Three good causes benefit from Christmas Festival proceeds

* Christmas Festival secretary John Palmer hands over the £500 cheque to Silver Band conductor Mia Thomas watched by fellow committee members Angela Williams (left) and Jane Williams during band practice night.

* John Palmer, Angela Williams and Jane Williams present the cheque for £1,500 to Wales Air Ambulance regional fundraising manager Debra Sima (centre).

Members of the committee which runs the annual Llangollen Christmas Fair have been out and about distributing the proceeds from last year's highly successful event.

Main recipient was Wales Air Ambulance for which the festival has been raising funds for many years.

Their share of the 2024 proceeds was £1,500 which was handed to their regional fundraiser Debra Sima at their Welsh pool Airport base.

Another good cause to benefit was Llangollen Food Share whose manager Stephanie Mitchell accepted a giant cheque for £1,000 at its base near the Market Street car park.

Another £500 has gone to Llangollen Silver Band whose conductor Mia Thomas received a cheque for £500 during the senior band's practice night in their Parade Street headquarters.

Festival committee chairman Austin "Chem" Cheminais said: "It was an absolute pleasure to be able to support these three local causes which each do so much in their own special ways to benefit the Llangollen community."      

* Food Share manager Stephanie Mitchell receives the £1,000 cheque from John Palmer.