Celebrate your Social Saturday

IAM a great supporter of social enterprises and delighted to back the second national Social Saturday 2015 which is being held on October 10.

The aim is to raise awareness of just how easy it is to support social enterprises which are businesses that trade for a social or environmental purpose and invest their profits back into the enterprise.

The businesses put people and planet first and help to make a positive difference to the world we live in and as Shadow Environment Minster I fully support these sort of ventures.

In Conwy there are over 140 social enterprises across a variety of sectors including recycling, housing, nurseries, tourism and arts and culture.

Following the huge success of last year’s inaugural Social Saturday, this year, on October 10, organisers are hoping that even more people will be supporting the social enterprise movement by holding events throughout the UK.

In fact there are three taking place in Conwy.

At Dolwyddelan, School field, this Saturday from 11am-3pm you can celebrate Social Saturday with Menter Siabod, Dolwyddelan along with Grwp Cynefin; Community Big Voice; Cartrefi Conwy; CVSC; CCBC Youth Service; North h Wales Police; North Wales Fire and Rescue; St John’s hn’s Ambulance (First Aid)d) and the Welsh Golf f Union.

Meanwhile in Llandudno the Troop Café, which is a CAIS social enterprise based on the town’s coach park is holding a car boot sale on Sociall Saturday in conjuncction with a showcasing ing event at Crest Cooperaperative’s Mostyn Broadwayway store store.

The café is a not-for-profit café and Crest Community Store, which runs four shops in Llandudno, Llan- dudno Junction and Colwyn Bay, stocks reclaimed and new furniture, refurbished electricals and a stylish range of nearly new clothing.

Award winning Vi-Ability, of Conwy, who were recently awarded Social Enterprise of the Year in the Wales Co-operative Centre Social Enterprise Awards Wales will also be hosting an event this weekend. Th The Vi-Ability Education tional Programme is ru running an open Mic d day at Y Morfa Venue Conwy Borough FC to raise funds for t their Sports Recyc cling Project which h helps disadvantaged y young people join a and participate in sp sport. The event will run from 11am - 11pm and willw cost £2 to perform anda £5 admission. Please do don’t hesitate contact me at my constituency office in Denbigh 0n 01745 813345 if I can help you with any issues.