June 2023 Newsletter - Adults, Health and Wellbeing

ADULTS, HEALTH AND WELLBEING

A Word from Aled.

I hope you all had a chance to enjoy the recent nice weather. The rain may have arrived by the time this newsletter reaches you but I really hope we have a real summer this year.

In the last newsletter I was referring to good news in relation to the Council's decision to allocate over £1 5 million for the review and reevaluation of frontline service delivery jobs in the care field By now, the adjustments to the salaries of the majority of jobs that are affected have been implemented with an increase in the salary and back pay back to the 1st of April included with the May salaries. A handful of positions are still subject to discussion with staff due to the changes in the job descriptions but I am hopeful that we can reach an agreement on this soon so that we can complete the changes for everyone. I believe that the Council has taken an important step forward with this progress and has done what was possible within their power But I am also very aware that it is necessary to continue with the efforts at a national level to try to ensure that wages in the care field are competitive and fair. In addition to the Delivery side, work is also being done to look at professional positions within the Council including positions of social workers, therapists etc. Its early days but we hope to be able to develop options soon. Once the picture is clearer, I will share further information with you through the newsletter.

In terms of our day-to-day work, the pressure from the Health Board to release beds has

lessened somewhat and our waiting lists for home care are reducing There are a number of reasons for this including the fact that the new regime for home care is stabilising However, they have not disappeared and we have a lot of work to do to get to where we would like to be especially in some areas. Thank you all for your contribution to achieving this We need to continue with and expand the preventive efforts and use community resources and services together with technology (telecare) to support people so that we reduce the number who are in real need but continue to wait for home care.

Finally, I would like to convey a specific thank you to the TAC De Meirionnydd staff for your recent work following the closure of the Tywyn hospital ward There were thanks and appreciation from many areas with local members raising the issue and sharing their praise in the full Council. On my part, Dylan as Director, Councillor Dilwyn Morgan as a cabinet member and all his fellow members and everyone else involved in the matter I would like to convey our thanks to Llinos and the whole team for their work in difficult circumstances

Getting to Know Each Other

Over the past six months, three have been appointed to our Provider Service All three have moved from the role of home carer to be a Supervisor / planner in different areas Let's get to know Nicola Curtin, Emma Jones and Allison Thomas better

Tell us a little bit about yourself:

My name is Nicola Curtin, I'm 30 years old and I live in Caernarfon. In my spare time, I like to spend time with family and friends and I enjoy walking when the weather's nice. On the right, you'll see a photo of Llyn Gwynant, one of the places where I enjoy going on walks.

Your job

I've started a new job back in February, as a community supervisor in the Cricieth area

What is your professional background?:

Before I got this job, I worked as a carer in the Caernarfon area for 7 years. I loved the work , being able to see people every day and helping them to live as independent as they could at home in their own house; I had a lot of fun over the years. I have learnt a lot in the brief period of time that I've been doing the job and I am slowly gaining in confidence. I receive good support from all of the staff, I am very grateful that I have had an opportunity to do something different, and see the other side of the job Although I have enjoyed being a carer over the years, it is nice to have the opportunity to try and work myself up the ladder

Nicola Curtin

Llyn Gwynant

Allison Thomas

I've been working as a carer for Gwynedd Council for nearly thirty years now. In that time, I worked throughout Eryri before moving to Caernarfon. Over the past four years, I have been going to the office to gain experience of using systems, planning rotas and so on. Following this was an opportunity to try for a job as a temporary supervisor, on a secondment period. I realised that the children had grown and left the nest, so it was the perfect time for me to broaden my horizons.

I have worked to shift patterns (?) throughout my professional life, so this is the first time ever for me experiencing weekends and bank holidays away.

This freedom has permitted me to reconnect with my interests including gardening, walking with my family and Mali the dog Last week we climbed Moel Cynghorion, and with us living at the foot of Snowdon there are enough places to go.

