Ty Olwen

Thomas Goss a Swansea University student has chosen Ty Olwen to benefit from his expedition to Mt. Kilimanjaro this summer and having saved the money to take part (by hard work) is now concentrating on raising as much as he can to support us. He is certainly a ‘Ty Olwen Champion’ and deserves everybody’s support.

He has sent in the following message-

Hello, Tom here, I have not long come back from a training camp with my team for the trek of Kilimanjaro.

I have attached some pictures to this e-mail of me and the team. Our campsite was in the depths of the Forest Of Dean and we completed 5-6 hour day-walks in preparation for our trek. It was nice to meet up with my team and the weather was fantastic for us!

The Inner Wheel Club of Mumbles are holding a Spring Coffee Morning with all proceeds going to Ty Olwen on Saturday 20th April 2013 from 10-00am to 12 noon at the Victoria Hall in Oystermouth. There will be various stalls and admission is £1. All are Welcome.

The Ty Olwen Hospice Shop in High St, Swansea has re-opened for business after a total refit. The shop has raised over £400,000 since it opened in 1994 and was in need of a major refurbishment which has been funded by the Trust Fund. The Trustee’s felt that the contribution from the shop was so important that the benefits will far outweigh the cost. Mrs Rose Pugh a founder volunteer said that “this refurbishment has brought the shop into the 21st century and early comments from shoppers have been very favourable.” Donations of good quality clothing, bric a brac and household goods are always gratefully received. Volunteers who might like to offer their time are always welcome. Please contact:  enquiries@tyolwen.org

Following on from the Christmas Gift to Ty Olwen of over £1,000, Neath Workingmen’s Club have raised a further £430 as the result of an Easter Egg raffle and bucket collection over the Easter holidays. Stewardess Pat Ferguson, whilst handing over the money to Helen Murray, paid tribute to members of the club who continue to be so generous with their donations.

Exactly twelve months ago the South Wales Evening Post launched the £1 for Ty Olwen Appeal and the Eagle Inn in Treboeth were one of the first the offer support. They have continued to raise money for Ty Olwen by running raffles, sponsored events and having collecting boxes available on the bars and recently handed over another substantial sum of money bringing their total for the year to a whopping £1,500! Thank you to all their staff, customers and supporters.

Vivian Griffiths Hon Secretary of Skewen & District Industrial Association presented a cheque for £1000 to the Ty Olwen Hospice at Morriston Hospital. The money from this generous donation was a result of the sales of a DVD produced by local historian Vivian Griffiths entitled ‘Chapels and Churches – Neath Abbey and Skewen. All the various village religious denominations and local community have made a very substantial financial contribution to this very successful DVD. Vivian is currently engaged in producing another charity DVD on the history of Skewen and District and he is again appealing to the public for photographs to be included in this historical project. All photographs on the activities in the area’s industrial heritage and village special events and sporting achievements will be scanned and returned to their owners.

 

Ty Olwen volunteer driver Lena Chandrani arranged an afternoon tea with an Indian Theme and has raised nearly £1,500 with an additional £750 being donated by Barclays Bank. The event was held at the Sketty Church Parish Centre and attracted a large gathering. All those present enjoyed a splendid afternoon tea, with some delicious Indian cuisine, and were entertained with a delightful display of Indian Dancing and music. There followed a tombola and raffle and an opportunity to try out Saree tying and henna hand tattooing. Lena thanked all those who attended the event and particularly her family and friends who helped to arrange and prepare the wonderful food. Lena is seen presenting a cheque to Chairman Helen Murray supported by Suzanne Bessant of Barclays Bank and MC for the afternoon Minkesh Sood whilst Trustees Dr Y.B.Mathur and Paul Murray look on. On behalf of all at Ty Olwen we wish to thank everybody who contributed in any way to a most enjoyable afternoon.

We are delighted to announce that the Indian Society is arranging a fundraising evening at the Dragon Hotel on Saturday June 1^st. Further details will follow soon but please make a note in your diary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mrs Anne Morgan, Mr Neil Freeman and Mr Mike Hughes recently visited Ty Olwen to present a cheque for £1570, the proceeds of fundraising events held at Tonna Rugby Football Club. The cheque was received on behalf of Ty Olwen by Mrs Margaret Bartlett (Ty Olwen President) and Miss Delyth Gough (Trustee – not pictured). Thank you to all who contributed.

As was reported earlier we had great fun carol singing in the Swansea City Centre in December. Thank you to everyone who came along and helped raise £198. Also a big thank you to Joy’s (OT) husband Neal who very kindly provided everybody with a basket meal at the Rock and Fountain in Skewen to warm everybody up.  

 

A Taste of India A Charity Fundraising Evening

Dance, Indian Snacks, Music, Saree Tying and Henna Hand Painting. St. Paul’s Parish Centre, Sketty Saturday 2nd March 2013 4-30pm to 7-30pm Tickets £8 (refreshments included) available from Ty Olwen.

Ty Olwen Hospice Charity Shop

Our shop in High St is having a long awaited refurbishment in March (actual date to be confirmed) when it will close for a couple of weeks. We are planning a Grand Re-opening and are looking for new volunteers to join the faithful team who have been running the shop for many years. Please pass the word around and contact Volunteer Co-ordinator Julia if you know of anybody who would like to join the team.

Fundraising Night with Mark Douglas

The Occupational Therapy Department at Ty Olwen are organising a fundraising evening at The Rock and Fountain, Skewen on Friday 15th March 2013. Tickets are £3 each which includes entertyainment, nibbles and a raffle ticket fro a free Sunday lunch for 4 people. The purpose of the evening is to raise money for an ipad for the department. It will be used both on the ward and in the communityand enable patients to communicate with family and friends through SKYPE as well as accessing news and information and for therapeutic activities. An iPad would also be a big asset for the OT team themselves as it would enable them to instantly access information that might prove helpful to our patients.

Collecting

We are looking for volunteers to collect for Ty Olwen at the Aberavon Shopping Centre on 1st June and Neath Town Centre on the 22nd June. Collections on both days will take place between 10-00am until 2-00pm but even if you are only available for an hour we would be grateful. Please contact Delyth or Julia if you are able to come along and help.

Staff News

A warm welcome to new doctors Rebecca Croft who is joining the hospital team, Gareth Watts in the community and Mitali Patel on the unit.