A FORMER mayor of a Flintshire town has been thanked for her fundraising efforts during her term of office.
Former mayor of Mold, councillor Teresa Carberry, ended her mayoral term in May when she handed over the chain to cllr Brian Lloyd for 2024-25.
During her mayoral term, Cllr Carberry endeavoured to continue the good work that former mayors had done promoting Mold and its many businesses, charities and local organisations as well as raising awareness and much needed funds for her chosen charities.
Throughout Cllr Carberry’s term, she attended over 100 official engagements, in addition to visiting many of the town’s businesses, hosted the Mold Community Awards evening as well as being the organiser and driving force behind Mold’s school uniform recycling scheme. The mayor’s Charity Dinner and Dance evening, held at the Beaufort Park Hotel, was the pinnacle of the fundraising year.
During Cllr Carberry's mayoral term, the Mayor’s fundraising appeal raised £8,000 - which was recently donated to her chosen charities, all causes which are very close to Cllr Carberry’s heart. It saw £4,000 given to Theatr Clwyd Youth Music Trust, £2,000 to Gŵyl Daniel Owen Festival, £1,689.55 to North Wales Superkids and to £1,495.97 to Asylum Link Merseyside (supporting environmental projects in Mold).
Representatives from the charity groups expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Mayor and to all those involved in helping organise the fund raising events and the many donations.
A representative from Gwyl Daniel Owen Festival said: "We are delighted to have received a generous donation from Mold Town Council’s mayoral fundraising. This funding will put the festival on a firmer financial footing going forward and allow us to develop more activities than have previously been possible.
"This year some money will go towards celebrating the Blue Plaque to be unveiled in September at Cae'r Ffynnon, Denbigh Road, Mold - the house that Daniel Owen had built in 1889."
The festival will be held October 19-25 2024. The bilingual festival celebrates the life and work of the eminent Welsh novelist, Daniel Owen, who reflected upon the issues and concerns of Victorian Mold in his work. Full details of the Festival Programme can be found at www.danielowenfestival.com.
Jade Storey, North Wales Superkids trustee, said: “We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Cllr Carberry, for choosing to support North Wales Superkids during her mayoral Term. We are incredibly grateful for the donation received of £1489.55 which will go towards our wonderful Toybox appeal to ensure that Local underprivileged Children and Young people will receive gifts this Christmas."
Cath Sewell, director of Theatr Clwyd Music Trust, said: “Theatr Clwyd Music are hugely grateful to for the donation. This money will be used towards the bursaries we provide for children and young people who otherwise could not afford music lessons, especially those learning out of school through our Musical Pathways programme.
"We currently have 170 students accessing our out of school lessons and groups – the plan is to increase this number as we move back into the refurbished Theatr Clwyd building in 2025 and this funding will help to make these sessions as accessible as possible."
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