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Leader Live
25-06-2025
- General
- Leader Live
Details announced for upcoming Buckley Jubilee events
Commencing the Jubilee week on Sunday, July 6, there will be a service at 11am at Pentrobin Chapel. The Jubilee itself will begin with a service on Buckley Common at 3pm on Tuesday, July 8. A procession will then move through the town from 3.15pm onwards with Buckley Town Band stopping at three points along the way to perform for hymns. And to end the week, Jubilee hymn singing will take place at St Matthew's Church at 6pm on Sunday, July 13. Hazel Ashton, a member of the Buckley Jubilee Committee, said the cost of closing roads for the event has made things difficult - but thanks to the kindness of donors, it will go ahead. She said: "It was going to cost a few thousand pounds for the road closures for the procession, so we had to raise the money. "Luckily, we have raised it. We set the target at £5,000 and we reached it. "We've had some really quite large donations on the GoFundMe page, so that tells us the Jubilee is something close to people's hearts and they want to keep it going. "It is a very important part of Buckley's history. MORE NEWS "A lot of people do come back to the town for it." She also said the committee and event itself have had to change and move with the times in order to keep going, adding: "The committee members are ageing and a lot of the congregation is too. "We don't get a lot of young people coming to church these days, which is sad, but we feel passionate about keeping the Jubilee going. "We have set up a Facebook page for Buckley Jubilee and we have an email address too - so we're trying to move with the times." Each year, the Buckley Jubilee procession collects money for a local charity and this year's is NEWCIS. Funds raised will be presented to the organisation at the end of the Jubilee week. Donations to the GoFundMe page (link above) can still be made in order to keep the event going in future years.
Leader Live
11-06-2025
- Health
- Leader Live
Coffee morning among planned events for Carers Week 2025
The week, which runs from Monday, June 9 to Sunday, June 15, will this year be informed by the theme of 'Caring about Equality.' Efforts will be made during the week to highlight the challenges faced by unpaid carers, and to encourage them to identify as carers and seek support. Inequalities faced by carers, including poverty, isolation, and poor health, as well as the impact of caring on education, careers, and personal life, are also to be highlighted. According to a spokesperson from Flintshire County Council, around 18,000 people in Flintshire are currently caring for a family member, friend, or neighbour who is ill, older, or disabled. A spokesperson explained: "Many people don't see themselves as carers at first - they're simply helping someone they love or care about. "For some, caring begins gradually; for others, it can start suddenly." Flintshire County Council supports carers through a range of in-house services and through partnerships with organisations such as NEWCIS, which has organised a full programme of events for Carers Week. Each day will focus on a different theme, including health and social care (Monday), financial wellbeing (Tuesday), work and employment (Wednesday), young carers (Thursday), older carers (Friday), and mental health and wellbeing (Saturday). NEWCIS will also host an information sharing event at its centre on the High Street in Mold, on Wednesday, June 11, from 10am to 2pm. The event will include refreshments and the opportunity to speak with NEWCIS staff, Flintshire County Council occupational therapists, and direct payment support teams. READ MORE: Gorsedd: Druid Inn voted one of UK's best-looking pubs Former Spectrum Garden Centre in Cefn-Y-Bedd is demolished On Thursday, June 12, NEWCIS will also host an Age and Dementia Community Coffee Morning at Flint Town Hall from 10am to 12.30pm. The event will bring together representatives from Flintshire County Council, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Citizens Advice Bureau, Age Concern, FLVC, Alzheimer's Society, Care & Repair, Well Fed, Banking Hub, Estuary Cars, NHS Community Support, Specsavers, Repair Café Wales, and other organisations. More information is available at
