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Please scroll down for Welsh versionWelcome to January's news update
from Virginia Crosbie MPHello, Annwyl ddarllenwyr I hope that you had a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas. My family and I enjoyed celebrating with a fabulous turkey from Raymond Butchers in Holyhead and I would like to thank everyone for the Christmas cards and good wishes I received over the festive period. Over Christmas I ran a series of Facebook posts celebrating some of my highlights of 2021. These included: - £175m from the MoD for Ascent Flight Training at RAF Valley
- the HMRC Inland Border Facility established in Holyhead bringing over 200 new jobs
- success for all six of the Community Renewal Fund bids submitted by Anglesey Council bringing nearly £3m to local projects.
It was a great reminder that even with the pressures of Covid we still saw significant achievements for our island. As we go into 2022 I am looking forward to continuing to uphold my manifesto commitment to bring more investment and jobs to Ynys Môn. I am hopeful that we will see movement on the future of Wylfa Newydd and secure more
investment for our Energy Island. We also have the next round of the Levelling Up Fund in our sights with up to £20m available to help regenerate Anglesey. Two years into my job as your MP I continue to work hard both on the island and in Westminster to ensure that the people of Anglesey benefit from the opportunities available to us. I would like to thank everyone who has reached out, supported and helped me and my team since my election. By working together today we can deliver a brighter tomorrow for Anglesey’s communities. I am grateful for all the support I receive locally and welcome your feedback. You can contact me on: Happy New Year! Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
During December I visited Anglesey’s sorting office in Llangefni to thank our Royal Mail posties for their work during the pandemic and over the busy Christmas period. I was shown around the office by manager Ian Lumley and met postmen and women tackling the high volumes of post over the festive season. I also heard about the work the team do to ensure parcels and the post have been delivered on Anglesey during Covid lockdowns. It was an honour to go to the delivery office and meet up with our much-valued island posties and thank them for their hard work over the last 20 months. I know the pandemic has given rise to many challenges with a big increase in parcels to be delivered and staffing and isolation issues too,
but the Royal Mail on Anglesey has coped well. I know also that the deliveries over Christmas were carried out quickly and with a smile! Ian told me that his team were proud to have played their part throughout the pandemic, keeping the community connected. He added “There’s no doubt it has been challenging, but we remain very grateful to our customers for their support and for keeping us so busy!” I have also requested a visit to thank Anglesey Council’s road gritting team for their hard work during the cold months and I am hoping to meet them soon. If there are other teams on the island that you feel I should visit please do let me know
One of the benefits of being an MP or MS is that we get asked to take part in surveys for which there is a payment. I choose to donate my fee to local charities and good causes. To date I have donated over £2,900 to 29 different local causes across Anglesey. One of these causes was the Cemaes Santa by Sea event – organised by local community champion Keith Fitton – which this year raised money for local children to have access to Cemaes’ first paediatric oximeter. Dressed as an elf I joined Keith at the event to help with fundraising and to help Santa give presents to local children. Although the weather prevented us from arriving by boat we came instead in the Cemaes Coastguard van driven by Gez Owen, to
the excitement of all the children on the harbour wall. The event was a great success and raised over £400. I am keen to support more local good causes – either through donations from surveys or by attending local events and fundraising. Please do encourage your favourite local charities on Anglesey to reach out to me.
Malltraeth Ymlaen Christmas Lunch
Another good cause that has benefited from a survey donation was the Malltraeth Ymlaen Christmas lunch for older people in the community which was held in the Pritchard Jones Institute on 10th December. I was delighted to go along and help serve at the lunch and meet so many lovely people there. I made some great new friends and would like to thank Jude Williams and Gill and Alan Smith for organising the event, Raymond Robertshaw for inviting me and the Red Squirrel Café team for their hard work. This is just the sort of community spirit that defines the very best of our island and it was a pleasure to be part of it and help fund it.
