(Photo: Gareth Davies MS with Rhyl and District Soroptimists and Bodelwyddan Town Councillor Abigail Mainon at the 2021 Tree Festival in the Marble Church, Bodelwyddan)
From Thursday 9th December to Sunday 12th December, the Rhyl and District Soroptomists held a Christmas Tree Festival in St Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan (The March Church) in aid of St Kentigern's Hospice.
Businesses and representatives from the Bodelwyddan area and beyond supported the event with donations as sponsors and by setting up trees for the event including Mackenzie Jones Solicitors, Plastecowood, Co-op and Bodelwyddan Town Council and individual councillors as well as many others. All proceeds of the event are to be sent to the local hospice charity.
Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls, Soroptimist International Great Britain and Ireland (SIGBI) has 6000 Members in 270 Clubs, including the Rhyl and District group. They work on projects to support women and the wider community locally, nationally and internationally.
Commenting on the festival Gareth said:
"It's great to be able to come along today to see the hard work that has gone in to organising this festive display in aid of such a worth cause.
"I'd like to thank the Rhyl and District Soroptimist group, both for this event and also for all of their ongoing projects supporting those in the Vale of Clwyd and beyond. I'd also like to share my thanks to all of the businesses and people who chose to so generously support this festival as sponsors and as attendees"
