Staff at Specsavers in Aberystwyth and Cardigan have helped donate nearly £20,000 to the Welsh brain injury charity, Cerebra, following a year of fundraising.

The stores joined forces with 38 other Specsavers stores across south and mid Wales to raise as much as possible in one year for children with brain conditions, and their families.

By organising an array of activities, including bake sales, fancy dress days, cycle-thons and a climb to the top of South Wales’ highest peak, Pen y Fan, Specsavers has donated an impressive £19,121.54 to the Carmarthen-based charity, which currently offers support to more than 4,500 families with children who have brain conditions such as Down’s Syndrome and cerebral palsy, so that they can live full and active lives.

Graham Park, Specsavers and Heledd Hallett, store directors in Aberystwyth and Cardigan respectively, said: “The support provided by Cerebra is, sadly, much-needed by many families across Wales. During our time working with Cerebra, we’ve learnt the advice and information it provides to families goes far beyond leaflet sharing.

“It offers practical help and guidance to families to get the financial and social support they so desperately need when raising a child with a brain condition.”

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