I regularly receive emails from local people concerned about health services on Anglesey and particularly their worries about being able to get an ambulance if they need one. Over the past couple of months I have been asking for feedback on the local ambulance service. Everyone on the island recognises the vital work carried out by our ambulance and NHS teams and they have been universally praised for the work they carry out. However, local people are concerned about long waiting times for ambulances and I have heard some harrowing reports of the impact this can have. I have already engaged with the Welsh Ambulance Service to understand their challenges and offer support. However, one of the ways in which we all can
help locally is to provide more facilities for members of the public to help people whilst waiting for an ambulance to arrive – in particular defibrillators. A defibrillator is used to give a high energy shock to the heart of someone in cardiac arrest in order to restart the heart. They can be used by members of the public and the quicker the shock is given, the greater the chance of survival. This means that it is important that defibrillators are close to where they are most needed and easy to find. This month homes across Anglesey will receive my latest leaflet which is all about defibrillators. It aims to raise awareness, map those already available on Anglesey, support the provision of more defibrillator sites and offer training to those who want it. I am working closely with Menter Môn and
together we are working to source defibrillators and organise defibrillator training sessions. I would urge you please to engage with this project. It is one way in which we can all work together to make Anglesey a safer place to live and visit.
A Celebration of Welsh Produce
On 18th February I will be welcoming the High Commissioner for Australia, his Excellency the Honourable George Brandis QC to Anglesey. During his time here we will be visiting local farmers and producers to engage with them and discuss the UK/Australia Trade Deal. He will also be the guest of honour and speaker at the Celebration of Welsh Produce Gala dinner I am hosting that night at the Holyhead Golf Club. I am very much looking forward to showing Mr Brandis around Anglesey and giving him a sample of the fabulous fare we have on offer here in Wales. If you would like to come to the dinner please visit email Virginia.Crosbie.mp@parliament.uk for more details and to register to attend.
In the past couple of weeks you may have seen the media reports about a death threat I received in the run up to Christmas. On 23 December one of my team opened the letter and we swiftly reported it to the police. I am pleased to report that the police have launched a wide-ranging investigation to find the people behind this threat and I am grateful to them for taking it so seriously. The writing is very distinctive – particularly the letter i which is not dotted. This kind of corrosive behaviour harms democracy and stops people, especially women, from standing for public office. It has no place in our society. I refuse to tolerate or ignore such behaviour. I am taking a zero
tolerance approach to such abuse and calling it out. I will not allow these cowards to stop me from doing the job I was democratically elected to by the people of Anglesey. I would like to praise my staff for all the work they do, they should not have to deal with this kind of abusive communication in their jobs. I would also like to thank everyone who has contacted me with kind words of encouragement. I have received messages of support from so many people across the world and from many political backgrounds. I know that people have also come forward to help the police with their enquiries and I would like to thank them for doing so. If you think that you recognise the handwriting in the note, or have any other
information relating to the matter, please contact the police immediately. Thank you.
In December I held another face to face surgery at the Valley Hotel where I was pleased to meet and help many constituents. Over the next few days local residents will be receiving flyers with details about my forthcoming surgeries on 19 February in Amlwch and Benllech. I have a further surgery planned for the Kingsland area of Holyhead in April. For security reasons my surgeries are by appointment only, so if you have a matter you would like to discuss, want to tell me about a hidden hero or local business, or would just like to say hello, please contact my office to arrange a slot. I aim to hold many face to face surgeries across the island and if you would like to have one in your
village or town and know a good venue please do let me know at virginia.crosbie.mp@parliament.uk.
January's Hidden Hero is Jude Williams from Malltraeth. When I received the phone call to say that I had been awarded Virginia Crosbie’s Anglesey's hidden Hero of the month, I was shocked and surprised that someone had nominated me for this award . I never expected to be nominated for anything like this. What I do in the community I do from my heart. I'm a people's person and if I can be of help to someone I will. I think it comes from my nurse’s background. I care for my community and I think it's so important to try and keep our small communities going. During the years, alongside my late partner Alwyn, I have been involved in many local
groups supporting different events and charities including: - Llangefni carnival,
- Malltraeth ymlaen.
- Prostrate cancer
- Breast cancer.
- Parkinson's.
