The next winner to be announced in the F Jones Initiative is a passionate football fan who dedicates her time to helping children.
The F Jones Initiative recognises those who contribute to the Wrexham community. It was set up by Wrexham Lager and F Jones Food Service.
The F Jones Initiative said: “We have great pleasure in recognising Ceris Walker, who has been nominated for the wonderful volunteering work she has done for the Junior Dragons Club at Wrexham AFC.”
Ceris was born in Penycae and went to her first football match when her dad took her to watch Wrexham play where in her words “she fell in love with Wrexham football club”.
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Her passion increased when her three children came along, who are all supporters. It’s very much a family affair, as her granddaughter Eira attended her first game on Saturday, September 18, 2021, where she was a match ball sponsor along with Ceris’s three children Nia, Fion, and Gareth.
Ceris works full-time for New Horizons/Gorwelion Newydd service, at a behavioural unit at Studio Penycae, working with children who have been excluded from mainstream secondary school in Wrexham.
Ceris has been nominated for the valuable volunteer work she has done running the Junior Dragons club, Ceris was herself a Junior Red (the previous name of the club) when she was young. Ceris volunteered alongside Robert Sock and Fion Walker.
The Junior Dragons Club was open to any children under the age of 11 from birth and had members all over the country, as far as Kent. A £5 membership fee went to funding a Christmas party, Christmas cards, bowling, and laser combat events. Along with the Racecourse Community Foundation, they also organised to take children to away games. Members also get a chance to be a mascot and go around the football stadium on match days.
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Ceris started running the club seven years ago in 2014 when there were six members who attended the first Halloween party in the old clubhouse on Wrexham Industrial Estate.
It had 650 members pre-covid.
The Junior Dragons Club has worked with terminally ill children and children with autism. Together with Kerry Evans the disability liaison officer, they talked to the children before events, so that they are prepared for what will happen.
The Christmas party was held at the Centenary Club, a highlight, and tickets are sold out for it on the day of release. Members came from all over the country to events, organised by Ceris and the team.
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The competition is still open, with monthly prizes to be won, of £100 plus £75 in vouchers donated by Lot 11, The Bank, and The Fat Boar.
A grand prize for the overall winner is £1,000 plus a two-night dinner, bed, and breakfast package donated by Rossett Hall Hotel. All you must do is email or nominate someone to fjoneco@aol.com. It can be for their talent or how they help or make a difference to you or the community.
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