Care staff go up in the world for Comic Relief
Staff at Gwern Alyn set their sights high when it came to supporting this year’s Red Nose Day.
Six colleagues donned their walking shoes and headed for the 1,800-feet summit of Moel Famau, the highest peak in the Clwydian Range.
The four-mile hike was the idea of manager Cindy Clutton but care practitioners at the home readily agreed to take part. She was joined by colleagues Lauten Rose, Stacey Sutton, Karen Brown, Ceri Smith and Diane Roberts.
Wearing their Red Nose T-shirts they set off from the Bwlch Penbarras car-park and followed the main track to the Jubilee Tower on the summit of Moel Famau before returning by the same route. They completed the hike in about an hour despite a short picnic break at the top.
“We have already raised £250 but there could well be more than that in the end,” said Cindy.
“It was harder than we expected, with another hill around every corner, and the wind was also quite strong,” she said.
Each year the staff support either the Children in Need appeal or Comic Relief’s Red Nose Day.
This year their colleagues at the Hillbury Home wore pyjamas for work.
That was the idea of home manager Mildred Heywood, but was quickly supported by 15 members of staff.
“Everyone, including the kitchen staff, was happy to take part, though some wore fancy dress instead of pyjamas,” said Mildred.
Gwern Alyn staff also staged charity concert in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
The Pendine Park group has close links with the Society because of the growing number of elderly suffering from dementia.
Mario Kreft, the proprietor of Pendine Park, was impressed by the enthusiasm of the staff.
He said: “I think this just underlines just what an excellent group of people we have working here at Pendine Park.