- Hope house and many more
Sadly on Christmas Day in 2018 Alwyn had a brain haemorrhage and passed away in February 2019 . While Alwyn
was a patient on ITU I promised him that we would organise an event to raise money for the ward. In September 2019 ‘Alfest’ was held in his memory. This was supposed to be an annual event to raise funds for the ITU but unfortunately due to covid 19, I have been unable to hold this event again. Therefore, I decided I had to do something else to raise funds. In 2020 I organised the ‘Alfest Snowdon challenge’ in which I walked up Snowdon with family and friends to raise funds . In 2021 I walked the coastal path of Anglesey again for ‘Alfest’ /ITU. Hopefully, things will be better this year and ‘Alfest’ can go ahead on September 24th. During the lockdown period I
became a local volunteer to help people who were shielding or isolating due to Covid. I arranged to do their shopping, picked up medical prescriptions, arranged pet care for those who had to go into hospital, arranged transport for those who had no transport for appointments and mostly I was just at the end of the phone for a chat. During this time, I was also picking up and delivering weekly scrubs, masks and laundry bags, which the local WI and local ladies had been busy making for the NHS staff, care homes, hospices etc. I am very grateful to them all for their hard work. Along with these items I was delivering boxes and boxes of cakes which Barbara Owen of Cegin Nain donated each week. I arranged to have a drop off
point at my home for people to leave toiletries and essentials for the patients in hospital and care homes as they were unable to get visitors to take them in. I was given donations by local people to support the NHS which I used to buy masks, gloves and visors while there was a shortage of them in the hospitals. During this time, I realised how many vulnerable people live in our community who need this help not just during a pandemic but every day. I am an active member of ‘Malltraeth Ymlaen’ which have organised many an event in our community during the years. Including concerts by local groups and bands, children’s discos, Santa’s grotto, a Santa
sleigh to go round the villages , family fun days and most recently the pensioners Christmas afternoon tea. It was lovely to get people together again after so many months of not been able to meet. Everyone who attended had a good time and are looking forward to a St David's day lunch which we are in process of organising and we hope to have a community centre to hold it in. A community centre is so important especially in small communities like ours. I feel strongly that we need a hub for people to be able to get out of the house and meet other people. I feel Bodorgan community centre is an asset to all generations. I look forward to organising many gatherings and events here soon. I still can't believe I’ve been nominated
for this award, but I'm very grateful to Barbra Owen for nominating me, thank you. Diolch a llongyrfarchiadau, Jude!
Croeso i ddiweddariad newyddion Ionawr gan AS Virginia Crosbie Helo, Annwyl ddarllenwyr Gobeithio cawsoch chi i gyd Nadolig Llawen a dedwydd. Fe wnes i a’m teulu fwynhau dathlu gyda thwrci ardderchog gan gwmni Cigydd Raymond yng Nghaergybi a hoffwn ddiolch i bawb am y cardiau Nadolig a’r
dymuniadau a gefais dros yr ŵyl. Dros y Nadolig fe wnes i bostio cyfres o eitemau ar Facebook i ddathlu rhai o fy uchafbwyntiau yn 2021. Roedd y rhain yn cynnwys: - £175m gan y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn ar gyfer Ascent Flight Training yn safle’r Awyrlu Brenhinol yn y Fali
- sefydlu safle Rheoli Ffiniau CTHEM yng Nghaergybi gan ddarparu dros 200 o swyddi newydd
- llwyddiant i’r chwe chais a gyflwynwyd gan Gyngor Ynys Môn i’r Gronfa Adfywio Cymunedol gan ddarparu bron £3m i brosiectau lleol.
Roedd hyn yn ein hatgoffa, hyd yn oed gyda phwysau Covid, ein bod yn dal wedi gweld llwyddiannau pwysig ar ein hynys. Wrth inni gamu i mewn i 2022 rwy’n edrych ymlaen i barhau i gyflawni’r addewidion yn fy maniffesto i ddod â mwy o fuddsoddiadau a swyddi i Ynys Môn. Rwy’n obeithiol y gwelwn pethau’n datblygu o safbwynt dyfodol Wylfa Newydd ac y cawn fwy o fuddsoddiadau ar gyfer ein Hynys Ynni. Mae ein golygon hefyd ar gylch nesaf y Gronfa Codi’r Gwastad ac mae hyd at £20m ar gael i helpu i adfywio Ynys Môn. Ddwy flynedd i mewn i’m swydd fel eich AS rwy’n dal i weithio’n galed ar yr ynys ac yn San Steffan i sicrhau bod pobl Ynys Môn yn elwa o’r cyfleoedd sydd ar gael inni.
Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cynnig help llaw, wedi fy nghefnogi a’m cynorthwyo i a’m tîm ers imi gael fy ethol. Drwy weithio gyda’n gilydd heddiw, fe allwn sicrhau yfory mwy disglair i gymunedau Ynys Môn. Rwyf yn gwerthfawrogi yr holl cefnogaeth rwyn derbyn yn lleol, ag rwyn croesawu’ch adborth, fedrwch cysylltu â mi ar: Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Ym mis Rhagfyr bûm yn swyddfa ddosbarthu Ynys Môn yn Llangefni i ddiolch i bostmyn y Post Brenhinol am eu gwaith yn ystod y pandemig a dros gyfnod prysur y Nadolig. Cefais fy hebrwng o amgylch y swyddfa gan y rheolwr Ian Lumley a chyfarfûm â phostmyn yn ddynion a merched a oedd yn delio â nifer fawr iawn o bost dros gyfnod yr ŵyl. Clywais hefyd am y gwaith y mae’r tîm yn ei wneud i sicrhau bod parseli a’r post yn cael eu dosbarthu ar Ynys Môn yn ystod cyfnodau clo Covid. Roedd yn anrhydedd mynd i’r swyddfa ddosbarthu a chyfarfod â’r postyn sy’n annwyl iawn inni ar yr ynys a diolch iddynt am eu gwaith caled dros yr 20 mis diwethaf. Gwn fod y pandemig
wedi rhoi nifer o heriau inni gyda chynnydd mawr yn nifer y parseli sydd i’w dosbarthu a phroblemau staffio ac ynysu hefyd, ond mae’r Post Brenhinol ar Ynys Môn wedi ymdopi’n dda. Gwn hefyd fod yr holl gardiau a’r parseli dros y Nadolig wedi cael eu dosbarthu’n gyflym a gyda gwên! Dywedodd Ian wrthyf fod ei dîm yn falch o fod wedi chwarae eu rhan gydol y pandemig, gan gadw’r gymuned mewn cysylltiad. Ychwanegodd “Bu’n heriol, heb amheuaeth, ond rydyn ni’n ddiolchgar iawn i’n cwsmeriaid am eu cefnogaeth ac am ein cadw mor brysur!” Rwyf hefyd wedi gofyn am ymweliad i ddiolch i tîm graeanu ffyrdd Cyngor Ynys Môn am eu gwaith caled yn ystod y misoedd oer
ac rwy’n gobeithio cwrdd â nhw’n fuan. Os oes timau eraill ar yr ynys y teimlwch y dylwn fynd i’w gweld, rhowch wybod imi.
Un o fanteision bod yn Aelod seneddol neu’n aelod o Senedd Cymru yw y cawn geisiadau i gymryd rhan mewn arolygon am dâl. Rwy’n dewis rhoi fy ffi i elusennau ac achosion da lleol. Hyd yma, rwyf wedi rhoi dros £2,900 i 29 o wahanol achosion lleol ar draws Ynys Môn. Un o’r achosion oedd digwyddiad Siôn Corn ar y Môr, Cemaes – a drefnir gan yr hyrwyddwr cymunedol lleol Keith Fitton. Eleni codwyd arian er mwyn i blant lleol gael mynediad i ocsifesurydd pediatrig cyntaf Cemaes. Wedi fy ngwisgo fel coblyn, ymunais â Keith yn y digwyddiad i helpu i godi arian ac i helpu Siôn Corn i roi anrhegion i’r plant lleol. Er i’r tywydd ein rhwystro rhag cyrraedd mewn cwch fe
ddaethom yn hytrach yn fan Gwylwyr y Glannau Cemaes dan ofal Gez Owen, i ganol cyffro’r holl blant ar wal yr harbwr. Bu’n llwyddiant ysgubol a llwyddwyd i godi dros £400. Rwy’n awyddus i gefnogi rhagor o achosion da – naill ai drwy roddion o arolygon neu drwy fynychu digwyddiadau lleol a chodi arian. Anogwch eich hoff elusennau lleol ar Ynys Môn i ofyn am fy help.
