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A unique replica of the famous pink pavilion at the National Eisteddfod will be raising much needed funds for a hospice.
Ifor Williams Trailers is building a special mini version of the distinctive pavilion roof and putting it on the back of one of its trailers in aid of the St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaph.
It will take pride of place on our stand at the National Eisteddfod in Denbigh which starts on August 2.
Beneath the mini pink GRP domes of the ‘trailer pavilion’ will be trailer parts and the lucky visitor who can guess how many parts wins a pair of tickets to watch the Wales rugby match against Australia this Autumn.
The runner-up will win a family ticket for the Zip World, Europe's longest zip wire at a disused quarry in Bethesda, in Gwynedd.
Ifor Williams Trailers has pledged to match the amount raised by the competition with a donation.
The eight-bed in patient hospice with day care facilities provides unparalleled care for those with life-threatening and terminal illness, but has to rely on 80 per cent of its income from the generous donations of the public.
No one knows better than Graham Thomas of Manor Estate, Flint, about the fabulous care provided by St Kentigern.
Graham’s wife, Ann, was cared for by the hospice prior to her death in 2008, when she was only 61.
"What should be written above the door as you go in is ‘love’ because that is what you find when you go through the door. The care there is second to none," said Graham, 70, a former manager with a confectionary firm.
About 10 years ago Ann, who used to work at the Midland Bank in Flint and Holywell branches, went to hospital after she discovered some breast lumps and found herself undergoing surgery at Bodelwyddan Hospital for breast cancer.
Sadly, about five years later it returned "with a vengeance" according to Graham and she again found herself back in hospital and the prognosis was not good.
"The lady in charge decided to transfer Ann to St Kentigern because as far as the hospital was concerned there was nothing more they could do. I personally just went along with it because at the time you are in such a state of shock, you’re not quite with it, your mind is elsewhere.
"It was the first time I had been in St Kentigern although it was afterwards I realised that both our children had been born in St.Asaph; Ann had undergone a major operation in St Asaph in her 30’s and then died in St Asaph.
"I still go to the hospice once a month. They provide after care for people who have lost someone and it’s open to everyone who goes through the system. I think it’s good to put something back in – we can all take out.
"We meet once a month and really talk. It’s a wonderful opportunity and it’s such a benefit to sit alongside someone and feel their pain, their grief and their tears.
"The dedication you find in St.Kentigern you cannot find words for. They made Ann very comfortable, of course, and they were with us every minute, but not overcrowding, it is not intrusive," said Graham, whose daughter Joanne still lives in the area and son David is pastor of a church in Essex.
"Time is one of the important things in life and it’s something which St Kentigern gives to you," said Graham, who wished the Ifor Williams Trailers fund-raiser every success.
Andrew Reece Jones, the Design Engineering Manager at Ifor Williams Trailers, said: "St Kentigern provides a vital service and supports families in the area at a time they most need it, and if they weren’t here it just wouldn’t happen.
Peter Jakeman with an Ifor Williams Trailers P5e trailer.
Related Links:
http://www.stkentigernhospice.org.uk/
http://www.iwtcomposites.co.uk/
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