The new job as a supervisor has certainly been a new challenge for me, but as I have worked as a carer for all those years I feel that this is a positive point as I have an excellent relationship with the carers and am ready to work as a team.

I look forward to the future and hope to achieve much more.

Allison above and Mali the dog to the left.

Emma Jones

Tell us a little bit about yourself:

My name is Emma, I'm 29 years old and I live in Gellilydan I am a confident person and I am eager to help anyone. In my spare time I really enjoy spending time with family and friends, going walking and visiting new places. My job is to supervise and plan the work of Carers in the Pwllheli area. I've been in this job since November 2022 and I really enjoy the work

What is your job and its purpose?:

What is your professional background?

Before starting the supervisor post in November, I was a carer in the Ffestiniog area for 8 years and so I've had experience of working in the community.

What are you looking forwards to achieve or do in your job?:

I hope to be able to keep as many people as possible at home in their own houses to receive the care they need and for them to be able to be as independent as possible I also hope to attract more carers into the care field.

Manon Elwyn Hughes

In addition to the above, Manon has just joined the Health and Well-being Team as a Health and Wellbeing Support Manager, and she will be focusing mainly on transforming the Early Years’ service We can hear more about Manon here:

Tell us a little bit about yourself

I am originally from Bethel, but I have been living in Caernarfon for six years now In my spare time, I love taking my dog for a walk, travelling, and going to CrossFit classes I also play three instruments - the piano, tenor horn and French horn. I play the piano for a local choir every week, and I am a member of a Silver Band

What is your professional background?:

After I gained my Welsh degree from Bangor University, I joined Cyngor Gwynedd as a translator

Llyn Celyn, one of Emma's favourite locations.

Manon continued

in 2016 This job gave me the opportunity to provide a simultaneous translation service at many different meetings and committees within the Council and beyond, which gave me a very valuable background and context so that I could understand different departments and fields within the organisation

After working for the translation team for four years, I was appointed Senior Executive Officer, working in the Leadership Team.

Initially, I worked with the then Chief Executive and Director of Social Services (Dilwyn Williams and Morwena Edwards). By my second year in the job, I had the opportunity to work with the Director of Social Services only, which developed and extended my knowledge and understanding of the field During my final months in the job, I had the privilege of working with Dylan Owen, our new Director

Favourite country you ' ve travelled to?

I've been very fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to many parts of the world. I went to Patagonia with the Urdd when I was 17, and this was an unforgettable experience. I have also travelled by myself to countries such as the United States, Cambodia and Vietnam It is very difficult to choose a favourite country that I've travelled to, as each one has been so different, and have their own special features. If I had to choose, I suppose I'd have to say Italy, for the food, the wine and the nice people!

Describe yourself in three words:

Organised, enthusiastic, optimistic

What are you looking forwards to most in your new job?

I'm looking forward to learning more about the Early Years field, as well as researching new

in Cambodia

ways of working in order to put the residents of Gwynedd at the centre of the service. The project has many different aspects, and the main aim is to transform the service If anyone wishes to learn more about the work or offer their opinion, you are welcome to contact me via e-mail or on Teams

Manon

Manon.

Wellbeing Day

Llwybrau Llesiant have organized a Wellbeing Day (see poster attached) at Glaslyn Leisure Center in Porthmadog on Monday, July the 10th.

The event is now within reach and the list of activitieswhich will be available free of charge on the day - is growing!

We kindly ask you to promote this event and if you have any questions contact: LlwybrauLlesiant@Gwynedd.Llyw.Cymru.

We will hear about the event in our next Newsletter!

New Community Catalyst for Gwynedd

Fran Lowden has been appointed as a new Community Catalyst for Gwynedd She provides a free service to help individuals establish a small care enterprise in their local community.