Cinio Nadolig Malltraeth Ymlaen
Achos da arall sydd wedi elwa o rodd o arolwg yw cinio Nadolig Malltraeth Ymlaen i bobl hŷn yn y gymuned a gynhaliwyd yn Sefydliad Pritchard Jones ar 10fed Rhagfyr. Roedd yn bleser gennyf fynd draw a helpu i weini’r cinio a chyfarfod cynifer o bobl hawddgar yno. Mi wnes i wneud ffrindiau newydd ardderchog a hoffwn ddiolch i Jude Williams a Gill ac Alan Smith am drefnu’r digwyddiad, i Raymond Robertshaw am fy ngwahodd ac i dîm caffi’r Wiwer Goch am eu gwaith caled. Dyma’r union fath o ysbryd cymunedol sy’n diffinio ein hynys ar ei gorau a bu’n bleser bod yn rhan ohono a helpu i’w ariannu.
Rwy’n aml yn cael negeseuon e-bost gan bobl leol sy’n poeni am wasanaethau iechyd ar Ynys Môn ac yn benodol eu pryderon ynglŷn â bod yn gallu cael ambiwlans pe byddent angen. Dros y ddau fis diwethaf bûm yn gofyn am adborth ar y gwasanaeth ambiwlans lleol. Mae pawb ar yr ynys yn cydnabod y gwaith holl bwysig a wna ein timau ambiwlans ac yn y GIG, a chawsant eu canmol gan bawb am y gwaith a wnânt. Fodd bynnag, mae pobl leol yn pryderu am amseroedd aros hir am ambiwlans ac rwyf wedi clywed ambell adroddiad erchyll ar yr effaith y gall hyn ei chael. Rwyf eisoes wedi cysylltu â Gwasanaeth Ambiwlans Cymru i ddeall eu heriau ac i gynnig cefnogaeth. Fodd bynnag, un o’r ffyrdd y
gallwn ni oll helpu’n lleol yw drwy ddarparu mwy o gyfleusterau er mwyn i aelodau’r cyhoedd allu helpu pobl wrth iddynt aros i ambiwlans gyrraedd – diffibrilwyr yn benodol. Defnyddir diffibriliwr i roi sioc egni uchel i galon rhywun sydd wedi cael ataliad ar y galon er mwyn ailgychwyn y galon. Gall aelodau’r cyhoedd eu defnyddio a’r cyflymaf y rhoddir y sioc, po fwyaf yw’r siawns o oroesi. Mae hyn yn golygu ei bod yn bwysig bod diffibrilwyr yn agos i’r man lle mae mwyaf eu hangen a’i bod yn hawdd dod o hyd iddynt. Yn ystod y mis bydd cartrefi ar draws Ynys Môn yn cael fy mhamffled diweddaraf sy’n sôn am ddiffibrilwyr. Ei nod yw codi ymwybyddiaeth, mapio’r rhai sydd eisoes ar gael ar Ynys Môn, rhoi cefnogaeth i ddarparu mwy o safleoedd
diffibrilwyr a chynnig hyfforddiant i rywun sy’n dymuno. Rwy’n gweithio’n agos â Menter Môn ac yn ymdrechu i gael gafael ar ddiffibrilwyr a threfnu sesiynau hyfforddiant diffibrilwyr. Byddwn yn eich annog i fod yn rhan o’r prosiect hwn. Mae’n un ffordd y gallwn oll weithio gyda’n gilydd i wneud Ynys Môn yn lle diogel i fyw ac ymweld ag ef.
Ar 18fed Chwefror, byddaf yn croesawu Uwch Gomisiynydd Awstralia, ei Ardderchogrwydd yr Anrhydeddus George Brandis QC i Ynys Môn. Yn ystod yr amser hwn byddwn yn ymweld â ffermwyr a chynhyrchwyr lleol i sgwrsio â nhw a thrafod y Cytundeb Masnachu rhwng y Deyrnas Unedig ac Awstralia. Bydd hefyd yn siaradwr ac yn westai anrhydeddus yn y cinio mawreddog i ddathlu Cynnyrch Cymreig yr wyf yn ei gynnal y noson honno yng Nghlwb Golff Caergybi. Rwyf wir yn edrych ymlaen i dywys Mr Brandis o amgylch Ynys Môn a rhoi iddo flas ar y cynnyrch ardderchog sydd ar gael yma yng Nghymru. Os hoffech ddod i’r cinio, anfonwch e-bost ar Virginia.Crosbie.mp@parliament.uk i gael rhagor o fanylion ac i gofrestru i fynychu.
