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Artist & Teacher

A celebration dinner in memory of Carys Roberts, Artist and Teacher, was arranged by her family and recently held at the Langland Bay Golf Club. Her husband Alan and brother Geraint today presented cheques for £2,020 to Paul Murray, Vice … Continue reading

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Ford Engine Plant Bridgend

A huge thank you to the workforce at Ford Engine Plant in Bridgend for supporting our work. They recently raised over £7,000, in memory of three of their colleagues by organising a sponsored bike ride and also by donating their … Continue reading

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Chairs and Windows

          Delighted to visit Ty Olwen today and see the new patient chairs by each bed and also the work in progress with new windows being installed across the patient areas. Thanks to the generosity of … Continue reading

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Marks & Spencer

A massive thank you to all the staff and customers of Marks & Spencer, Oxford St, Swansea for their continued support to Ty Olwen. Store Manager Aled Bonnell and Section Manager Lowrie Heather were able to present a cheque for … Continue reading

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Dyson Donation

Helen was delighted to visit Pontardawe Golf Club tonight and receive three more Dyson Bladeless Multiplier Fans from the proceeds of the Cwmtawe 7’s Golf Tournament held today. Mayor of Pontardawe Linet Purcell made the presentation on behalf of the … Continue reading

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Portmeirion China

Thank you to Matthew for organising the new Portmeirion China for use of the patients at Ty Olwen proudly being shown off by some of our dedicated staff Mel, Linda and Danielle.

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The Other Place

Delighted to visit The Other Place in Pontardawe to receive the proceeds of Rock for Ty Olwen held at the beginning of May. Thanks to Andrew Davies and Karen Coombs who organised the event and all who supported it and … Continue reading

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Jack Robert’s Parachute Jump

Thank you to Jack Roberts, son of staff nurse Karren who has decided to raise money for Ty Olwen by doing a sponsored parachute jump. Your support for Jack will be really appreciated. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jack99r

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April’s Thousand Steps

Thank you Lesley for sharing April’s story with us. The staff were thrilled to meet her when she presented a cheque for a whopping £1,050 to Ty Olwen. When April’s Bampa passed away in February she was keen to know … Continue reading

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Cycle Ride Raises £12,500

A message from Steve Brace about a recent cycle ride which raised £12,500 for Ty Olwen. We are a group of friends that recently lost a great man to cancer. Martin Hudson was a director at Morgan Hemp accountants and … Continue reading

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