If you are good at helping others and maybe fancy a career change, why not consider starting a community care enterprise? For more information, contact Fran: Tel: 07435 943 887

E-mail: fran.lowden@communitycatalysts.co.uk Website: www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/project/gwynedd Twitter: @CommCats

Fran Lowden

Lleisiau Llawen

Did you have a chance to read the story of the Lleisiau Llawen Choir in Golwg360? If not, click here.

It is excellent to be able to say that Côr Arwyddo Lleisiau Llawen (Signing Choir) is going from strength to strength this year. See the photo of them BELOW performing once again at Gŵyl Fwyd Caernarfon back in May, and over the coming weeks, the choir will be filming Noson Lawen, Iaith ar Daith, and a number of performances have been arranged over the Summer.

The Choir has an exciting future ahead as it is collaborating with Galeri Caernarfon Makaton Choir classes will start in September for primary and secondary children, as well as adults, including members from Côr Arwyddo Lleisiau Llawen

Did you know that many of our homes are now on Facebook?

Get to know about all of their activities and entertainment, e g Plas Hedd enjoying a visit from the BBC National Orchestra or hear about

Côr Lleisiau Llawen at Gŵyl Fwyd Caernarfon.

Carnival day (above) and fun with the orchestra (left)

E-mail footers

As part of the ongoing campaign to recruit to the Care field, a video was launched recently in order to highlight the different roles in the Social Care sector, to help remove perceptions about the sector and to show that work is available for people here in Gwynedd.

The video has enabled us to create new material to promote the field, through using the impressions of individuals who are living and working in Gwynedd, and who already work in the field We have created two materials - the new Teams background and email footers.

If you can, and if you are not using a footer to promote another campaign, e g Maethu Cymru already, could you use one of these footers in the attached collection? Uploading the footers should be simple...

Save your selected image on your computer

Open your e-mail signature

Click on the insert picture icon.

We have contacted IT to include the Teams background as a corporate option for allunder Children and Adults We are aware that it has worked for some, but not for everyone. If the Teams background does not appear as a background option for you, follow these instructions...

Save the 'Cefndir Teams Gofal' picture on your computer

On Teams, navigate to the background options by clicking more

Go to video effects, add new/upload the picture.

Whistleblowing

It was recently brought to the department's attention that a number of staff members were worried to voice their opinion or report on a complaint in their work location. I would like to think that our staff are happy and enthusiastic with their jobs and hearing contradictory messages is disappointing. We know that one member of staff has left her job because of this, and at a time of recruitment problems, it is a difficult pill to swallow

There is a duty on us as leaders, senior managers and managers to protect and support our staff, therefore I kindly ask for your assistance with this matter. I believe that this is a golden opportunity to raise awareness once again to our Whistleblowing Policy. You will find a link to the Policy Centre on our intranet or by clicking here

This policy applies to all Cyngor Gwynedd staff and contractors and it:

● encourages concerned workers to feel confident to step forward and share their concerns

● teaches us about our responsibility in terms of reporting on malpractice

● promotes reliable ways for staff to report on concerns.

It is important that we promote the policy but that we also promote the principles of the policy in the workplace, and

● ensure that a complaint is dealt with seriously and sensitively and

● ensure that an investigation is carried out into the complaint

● ensure that steps are in place to protect the worried individual.

I kindly ask you to share this policy with your staff as soon as possible. Whilst also noting that it is possible for individuals to make direct contact with the human resources department if they are uncomfortable to raise anything in the workplace itself Their e-mail address is desgadnoddaudynol@gwynedd.llyw.cymru. Similarly, we can be contacted directly on gcgc@gwynedd.llyw.cymru.

Hopefully, together, we can change this mindset

Thank you, Aled

This is the name and number of the policy on our self-service .

Whistleblowing

Fleet Vehicles

As a part of the Council's Care services' ongoing recruitment campaign, a number of new resources have been created in an attempt to attract more people to work in the field. Now, adverts are displayed on fleet vehicles in the Adults, Health and Well-being department. These fleet cars are cars specifically for Carers. The hope as the cars travel around the county is that more people will be made aware of the sector, and in due course will contact to know more about the work opportunities available in the county.

