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HEAR TO HELP: The NHS Volunteer Community ‘Hearing aid Drop-in service’ is cancelled until further notice. Please contact Audiology if you have a problem.

CITIZENS ADVICE: Advice line Cymru - Mon to Fri 9am-5pm 03444772020. You can also access www.Adviceguide.org.uk

BANGOR

RED CROSS: is looking for volunteer drivers and helpers to assist at Ysbyty Gwynedd and in people’s homes – contact Corinna on 01248 351103

ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE: is looking for new volunteers to join the team and help with its Community Transport, Good Neighbours and Positive Steps services in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon. If you have a few spare hours a week and would like to make a difference in someone’s life, the RVS would like to hear from you. Contact Gwenda Hughes on 01248 661915 or Gwenda.hughes@royalvoluntaryservice. org.uk

SSAFA GWYNEDD: Seeks new caseworkers in the Gwynedd area to help and support veterans and their families. If you can help, contact Andy Williams 07958524298.

CHURCHES TOGETHER: The Christian Church has responded with determination and resilience to countless crises over 2000 years. The current epidemic is no exception. Within a few days of the Prime Minister’s first press conference, all ten of the Bangor Churches Together were using combinations of Internet, social media, phone and post to worship Jesus Christ, to care for their congregations, and to serve the wider community of Bangor. Many of those congregations are over 70 or vulnerable to the coronavirus; and many have no access to the web. So pastoral care is now mainly by phone. Churches are streaming services via the Internet, for example the English-speaking Methodists are using https://www.youtube.com/ channel/UCUAUqhmhevz5sqhh72LIMxA; or delivering them by email, post or hand. Several Church groups have adopted virtual meetings accessed by web or mobile phone. Since 2011, Bangor Cathedral Foodbank has helped families who cannot afford enough food, supported by donations from individuals, businesses, schools, churches and other charities. For the last year the Cathedral has also run Caffi Deiniol in Deiniol Shopping Centre as a ‘fair price’ café that also provides subsidised meals to those in need. Once the Government told cafés to close in response to the virus, the Foodbank moved from the overcrowded Diocesan Centre beside the Cathedral to Caffi Deiniol, thus achieving much better social distancing. To complement the Foodbank, St John’s Methodist Church have for the past year delivered a Soup Run on Saturday evenings to support the homeless of Bangor. The enforced closure of Caffi Deiniol has led them to transform this to a safe afternoon run on the four days a week when the Foodbank is not open. Anyone who is fit and aged less than 70 is welcome to contribute to the Foodbank or the Soup Run by texting Ian Russell on 07 564 347 811. Thus Bangor Churches are responding to the epidemic with love and care. But they hope and pray that responding to the coronavirus will help to redefine the role and methods of the Churches in the 21st Century.

BANGOR ROTARY CLUB: Like many other organisations Bangor Rotary Club has had to adapt its activities now that large gatherings are not permitted and opportunities for fundraising to support local communities have all but evaporated! Conscious of similar problems for vital local charities, the Rotary Club has dipped into its waning funds to support the 20 charities that normally have free pitches at the sadly cancelled August Bank Holiday Sunday Rotary Charity Fair on Beaumaris Green, plus made donations to Bangor Food Bank, St. David’s Hospice and a good number of other charitable organisations. Members have also been very active in delivering supplies to the housebound, distributing a local benefactor’s gift of face masks to appropriate organisations and schools, making scrub sets (from old colourful duvet covers!) and scrubs washing bags from pillowcases. Rotarians have also collected and recycled masses of strong bags for the Food Banks to use to distribute supplies and supported charitable quizzes. Some members have used their crafting skills to stockpile items that will be given to local charities to sell at their own fundraising craft fairs when these can recommence. They still managed to ensure that the Primary School Leavers’ dictionaries have been distributed to

