareShare … Read more

Top 5 Tips for Consumers 1 Pass it on Passing on your unwanted clothing to a charity means it gets enjoyed by someone else and will ultimately help reduce the environmental impact too. To pass items on simply: Drop clothes off to your local charity shop, they are always grateful for donations. If you’re a … Read more

Crest Co-operative won the Furniture Reuse Network (FRN) Reuse Organisation of the Year 2014 at the FRN 25th Anniversary awards. The ceremony was held in Nottinghamshire earlier this month. Sharon Jones, Chief Executive of Crest Co-operative, Rod Williams, Operations Director and David Gathern, Assistant Operations Manager attended the awards ceremony. Alun Davies, Welsh Government Minister … Read more

Capoeira was developed as a Martial Art disguised as dance by Africans rebelling against their slavery in Brazil. Capoeira classes include dance moves, martial arts kicks and acrobatics. Capoeira Mocambo applied for funding through the Crest Community Fund in a bid to start running classes in the Conwy Country Area. They had been running classes … Read more

Crest Co-operative has been busy helping the local community in February 2014. The image below shows the ways in which Crest has helped the local community.

Research by WRAP questions the old adage that women are better at clothes shopping than men, as they launch a new campaign to help us make the most of our clothes. More than half of men decide what they need before going clothes shopping and stick to the plan, compared with just 35% of women, … Read more

Tesco, M&S, Next and leading fashion designer Stella McCartney are among 50 retailers, suppliers, charities and recyclers in the clothing sector who have today committed to significantly reduce the environmental impacts of clothing across its lifecycle. Led by WRAP, the Sustainable Clothing Action Plan (SCAP) has unveiled the SCAP 2020 Commitment targets, pledging a significant … Read more

THE LAUNCH of the first social enterprise led clothing export centre in Wales is set to give the economy a boost. Draig Tex will open in Mochdre in May. The new venture, which has been developed by a consortium of three North Wales social enterprises, has already created seven jobs. Crest Co-operative, Seren Ffestiniog Cyf … Read more

THOUSANDS of Conwy residents are set to benefit from the expansion of an electrical reuse centre. Crest Co-operative’s Electrical Reuse Hub has relocated to bigger premises on Quinton Hazel Enterprise Parc in Mochdre. The social enterprise will be collecting unwanted fridges, freezers, ovens, washing machines, dryers and other white goods from the homes of Conwy … Read more

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