These fleet vehicles are also electric vehicles and contribute to the objectives of the department and the Council to be greener. The hope is that more electric cars of this type will be introduced over the coming years and will contribute towards reducing our carbon footprint as a department

Budd i Bawb

Do you remember that Budd i Bawb exists?

A large number of Benefits can be accessed by clicking on the Budd i Bawb link, and it has been created to thank you for all of the hard work you do for Cyngor Gwynedd

A broad range of offers are available, from our competitive pension scheme, savings on buying green cars and bikes, to discounts in local shops across Gwynedd and beyond...

Remember that you can also download the benefits as an app to your smart phone or device

One of the vehicles available.

Mental Health Awareness Week at Fron Deg

Staff and service users of Frondeg were busy preparing and decorating during mental health awareness week which took place in May.

Frondeg promoted mental health and wellbeing, as they believed that it was a very important subject to support Staff and service users wore green as a sign of support, and a box was placed in the office in order for staff to give an anonymous contribution to the charity.

The users enjoyed helping prepare and decorate for the week by painting the windows and participating in craft sessions in order to create the green decorations.

In addition, they have created an information and self-help board for mental health and wellbeing in a quiet part of the building, in the hope that staff can receive information without anybody knowing.

Easter Sunday

It was lovely to see photos of Gwyneth, Joyce and Aileen, service users at Plas Hafan who were going to enjoy the Easter Sunday service at the local Church

Thank you to Donna for attending the service with them. I hope that you all had a happy and healthy Easter

The Frondeg crew in green.

The art work.

Gwyneth, Joyce and Aileen.

Llwybrau Llesiant

Over the past few months, Llwybrau Llesiant have been busy introducing the work of the emergency services as a gang of 45 had the opportunity to visit the RNLI Station in Pwllheli as well as the Wales Air Ambulance Centre at Caernarfon Airport. In these two locations, those who were present received an interesting presentation about the work of the emergency services, as well as the opportunity to get up close to the lifeboat in Pwllheli and the helicopter in Caernarfon. Two interesting sessions that we hope were enjoyed by all who attended!

Our group of six had a day to remember when Llwybrau Llesiant arranged a trip to the Wales Open Snooker Tournament at Venue Cymru in Llandudno back in February. As well as watching top-draw snooker, including witnessing two century breaks, Llwybrau Llesiant also arranged for the group to receive some snooker training by a professional coach and to go backstage, where they had an opportunity to meet the snooker stars Shaun Murphy and Ken Doherty, amongst others A great experience for our six who enjoyed a lovely day at the snooker!

The gang with the lifeboat

Air Ambulance

With the giants of the Snooker world, Shaun Murphy and Ken Doherty

Work Opportunities

with Trefor Richard Parry

The Work Opportunities Project has been established with the intention to facilitate, train and to help adults with Learning Disabilities to meet aspirations in the world of work

So, as one arm of the project, we applied for a Maintenance job with Caernarfon Town Council The Service has already been collaborating successfully with the Town Council and preparing flowers and looking after them on the Maes for two years This seemed to further build on this successful relationship

This application was successful, and we are grateful to the Town Council for their collaboration and willingness to support us with this Project

We are in the process of drawing up an operational agreement at this moment, and the hope is to locate up to 3 individuals in jobs in order to deliver this work.

We are very fortunate of the Town Council's cooperation, and everyone within Cyngor Gwynedd who works to formalise and get the Plan operational.

I am very hopeful that individuals will be established in the posts in the near future, and possibly they will be supported by Job Coaches who have received training through the Regional Partnership Board for a period

Bangor Pier Walk

On Sunday, 21 May this year, Dementia Actif Gwynedd, Eryri Cooperative and the community connectors in the Bangor area arranged a walk along Bangor Pier.

