We are thrilled to have received funding from the Welsh Government to deliver a ‘Summer of Fun’ in Rhos-on-Sea and Peulwys.
Starting next week, our Community Development Co-ordinator for Young People, Suzanne, will be running weekly sessions for young people aged 12+ on the Multi-Use Games Areas in Rhos-on-Sea and Peulwys. There’ll be sports, water fights, old-school games and much more!
The sessions are free – just register on arrival!
Did you know? We have sanitary products available free of charge to anyone who needs them. The discreet packages can be picked up – no questions asked – from our Community Hubs as detailed above. Please spread the word!
Did you know? We run regular CV and Interview Skills sessions in our Community Hubs.
Do you want to make your CV stand out? Or is the thought of an interview putting you off taking the next step? Why not join one of our short sessions for help to write a CV that stands out from the crowd or to prepare for job interviews with the option of practising your answers to the most commonly asked questions in a mock interview with real employers from across Conwy?
CV Sessions
Chester Avenue Community House, Kinmel Bay – 2nd Monday of the month at 11am – 1pm
Llandudno Community Hub (next to the train station) – 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month at 10am – 12pm
Interview Skills Sessions
Chester Avenue Community House – 4th Monday of the month at 11am – 1pm
Llandudno Community Hub – 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month at 10am – 12pm
Getting involved is easy! Give us a call us on 01492 588 980 or send an email to get.involved@cartreficonwy.org to book your space.
Earlier this week we were delighted to recognise and celebrate the achievements of our wonderful volunteers at an awards ceremony held in Providero Tea & Coffee House in Llandudno. The ceremony – which marked the end of Volunteers’ Week 2022 – saw the volunteers presented with keepsakes and goody bags by Cartrefi Conwy’s Managing Director, Katie Clubb, to thank them for their fantastic contributions throughout the year.
DID YOU KNOW? During 2021/22 our volunteers gave 2732 hours of their time!
Take a look at Creating Enterprise’s new Optimising Saw, a specialist Salvador Saw with benefits that include:
💥More Accuracy
💥Less Waste
💥Safer Use
💥Achieves Optimum Lengths of Timber
It was wonderful to see the painters today working in our new office based in Morfa Gele Business Park ready for our move in. The work is coming along nicely, there’s an apparent colourful and vibrant atmosphere.
Great news for our team over at the Modular Solutions Factory where they recently gained dual certification with the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC) and with the Program for the Endorsement of Forest Certification® (PEFC). The FSC promotes responsible management of the world’s forests via timber certification and the PEFC is an international organization which promotes sustainable forest management. 🌲
The factory is supported with funding from the Welsh Government and the Coastal Communities Fund.
Cartrefi Conwy and its subsidiary Creating Enterprise has benefited from financial support from the Welsh Government’s SMARTCymru programme, which is funded by the European Regional Development Fund.
Our Welsh Natural Fibre Insulation (WNFI) project looks to use Welsh raw materials to develop a Welsh manufactured insulation product, that is renewable and locally sourced, and could potentially help us to create sustainable homes.
Working in partnership with Bangor University, we are hoping to develop a new natural fibre insulation product that is not only energy efficient but performs better with regards to fire protection, air and noise pollution. Natural fibres include materials such as wood fibre, hemp and flax as well as Sheep’s Wool. Sheep’s Wool is not only a thermal insulator, but its properties include air purification, humidity regulation, sound insulation and fire protection, as well as being sustainable.
The first phase of the project will be research based, where we will test the natural fibre products for energy efficiency as well as indoor temperature, humidity etc.
If this proves successful, we aim to trial this new product in one of our homes as part of our ongoing retrofit programme.
It was lovely to catch up with Jared today. Jared is a painter for the Property Maintenance Team here at Creating Enterprise who has been working with us since 2020 after being a carer for many years. As a tenant of Cartrefi Conwy Jared worked in a position through the Employment Academy and has progressed into full time employment. Jared says: “I am proud to be supporting my family.” His supervisor Stephen says that: “Jared has impressed us all with his drive and work ethic.”
As Part Of Our Ongoing Relationship With ClwydAlyn Housing Association Creating Enterprise Installed 75 New Kitchens For Their Residents in 2021/2022