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*John Hatton above - with Dame Laura Kenny - at last year's awards. Please support SPORT in Conwy...  John Hatton appeals for urgent support for top sports event... special report by Don Hale. donhaleblog.blogspot.com/2025 The well-known, award-winning athletics coach and charity fundraiser John Hatton is appealing for urgent  help and new ideas to both  save and support Sport Conwy. With all the current cost of living problems to contend with, and a succession of funding reductions, especially in relation to sport, he has come up with an innovative idea that might appeal to local businesses, support groups, and community organisations to help keep Sport Conwy going! John explained: “I am on the committee for Sport Conwy, and we have been supporting local sports for 30 years, this year. However, financial cutbacks and grants that we usually apply for have been dramatically cut,  I have come up with a new scheme to fill our void in finances, and  to help ma...

Llandudno Lions promote the arrival of a special bus at Venue Cymru to experience the facts about dementia Report by Don Hale. https://donhaleblog.blogspot.com   Llandudno Lions International are promoting an important FREE event during their National Convention at Venue Cymru in Llandudno during May, to highlight a life changing experience concerning dementia.   The event will ask people to step onto a special bus for a virtual experience concerning the potential impact of dementia, which will take place on Friday 9th May from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, and on Saturday 10th May, from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Venue Cymru, The Promenade, Llandudno LL30 1BB.   John Chambers  from Llandudno Lions explained: “We have a special event organised during our national convention regarding the facts about dementia, and wonder if we can get the details out there to invite people to come along?   “It’s a completely FREE service for two days, and this event is open to anyone. Our publicity...