It was a huge success with over twenty people participating in the journey; including people living with dementia. The intention of the trip was to collect money towards Glaslyn Ward, Ysbyty Gwynedd, and it is excellent to note that, to date, over £600 has been raised.

Gwynedd Dementia Actif would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for supporting the day and congratulate everyone for completing the journey. It was nice to have the company of people living with Dementia, their carers, their friends and families, our colleagues from the Health and Well-being Support team and some of the residents of Bangor

We look forwards to arrange another walk in a different part of Gwynedd soon

You can see more of the day's photos on the Dementia Actif Gwynedd Facebook page

Those who participated in the walk can be seen above. Reaching

Lia and her friend having a well-deserved break

Some of the Health and Well-being Support Team

Carys Archer's Retirement

At the end of March, the department bid farewell to Carys Archer as she retired from her role of Quality Assurance Officer.

Carys had been a faithful Council employee since 1994 Before she left, she sent a message:

A quick note to bid farewell to everyone who knows me Today is my last working day for Cyngor Gwynedd in the Social Services Department after working in various functions since August 1994. I wish to thank everyone, without naming names Bye for now, Carys Archer.

Enjoy every second of your retirement Carys.

The new exciting and innovative House Share plan

What is House Share?

House Share helps people to support each other under the same roof The aim is to find an older person who can offer a spare room, and a younger person (usually), who needs a good quality home for a reasonable price. The young person will offer companionship and practical support around the home, whilst receiving a comfortable home and friendship. Therefore, it helps tackle many of the challenges facing us today:

Helps older people to live a good, independent life in their own homes

Helps tackle loneliness, and as a result, ill-health Affordable homes, particularly with the cost-of-living crisis

Reduces demand for statutory services

Puts the minds of the individual and their families at ease

Gwynedd and Swansea are the only two counties in Wales that offer Home Share opportunities at present. Through a process of careful and thorough matching, we hope to give as many local people as possible an opportunity to benefit from this exciting plan in a safe way.

Such schemes are well-established in England where Homeshare UK helps residents and communities in 21 local authority areas, with obvious benefits.

Who is the House Share Coordinator?

I'm Richard Williams, but just Rich! Since I started with the Council in 2015, I have been working mainly in the Adults Department with the Workforce Development Team, and more recently after COVID, coordinating PPE for the care field Before then, I worked for Agored Cymru for 14 years

I have enjoyed working to establish this project since midJanuary this year, and I'm really enjoying it. As with every new plan, it takes a lot of work to set up and things I haven't thought of do crop up. I'm very grateful for the support of the Well-being Team, particularly Siân and Mirain, who are always available to bounce ideas off and to help get everything in place. By now, I feel that things have come together well and I'm ready for the real work to begin, i e thoroughly and carefully matching people, continuing to support them regularly once they're living together and making a positive difference to people's lives.

Want to know more? Go to the Council’s website: bit.ly/rhannucartref or to the Homeshare UK site where there are a number of videos and stories about the plan's successes: homeshare.org. Or if you would like a chat or if you know any people who could benefit from Homeshare, please get in touch!

Tel: 07388 859015

e-mail: richardwynwilliams@gwynedd llyw cymru

Rich

Workforce Support Team

Sophie Tyne Hughes

Hello everyone! I am now in post as Workforce Support Team Leader since September 2022 and following a number of developments in our small team in recent months it feels timely to update you all!

Team roles

The team's duties and job descriptions have now been updated, and Sian Iolen Pritchard is now leading on communications issues across the department. Her official title is Communications and Public Relations Manager and she is your point of contact on any communication and engagement matter; whether it relates to the public, staff or elected members Sian has worked in communications for some years and is more than happy to advise on any communication matters or to support you with creating promotional material or information documents - you are welcome to contact her.

