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CASH seized from criminals is being put to good use in recruiting a new generation of young hospice volunteers. St David’s Hospice, which provides hospice care to adult patients across Conwy, Gwynedd and Anglesey, is hoping to attract a new wave of recruits to help run its growing list of outdoor fundraising events and endurance challenges. Staff will engage with schools, colleges and youth groups in a bid to reach young people aged 16 and over who may be looking for a new challenge in life, especially individuals who are at a higher risk of committing crime. Thanks to a grant of £2,410 from a special fund distributed by North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner Arfon Jones, the hospice can press ahead with a new social media recruitment campaign and purchase new high visibility safety vests and IT equipment for use at event and to deliver presentations and new polo shirts for volunteers. ....
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A group of determined veterans are on a mission to restore a dilapidated war cemetery in honour of 48 fallen First World War heroes with the help of cash confiscated from criminals. Former soldier Keith Jones, 63, teamed up with six other ex-servicemen to give restore the graveyard at St Peblig Church in Caernarfon that’s been blighted with a overgrown shrubbery, graffiti, litter and even broken headstones. The volunteers, whose ages range from 50 through to 80, set to work in the first national lockdown and have been using their own tools and sheer hard work to cut away brambles and bushes and remove graffiti. ....