Clwyd South MP helps serve up and deliver lunches to vulnerable residents in the Ceiriog Valley

The MP for Clwyd South recently joined a team of volunteers to serve and deliver lunches to vulnerable residents in the area.

Simon Baynes MP, along with Glyn Ceiriog councillor Trevor Bates, met with volunteers Ted and Ann Johnston – who run the kitchen in the Oliver Jones Memorial Hall in Dolywern – and the ‘small army’ of Ceiriog Valley volunteers to serve up and deliver the meals.

Simon Baynes MP with volunteer deliverers Jane Claybrook (left) and Rowena Lewis

Community volunteers cooked and delivered over 125 cottage pies – as they do each week – with funding mainly from Wrexham Council and AVOW.

The project started in May and has to date delivered 800 meals to people locally.

Simon Baynes MP said: “The whole community have shown incredible generosity during this pandemic, and it was my pleasure to help them on Friday.

Simon Baynes MP delivering lunch to Glenys Morris and Hazel Powel

“Cllr Trevor Bates and Community Agent Davena Davies led the team and all the volunteers, which included Ioan Davies doing his Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, have done such a terrific job – their hard work really deserves to be recognised.

“The whole group is a credit to the Ceiriog Valley and the wider Clwyd South community.”