Rhian Wyn Powell’s role has also changed Rhian is now responsible for several roles in one, acting as the team's Information Officer and also as an Administrative Officer for older people's services. Rhian handles all our information requests including FOIs and SARs It came to our attention some months ago that there were some requests for information about individuals reaching social workers or others directly from the police rather than following the correct channels

Sophie Rhian

Please can we remind you that any information requests are to be sent to gcgc@gwynedd.llyw.cymru – there are very specific laws regarding the release of sensitive information about individuals so it is important that you do not respond to these requests yourself. If you are unsure about anything, please contact Rhian and she will be happy to advise.

There was one other member on our small team the last time we shared a newsletter! Lyndsey Marie Owen is currently taking a break from the administrative service after 19 years and is on secondment with Bangor CRT as a Social Work Practitioner As a team, we want to congratulate her on her success in preparing and applying for the role and wish her well for her time with the Bangor team. We hope to share Lyndsey's story with you in the next newsletter!

This is also an opportunity to thank the individuals who have been willing to step in to assist with tasks Lyndsey was previously responsible for.

In the Pipeline

Adults’ department website pages - Sian is currently working on our website pages and we’d ask for you to please contact her if you have any ideas on improving the accuracy of the information and how easy it is for a member of the public to find it.

Communication and Engagement Plan - The Council has now approved Gwynedd Council's Plan 2023-28 and one of the priorities identified under the heading Caring Gwynedd is the need to develop a communication and engagement plan to improve how we ensure the input of Gwynedd residents into the developments of our services. Sian will be leading on this work and so please contact her if you have any ideas that you feel should be addressed as part of it.

Information Retention Period Lists - we ' ve updated the lists giving us guidance of how long we should be keeping files, with thanks to everyone who took part in the workshops. We will work on some guidance for you over the next period but in the meantime, please contact me for advice on retention periods.

A new administrative assistant has now joined us and we will also be welcoming an apprentice to join the team in early July. I hope their time with the team will give them opportunities to get to know the department and services, to find out where their interests are for the future and to gain experiences of doing all sorts of different work. We will hear more about Iwan and Cadi in our next newsletter

Health and Safety– a number of issues are coming to our attention at the moment i e concerns about lone working, fire arrangements, risk assessments, officers working without appropriate equipment etc Please give attention to these matters in team meetings or similar to ensure you ' re fulfilling your responsibilities in terms of health and safety. As your departmental health and safety coordinator, please contact me if I can helpsophieannhughes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

Offices – Thanks to everyone who contributed to the latest questionnaires on working arrangements; we hope to receive corporate guidance very soon on what the working model will look like to the future.

Lyndsey

More than just Words

Do you realise that providing our services through the medium of Welsh makes a huge difference to the care we give to individuals? That it can make them feel at home, safe and respected? It can also make it much easier for individuals to explain their emotions and wishes and give us confidence that we truly understand what is important to them

The Government's latest 5-year plan on the provision of health and care services through the medium of Welsh emphasises once again the need for the ‘active offer’ Of course, you will be familiar with this term – it's on your WCCIS forms, on your supervision policy and in many other places. But, what exactly does it mean?

To provide a service in Welsh without anyone having to ask for it or choose it.

To do this we need to:

always start conversations in Welsh to invite individuals to use their Welsh with us identify if a person speaks Welsh, and make sure the worker visiting them speaks Welsh using the Welsh that we have Even if you are not fluent or confident in the Welsh language, using even small words here and there can make a world of difference to a person ' s care

Remember that asking individuals about their ‘language of choice’ or 'preferred language' does not count as an active offer and it is important to recognise our responsibility to meet the individual's language needs; that being, speaking in Welsh if they speak Welsh.

For us to understand the our workforce’s ability to deliver services in Welsh, it is important that we have data about the language abilities of all staff It is a duty on all staff to complete the language selfassessment found on the self-service system. Please, if you haven't done this already, give ten minutes of your time to fill it. The workforce support team will also be contacting line managers over the coming weeks to encourage them to ensure that staff members have completed it.

