Llangollen entrepreneur launches networking brunch

* Claire Marie Quant.

Claire Marie Quant, owner of Clarity Matters, the communications specialists based in Llangollen, has become an ambassador for The Growth Coaching Collective and hosts her next networking brunch on May 7 from 10 am-12noon in the town's Cottage Tearooms.  

The Growth Coaching Collective has announced its business networking events are now international with ambassadors in Marbella, Spain and Tipperary, Ireland.

They join 10 others hosting networking events throughout the UK and beyond.   

Claire is a seasoned communications specialist on a mission to empower business owners to confidently find their voice and shine in the right places.  

With 30 years of experience in the media, she is the owner of Clarity Matters - The Communications Specialists and brings a wealth of knowledge from her background in journalism and PR.

Her expertise extends to crafting copy that aligns seamlessly with the individual style and personality of her clients and their business vision.  

 

Claire said: “I’m delighted to host the GCC (Growth Coaching Collective) Network in Llangollen, to help and support entrepreneurs within the Borderland areas of Denbighshire, Wrexham and Shropshire.  

 

“It can be a lonely business being an entrepreneur and business owner, so the more we can do to share our experiences, our chances of success are raised.

"When we surround ourselves with other people in the same entrepreneurial world we can give each other support, strength, and inspiration to build a successful community with a mix of industries and experiences. 

 

“I’m excited to see the variety of business owners who will join us in Llangollen on Tuesday, May 7 to build our new community and embrace the GCC Network motto of Together We Succeed.” 

 

The Growth Coaching Collective, founded by entrepreneur and sales strategist Kerry Boland, operates networking brunches that are both supportive and inclusive.

* Kerry Boland.

Claire says they bring a new vibe to the networking scene that is "collaborative rather than competitive".  

 

Kerry explains: “Growing up as a child I experienced bullying and felt as though I never really fit in anywhere, as a result I found networking difficult to navigate.

"The Growth Coaching Collective was a pipe dream that is now a reality - I have created inclusive spaces that promote connection, collaboration and community, where there are no cliques and no ick! The mantra of The GCC is that together we succeed. 

 

“It is my mission to show survivors of domestic abuse that they can still be successful entrepreneurs in spite of their experiences not despite them and I am building a legacy here with the Growth Coaching Collective. I am creating lots of safe, welcoming and inclusive networking spaces that will help to nurture and support future entrepreneurs.” 

 

* Interested attendees can get their tickets here https://site.thegrowthcoachingcollective.com/gcc-network-llangollen  

For event dates and to book visit https://thegrowthcoachingcollective.com/the-gcc-business-network 

 

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Berwyn Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire 29 April - 17 May   Delays likely - Diversion route   Name: Diversion   Location: Berwyn Street   Description: Streetworks / License - Streetworks   Responsibility for event: Denbighshire County Council   Current status: Planned       Chapel Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire 29 April - 17 May   Delays likely - Temporary one-way   Name: Chapel Street, Llangollen   Location: Chapel Street   Description: Streetworks / License - Streetworks   Responsibility for event: Denbighshire County Council   Current status: Planned       Oak Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire 29 April - 17 May   Delays likely - Road closure   Name: Oak Street, Llangollen   Location: Oak Street   Description: Streetworks / License - Streetworks   Responsibility for event: Denbighshire County Council   Current status: Planned

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Llan cancer patient pleased nurse post will be funded for another year

* Sarah Marshall.

A Llangollen woman with an incurable form of breast cancer says she is pleased to hear that the post of a nurse specialising in its treatment has been funded for an another year.

Sarah Marshall is one of five women patients from north Wales who have been campaigning for the retention of the metastatic nurse post based at Wrexham Maelor Hospital whose long-term funding had been in doubt.

But confirmation has now been received by llanblogger from the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) that the post will be funded until March 31 next year.  

Sarah has been a cancer patient at Wrexham since 2017 and since 2019 has been treated for metastatic breast cancer, which is incurable.

But for most of that time she hasn’t been too unwell and has managed to do an MSc, run for county councillor, do the Llangollen Round Challenge and choreograph local Operatic Society shows.

She said: “Concerned patients have been meeting with senior BCUHB cancer staff since October 2023 to try and secure the future of a Metastatic Breast Cancer Nurse post at Wrexham, which does not have permanent funding. 

“We are pleased to hear that despite some mixed messages the Trust has now decided to extend the current arrangement until March 2025. 

“The Trust has stated they wanted to conduct ‘a formal evaluation of the service ... this will include feedback provided by patients and their families’ - their words in an email to us from Head of Nursing, Cancer Division 27/3/2024. We hope they will provide details of how patients can contribute to this soon. 

“As one of our group put it ‘I've been more worried about the future of the nurse post than I have been about my own cancer’.

“The Trust themselves ‘recognise the benefits this important role has played in supporting patients across the Wrexham area’ – a letter from Carol Shillabeer, BCUHB Chief Exec 7/3/24.

“We really want to secure a permanent future for this post so that we are not in this position of uncertainty in less than a year’s time.

“We would urge any Wrexham patients or carers who want to be involved in our patient led group to improve Metastatic Breast Cancer care to contact Sarah Marshall at sarahllan567@gmail.com.” 

In response to a query from llanblogger on behalf of the campaigners, Mandy Jones, Deputy Executive Director of Nursing at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, said: “We are pleased to confirm that funding for the Metastatic Cancer Nurse Specialist position at Wrexham Maelor Hospital has been extended up to the end of the current financial year (31 March 2025).

“This is one of a number of posts being funded on a non-recurrent basis, using temporary funding provided by Welsh Government to support enhanced performance and transformation. Work is ongoing with Welsh Government to understand the impact these funds have had over recent years in order to secure this funding on an ongoing basis beyond 31 March 2025.

“We recognise the benefit this role has had in supporting patients across the Wrexham area and we are sorry for any concern this issue has caused in recent months. I can assure you that we remain fully committed to providing standards of cancer care in line with national guidance and best practice.”