A WORK club has been launched by Crest Co-operative to help local unemployed people. Crest Co-operative is offering job search training, help to produce CVs and fill in application forms, interview techniques and help with confidence issues and personal presentation. The sessions will run each week on a Tuesday from 10am-1pm at Crest Co-operative, Ferry … Read more
ECO-FRIENDLY schools have been given a funding boost, for recycling their old clothes. This week recycling social enterprise Crest Co-operative presented cheques, totalling £1,679.60, to Conwy’s schools and sports clubs. Primary school pupils and sports fans have been busy collecting unwanted clothing in textile banks, provided by the social enterprise. Over the last four months … Read more
STUDENTS from Coleg Llandrillo Cymru cooked up a feast from food that would otherwise be sent to landfill, to mark Crest Co-operative’s 15th birthday. Catering and Hospitality students at the Rhos-on-Sea college selected food, from the FareShare North Wales warehouse. They transformed the in-date food into a delicious meal for more than 40 people. Crest … Read more
STAFF at Crest Co-operative attended a reception on Monday, June 10 at 10 Downing Street to receive their Big Society Award, and meet the Prime Minister. Crest Co-operative is a sustainable recycling social enterprise, operating a number of recycling initiatives. Crest works to divert functional, household and electrical goods and food away from landfill. Restored household items are … Read more
Join us to celebrate Crest Co-operative’s 15th birthday. A day of family fun will be held at Crest Community Store, Mostyn Broadway, Llandudno, on Saturday June 1st. Birthday celebrations will take place from 10am-3pm. We will be offering free celebration cakes and celebration drinks and will be setting up a gazebo in the Mostyn Broadway coach … Read more
Good news! Crest Community Store has introduced payment plans. Crest Community Store offer a 4 week plan for items from £50 – £99, and an 8 week plan for items £100 and over. Crest Community Store will require a minimum deposit of 10%. Then the remainder can be paid over the 4 or 8 week … Read more
Crest Co-operative’s team of staff will be volunteering in the community to mark the 15 year anniversary of the recycling company. Employees of the social enterprise, have appealed for public suggestions. They hope to volunteer in the community to celebrate Crest’s 15th birthday. The team of a more than 10 staff will be putting down … Read more
Crest Community Store, 21 Station Road, took a step back in time at the weekend. It was decorated in 1940s style for the Colwyn Bay Forties Festival. Thanks to Ann Bland, Crest’s Colwyn Bay shop supervisor.
HOMELESS people and North Wales residents living in hardship will benefit from free donations of food. FareShare North Wales will deliver food donations to Rhyl Night Shelter, ARC Communities Ltd, Conwy Foodbank and Dan’s Den, throughout 2013. FareShare North Wales is run by social enterprise Crest Co-operative. Last year Crest was named Social Enterprise of … Read more
Crest Community Fund has supported Llandudno’s Victorian Extravaganza!The extravaganza received a grant of £500 from Crest Co-operative’s fund to help with the cost of a community stage. Here we are on the streets of Llandudno, taking a trip back in time to the Victorian era. We are pictured with housing association Cartrefi Conwy, the main … Read more