Summer Fair raises thousands
Crowds braved the torrential rain for this year's Summer Fair extravaganza.
The event, which is organised by the Friends of Rydal Penrhos committee, took place on Tuesday, June 28 and it was once again a great success despite heavy rain forcing last minute changes to plans.
Normally held in the school quad, organisers moved the event into the Memorial Hall, where there were a host of stalls, a tombola, and a representative from the RNLI, while the candy floss machine proved to be a popular addition for fairgoers.
Those attending were kept entertained by a variety of music performances from pupils, staff and the Jazz Band, while refreshments were available in abundance in the form of a cake stall chocolate fountain and barbecue.
There was also a grand raffle with a host of superb prizes on offer, including large hampers, a family ticket to Portmeirion, tickets to see Aladdin at Venue Cymru, a £245 Venture Photography voucher, dinner for two at the Deganwy Quay Hotel and afternoon tea at the Llandudno Bay Hotel.
Prep School pupils were given a special golden ticket, which put them into the hat with a chance of winning a £20 voucher for Smyths Toy Store, and Year 5’s Oliver Davies was the lucky recipient.
All proceeds will be split between FORPS projects at the school, and the RNLI to support their new lifeboat station in Llandudno.
Mrs Crimes was one of hundreds of women that completed the Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, which was held in Rhyl on Sunday, June 12.
She completed the five kilometre course in 25 minutes and 30 seconds, and has currently raised £140 for the national charity in memory of her father Wyn Cunnah, who passed away when the teacher was a teenager.
Mrs Crimes, said: I ran in memory of my Dad who died of cancer when I was 17.
“It really affected me and my family; I want to help to make sure no-one has to feel that again."
Anyone wishing to donate can still do so by visiting this link: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/leahcrimes2.
Mr Lewis joined three others, which included teachers from Ysgol Eirias to cycle from Workington in Cumbria to Tynemouth on the North Sea coast.
The group, were raising funds for Clatterbridge Cancer charity, the Oncology and Radiotherapy Unit for Wales and the North West.
Anyone wishing to donate can do so by visiting the group’s JustGiving page at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Tim-HardingCtoC4Clatterbridge.