THE latest community news from Tywyn

Caribbean Disaster Appeal

During last week The Rotary Club of Tywyn was present in the Co-op store in Tywyn from 9am until 6pm from Monday to Saturday (except Wednesday) collecting monies for Shelterbox from the general public to send aid to the recently devastated Caribbean Islands, damaged by Hurricane Irma.

A Shelterbox, which contains a tent and sufficient support items for 10 people costs £590 and the club managed to raise the sum of £1203.31 from the collection to which was added the club’s own donation of £3,000 from the benevolent fund.

Cheques for £4,203.31 and £200 (donated by Tywyn Inner Wheel) have been sent to Shelterbox, who work in conjunction with Rotary International all over the world to provide assistance during such disasters.

The club would like to thank the management and staff of the Co-op store for the use of the store and also the general public who gave so generously during the week. Thanks also go to anyone else who gave assistance during the week.

Hearing aid clinic

The next session of the walk-in volunteer Hearing Aid Clinic

will be held from 10am until noon, on Thursday, 5 October, at Tywyn Baptist Church, High Street.

If you think your hearing aid or you hearing aids need new tubing,

new batteries or just a service, do come along, no appointment

necessary.

Royal Welch Fusiliers

A Tywyn veteran has received a rarely-awarded medal.

Cpl Howard Wyn Davies, 70, has been awarded the RWFCA medal and certificate, for life long carriage of the Meirionnydd and RWD Machynlleth, Tywyn and Dolgellau standard.

He was awarded with the medal by Major Ifan Price-Edwards, president and secretary.

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