Remember that help is available to develop your Welsh skills wherever you are on your journey; whether it's starting to learn for the first time or fluent but not as confident in writing Please do not hesitate to contact the Welsh Language Learning and Development Officer, Bet Huws, if you would like to know more about the support available – bethuws@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

Unpaid Carers Festival

Carers Week 5th-10th June 2023

-Lester Bath

It was decided to hold another Unpaid Carers Festival this year, but with face to face events - the first festival in 2020 was online, and it was agreed that it would be a good idea to combine it with Carers Week. An Unpaid Carers Festival sub-group was set up after the Gwynedd Carers Network meeting in January.

We were keen to offer a variety of activities across the county to try to reach as many carers as possible, and we had a bit of feedback from carers as to what they would like to do, namely pamper sessions and mindfulness walks With the support of Coleg Llandrillo Menai in Bangor and Dolgellau, it was possible for us to offer pamper sessions in the two colleges, and Tomos Lloyd (Byw’n Iach/Outdoor Partnership) and Anna Williams (North Wales Wildlife Trust) offered to lead walks in Arfon, Dwyfor and Meirionnydd

Llwybrau Llesiant arranged a number of activities in Caernarfon, which were pen to all carers, and Community Arts offered face to face felting sessions in Caernarfon on the Friday All the Community Connectors contributed to the Festival, with a number of activities in South Meirionnydd, arranged by Bethan Wyn Roberts, CRT South Meirionnydd; Nia Jones, CRT Caernarfon, working with Age Cymru Gwynedd a Môn on an event in Bontnewydd; and Siôn Llywelyn, CRT Bangor, arranging cuppa and chat in Hwb Ogwen, Bethesda There was also an opportunity of a walk and afternoon tea for carers of people living with dementia, and an information day for parent carers of adults and children with learning disabilities/additional needs.

Acknowledging that some carers cannot manage face to face events because of the nature of their caring role or work, there was an offer of an introductory Dru Yoga course online, available between 5th – 30th June Also, Gwynedd Libraries gave a number of felting packs for carers to make in their homes.

"I so appreciate meeting up with all those on the same journey as myself as it above all else makes you feel less alone, whilst being a witness to what difficulties others have to undertake in their caring role. It is truly amazing to see in that relatively small group what difficult lives people have and yet thanks to yourselves can have enjoyable days too".

“Thank you for running the felting workshop. It is lovely to be able to meet new people in a relaxing atmosphere, and learn a new craft at the same time.”

“It would be nice just to have a bit of pampering.”

Art and face painting table, above, afternoon tea at Plas Bron Derw, below

One of the products of the Felting Workshop, below

Carnival

At the beginning of the month, Llys Cadfan joined in the fun and celebration! As you can see from the pictures they dressed up as the Royal Family and the Royle Family from the television programme Three service users and a number of staff were part of the float!

Mair Thomas was the Queen, Robert Roberts was the King, Richard Lewis - a member of staff - was Jim Royle, Clare Crowley and Katey McMullen - also members of staff - were the carers Other staff joined in with their children dressed up as the royal children as well!

The crew had lots of fun and it was nice being able to wave at everyone as they passed. They accepted many positive comments on the event, and Llys Cadfan staff wish to thank Chris Lewis very much for his support in arranging the float and for ldriving the crew around so safely

The crowning glory (sorry!) was the fact that Llys Cadfan came second for the best dressed float Many congratulations to you!

Thank you

Thank you for reading the latest edition of the Adults, Health and Well-being Department Newsletter If you have news that you wish to share with us, then remember to get in touch.

Similarly, we would love to hear any feedback, complaint or suggestion regarding the Newsletter The Newsletter is created by you, for you, so we welcome any comments.

Contact Details Tel: 01286 679 223 E-mail:

sianip@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

Mair Thomas and Robert Robert.

The Llys Cadfan crew