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Cymraeg

Awareness Training to mark Volunteers Week

A dozen volunteers received awareness training from the North Wales Society of the Blind.

The training was specially organised by the charity as part of Volunteer Week June 3-9.

The week also celebrated 40 years of similar weeks held to inspire volunteers to make a difference.

During the session, the volunteers were trained by experienced rehabilitation officers how to guide people with sight loss along the streets of Bangor.

The training was held at the Quaker Centre, Dean Street, Bangor on Friday, June 7.

The Society has a dedicated team of volunteers to help them in a variety of different roles.

The event was organised by engagement officer Bethan Sage Williams and led by two rehabilitation officers, Dafydd Eckley and Sara Milner-Jones.

Dafydd said: "There was a very good response to the training and I would like to thank the volunteers very much for joining.

"Our volunteers are an important part of the Society's work and enable us to carry out walks with our Clwb Cerdded Eryri for example."

NWSB chief executive Steven Jones said: “Our volunteers also help us run regular social clubs such as the one held monthly in Colwyn Bay, for example.

"We as a Society are proud to have organised a special event to mark Volunteers' Week and look forward to holding more in the near future.

"Anyone who would like to join us as volunteers are welcome to contact us."