* Supply drop organiser Cat Meade (left), pictured with Llangollen Deputy Mayor Issy Richards, who has also been heavily involved, says help is still needed.
The
organiser of the massive operation to deliver food and drinks to firefighters
tackling the mountain blaze above Llangollen says help is still needed,
especially from hotels.
Crews
are still in attendance on the scorched moorland which was has been burning for
well over a week.
Since
last Thursday Cat Meade from Wingetts estate agents in Castle Street has been
running a relay of deliveries by a team of volunteer drivers up to the
Horseshoe Pass area.
She
also set up an online appeal for funds which currently stands at well over
£1,000.
But
Cat told llanblogger today (Wednesday) that the work must go on and she spoke
of the need for businesses to get involved.
She
said: “Gofund sits at £1,500 of which we have above £200 left.
“We've been doing three drops a day since last Thursday. The
deliveries are costing about £250 a day, for breakfast, lunch and dinner. We’re
also using cash donations to buy supplies.
“We
plan to continue until Saturday but we are running out of funds quickly.
“Over
20 volunteers have been doing food deliveries. Tesco at Cefn Mawr has been helping
daily along with Home Bargains, Stans and Chirk McDonalds but now we need hotel people with
catering facilities on board to help.”
Cat
added: “We have been overwhelmed by the level of public support we’ve had with daily
donations.
“I’d
also like to mention one lady from Oswestry, Pam Metcalf, who has been amazing
and has just done her fourth drop-off of supplies.”
Pam
said on Facebook: “I wanted to help and do my bit. I love Llangollen like so
many others. The Horseshoe Pass is breathtakingly beautiful.
“The
men and women firefighters were fighting hard against the elements, I couldn’t
sit back and ignore it.
“Then
I saw a post by Cat Meade and I was on a mission. So to the firefighters and
the community of Llangollen, glad we could help and give you all support.”
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