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Party in the Park!
Friends of Queens Park are holding their annual Party in the Park fundraiser this Saturday and it looks set to be bigger and better than last year!
As well as the usual stalls including books, cakes, tombola, bottle stall and bric-a-brac, this year’s entertainment has been stepped up a notch. There will be a magical appearance by Peter the Magician, a Fun Dog Show, football competitions, face painting, hot dogs, the Youth Bus, Parisellas Ice Cream and more, all topped off with Rockin’ Ron – a popular local singer – and compered by Bryan George.
The event is being held to raise money, along with various grant applications, to allow the Friends of Queens Park to move onto the next phase of renovating the park. The Friends hope to renovate the entrance pillars and to install a Sensory Garden.
Cllr Janet Finch-Saunders AM – local Assembly Member and one of the founder members of Friends of Queens Park – said: “This is a perfect example of The Big Society in action.
“There is a true partnership between the local residents, Councillors and Conwy County Borough Council. Without this partnership approach we could neverhave imagined the possibilities of improving the park as we have.
“We have received anonymous donations and are most grateful to these unsung heroes as every penny is appreciated.
“We are most grateful to many local shopkeepers and businesses within Craig-y-don and Llandudno who have been very generous and provided us with many items for the raffle and stalls.
“Fingers crossed for good weather!”
Janet also paid tribute to those who have helped ensure the continued success of the project, including the dedicated committee members, including Margaret and Richard Own, Barbara Meredith (Chairman), Frank Bradfield (Treasurer and Grants Officer), Cllr Joyce Audus Williams and Laura Oldfield. Also the fundraising committee members, including Cllr Christine Jones, Cllr Mike Pearce, Lindsey Pearce, Carol Burns, Francis and Sonia Davies, Sandy Halliday, Carol and Dave Oldfield and Gareth Saunders. Janet also gave special thanks to Lyn Davies, Peter Barton Price and the parks department at Conwy County Borough Council for all their help, support and advice.
The Party in the Park will kick off at midday at Queens Park, Queens Road, Craig-y-don on Saturday 20th August 2011.
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Conwy Businesses and Unemployed ‘Let Down’ By Labour and Plaid
Businesses in Conwy have been badly let down by the Labour-Plaid Welsh Assembly Government.
According to government statistics, only £45,000 out of a total Welsh spend of £27 million was committed to Conwy businesses by the Labour and Plaid’s flagship Proact programme. Only 24 employees in 3 businesses benefited from this scheme. Ceredigion is the only county that has received less support than Conwy since ProAct was established.
In addition, only 146 individuals in the Aberconwy constituency, out of a Welsh total of nearly 16,000, have been supported by the ReAct programme to help unemployed people in Wales.
Janet Finch Saunders, the Conservative Assembly candidate for Aberconwy, said she was disappointed at the lack of support by WAG for businesses in Conwy.
“The failure of the Welsh Assembly Government to provide support to the business community in Conwythrough its Pro-Act scheme is shocking. At a time when local companies are struggling to emerge out of recession, it was vital that support was provided to help them through difficult times”.
“The fact that only 0.2 per cent of the funding available for ProAct was given to Conwy enterprises shows that the local business community has yet again been let down by Labour and Plaid.
“The Welsh Conservatives will do everything they can to help develop the Conwy economy. We have already promised to abolish business rates for small firms, a move that will help hard working entrepreneurs create jobs across the constituency.
“Labour and Plaid politicians have also boasted that the React programme has helped the unemployed locally and yet the real truth is that less than 1 per cent of the support has gone to those looking for jobs in the Aberconwy constituency”.
“These figures show Labour and Plaid’s main economic policies in Wales during the recession has failed businesses and the unemployed in Conwy. Only the Welsh Conservatives will make sure that the voice of local business is heard loud and clear in the next Welsh Assembly”.
Notes
1. Details of the ProAct expenditure by local authority can be found at:
http://www.assemblywales.org/11-005.pdf
Welsh Assembly Member
About Janet Finch-Saunders
Janet Finch-Saunders
Janet is a well known and popular local Councillor here in Aberconwy and has a reputation for getting thing's done. Many residents know her to be a straight talking politician and local business woman who is passionate and committed to serving the residents of Aberconwy with a strong voice. She was elected as a Llandudno Town Councillor in 1993, becoming the Mayor of Llandudno in 2004 and was elected as a Conwy County Borough Councillor as the Deputy Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group. A former Cabinet member with portfolio responsibilities to include Community Safety, Licensing, Animal Welfare, Food Safety, Building Control, Trading Standards, Equalities and Disability issues and this has given Janet a broad insight to the needs of the community. She has also held the brief for the Welsh language issues.
Janet will always fight to ensure:-
- No further downgrades to Llandudno Hospital.
- Increased support and funding for our local hospices, stroke services and E.M.I provision ( to include those suffering with Alzheimer's)
- Increased accessibility to much needed cancer treatments.
- Better recognition of support for our Carer's to include respite provision.
- There is help and support for those suffering with mental health issues.
- Our Tourism industry is at the heart of all Welsh Policy making.
Janet is well known throughout Aberconwy for her passion and commitment to ensuring that the residents in Aberconwy are represented in a strong and forthright manner. She is a seasoned campaigner on many important issues and is not afraid to expose what she considers to be inefficient and wasteful spending within the Labour / Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Government, Conwy County Borough Council and the other public authorities. She believes that for too often the residents are not involved or even consulted when it comes to the allocation of spend on important public services.
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Janet was elected as the Welsh Conservative Assembly Member for Aberconwy on 6th May 2011.
