Former mayor and mayoress of Wrexham raise £45,000 for charities

The former mayor and mayoress of Wrexham have donated £45,000 to 12 charities and funded a new defibrillator for a local community.

Cllr Andy Williams, who represents the Garden Village ward, and his wife Bev Williams served in the roles of mayor and mayoress of Wrexham between May 2018 and May of this year.

Over the 12 month period they attended 500 events and raised over £30,000 and nominated a further £15,000 which saw his chosen charities receive over £45,000.

Their final act to mark their year in office was to hand over cheques to their nominated charities.

The charities who received the cheques were:

– Chariotts
– Dynamic
– Homestart
– Salvation Army
– Stepping Stones
– Bitesize Youth Theatre
– Wrexham First Responders
– Nightingale House Hospice
– Wales Air Ambulance
– Blood Bikes – purchase of a blood bike of £14,000
– Wrexham and District Orchestral Society
– The Katie Piper Foundation

Garden Village, Andy’s local ward, will also benefit from a defibrillator in the near future.

Commenting on his experience as mayor, Cllr Williams said: “It was an amazing year.

“Being the mayor and holding down a full time job was extremely tiring but it was so rewarding.

“Bev and I met so many inspirational and committed people over our 12 months that it would be impossible to mention them and to thank them all individually.

“Wrexham is an incredible town full of amazing people and history and we were both honoured and privileged to be mayor and mayoress for the year.

“I am very grateful to everyone that supported our charities to give us the final sum distributed to local charities of over £45,000.

“An amazing achievement and a credit to all the people, organisations and groups that supported us. Thank you everyone.”