Bangor and Beaumaris schools and - socially distanced - presented a citation to Our Lady’s RC Primary School, Bangor, Rotakids in recognition of their outstanding environmental and charitable work (for Marie Curie, MacMillan and Polio Eradication) during the past year. Now that Rotary Funds are diminishing fast another exciting initiative is planned. With the generous kind help of Simon Bower, Morgan Evans auctions, an on-line charity auction to support local charities is being organised now. Rotarians have dug deep and donated 124 lots of interesting antiques, ceramics, glassware, watches, pens, model cars, plus many varied collectors’ items - not least 55 Welsh Rugby Union official programmes from 1953-2001including 4 Triple Crowns and 2 Grand Slams! Full details of the on-line charity auction will be announced and circulated when arrangements are finalised.

BENLLECH

BENLLECH AND DISTRICT GOOD TURN SCHEME: This is to report that due to the current Coronavirus crisis the Good Turn Scheme has to be suspended. The decision was taken very reluctantly and we sincerely hope that “Normal Service will be Resumed As Soon As Possible”. In the meantime although the monthly meetings are cancelled together with all lifts to shops and appointments, we are hoping to establish a telephone contact scheme where we can talk to people living alone to ensure that they are coping. If a service is needed such as shopping, prescription collection they will be referred to someone who is able to provide that service.

COEDANA

EGLWYS: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are instructed otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

HOLYHEAD

ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE: Seeks new volunteers to help with its Community Transport, Good Neighbours and Positive Steps services in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon. If you have a few spare hours a week and would like to make a difference in someone’s life, the RVS would like to hear from you. Contact Gwenda Hughes on 01248 661915 or Gwenda.hughes@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk.

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LLANFIHANGEL T BEIRDD

EGLWYS ST MIHANGEL: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are instructed otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

LLANGEFNI

ANGLESEY DOLLS HOUSE AND MINIATURE SOCIETY: Have cancelled all future meetings until further notice. Contact Mike 01248 852654 or Jenny 01407 741047

HEAR TO HELP: The NHS Volunteer Community ‘Hearing aid Drop-in service’ is cancelled until further notice. Please contact Audiology if you have a problem.

CITIZENS ADVICE: Bureau. Advice line Cymru - Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, 03444772020. You can also access www. Adviceguide.org.uk

ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE: is looking for new volunteers to join the team and help with its Community Transport, Good Neighbours and Positive Steps services in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon. If you have a few spare hours a week and would like to make a difference in someone’s life, the RVS would like to hear from you. Contact Gwenda Hughes on 01248 661915 or Gwenda.hughes@royalvoluntaryservice.org.uk.

LLANGOED

PLAS BODFA: An exhibition Unus Multorum - The Possibilities of a House will take place at Plas Bodfa, with 69 creative projects and over 100 artists. Due to the coronavirus situation, this exhibition has evolved into year-long project, slowly evolving over time, within the house and on the project page here : https://www. plasbodfa.com/unus-multorum-2020, where you can see the exhibits and some videos.

LLANNERCHYMEDD

CHURCH: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are told otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

MARIANGLAS

ST EUGRAD’S CHURCH: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are told otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

MOELFRE

ST GALLGO’S CHURCH: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are told otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

NEWBOROUGH

EGLWYS BACH COMMUNITY HALL EVENTS: As a precautionary measure Eglwys Bach is closed to all activities until further notice.

PENRHOSLLIGWY

ST MICHAELS CHURCH: Public worship in the Church in Wales has been suspended. Therefore there will be no acts of public worship in any of the Ministry Area churches or in the church hall until we are instructed otherwise by the Bench of Bishops.

RHOSYBOL

CYNGOR CYMUNED: Manylion cyswllt clerc newydd Cyngor Cymuned Rhosybol. Mrs Debra Griffiths, Coedlys, Rhosybol- e. byst: cc.rhosybol@yahoo.co.uk neu drwy’r wefan: www.ccrhosybol.co.uk

VALLEY

HEAR TO HELP: The NHS Volunteer Community ‘Hearing aid Drop-in service’ is cancelled until further notice. Please contact Audiology if you have a problem.