An exciting Volunteer opportunity: Community Guide for Ukrainians arriving in North Wales

The role of Community Guide is a bit like being host for a family or individual, except that you don't actually put them up in your home because the person (or family) will be provided with accommodation and a Living Wage job from the start. In this first instance, the employer owns a hotel in Betws y Coed. 

At the moment this scheme is for Ukrainians only, but Citizens UK are looking to develop similar schemes for other nationalities, once this pilot has been tested and proved to work. 

The key aspect is that it is about bringing more people over (from Ukraine, at this point), not relocating someone already here. Citizens UK have a massive waiting list of people wanting to come.

Please see further details below. 

Would you be interested in finding out more? contact Jonathan Cox via Croeso Menai or via recruitment@citizensuk.org. There's no commitment at this stage. 

Alternatively, if you can think of someone else who might be interested, please pass the word on. It could be a Ukrainian but remember the role is voluntary. And they must be confident in attempting to navigate the bureaucracy of banks, GP registration etc. 

A moving vigil to mark 1 Year following the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Standing resolutely together

Around 100 people gathered outside St John’s Methodist Church in Llandudno last night (24th February) to stand together with our Ukrainian guests. We were hosted by Revd Nigel Rodgers, the Minister of St John’s and Carol Marubbi, the Mayor of Llandudno. There were a number of powerful speeches, a poem and prayers led by the Ukrainians in our community. There were vigorous chants of Glory to Ukraine -Slava Ukraini - and the Ukrainian National Anthem sung with deep emotion.

It was an immense privilege to stand with these brave people and we remain totally committed to welcoming them as members of our communities and long for them to feel at home and share our ‘hiraeth’ with their passion for their homeland.