Dros y ddwy wythnos diwethaf, efallai eich bod wedi gweld yr adroddiadau yn y cyfryngau bod rhywun wedi bygwth fy mywyd cyn y Nadolig. Ar 23 Rhagfyr fe wnaeth un o’m tîm agor y llythyr ac fe wnaethom ddweud wrth yr heddlu ar unwaith. Rwy’n falch o ddweud bod yr heddlu wedi lansio ymchwiliad eang i ddod o hyd i’r bobl y tu ôl i’r bygythiad ac rwy’n ddiolchgar iddynt am ei gymryd mor ddifrifol. Mae’r ysgrifen yn unigryw iawn – yn enwedig y llythyren i nad oes dot arni. Mae ymddygiad fel hyn yn niweidio democratiaeth ac yn atal pobl, yn enwedig menywod, rhag sefyll am swydd gyhoeddus. Nid oes lle i hyn yn ein cymdeithas. Rwy’n gwrthod dioddef nac anwybyddu ymddygiad o’r
fath. Rwy’n gweithredu heb ddim goddefgarwch at gamdriniaeth o’r fath ac yn eu herio. Ni fyddaf yn gadael i’r llyfrgwn hyn fy atal rhag gwneud y gwaith y cefais fy ethol yn ddemocrataidd i’w wneud gan bobl Ynys Môn. Hoffwn ganmol fy staff am yr holl waith a wnânt, ni ddylent orfod delio â’r math hwn o ohebiaeth fygythiol wrth eu gwaith. Hoffwn ddiolch hefyd i bawb sydd wedi cysylltu â mi gyda’u hanogaeth garedig. Rwyf wedi cael negeseuon o gefnogaeth gan gynifer o bobl o bob cwr o’r byd ac o nifer o gefndiroedd gwleidyddol. Gwn fod pobl wedi dod ymlaen i helpu’r heddlu â’u ymholiadau a
hoffwn ddiolch iddynt am wneud hynny. Os credwch eich bod yn adnabod y llawysgrifen yn y nodyn, neu os oes gennych unrhyw wybodaeth arall am y mater, cysylltwch â’r heddlu ar unwaith. Diolch yn fawr.
Ym mis Rhagfyr fe wnes i gynnal cymhorthfa wyneb yn wyneb arall yng Ngwesty Fali lle’r oedd yn bleser gennyf gyfarfod a helpu llawer o etholwyr. Dros y dyddiau nesaf, bydd trigolion lleol yn cael taflenni gyda manylion am y cymorthfeydd y byddaf yn eu cynnal maes o law ar 19 Chwefror yn Amlwch a Benllech. Rwyf wedi trefnu cymhorthfa arall ar gyfer ardal Kingsland, Caergybi ym mis Ebrill. Am resymau diogelwch, rhaid cael apwyntiad i ddod i’m cymorthfeydd, felly os oes gennych fater yr hoffech ei drafod, os hoffech ddweud wrthyf am fusnes lleol neu am arwr cudd, neu os ydych chi ddim ond eisiau dweud helo, cysylltwch â’m swyddfa i drefnu amser. Rwy’n
gobeithio cynnal llawer o gymorthfeydd wyneb yn wyneb ar draws yr ynys ac os hoffech gael un yn eich pentref neu’ch tref chi ac os gwyddoch am leoliad da, rhowch wybod imi ar virginia.crosbie.mp@parliament.uk.
Arwr Cudd mis Ionawr yw Jude Williams o’r Malltraeth. Pan dderbyniais yr alwad ffôn i ddweud fy mod wedi derbyn Arwr cudd yr mis Ynys Môn gan Virginia Crosbie cefais sioc a syndod bod rhywun wedi fy enwebu ar gyfer y wobr hon. Doeddwn i byth yn disgwyl cael fy enwebu am unrhyw beth fel hyn. Mae hyn rwy'n ei wneud yn y gymuned o'm calon. Rwy'n berson i bobl ac os gallaf fod o gymorth i rywun, Byddaf. Credaf ei fod yn dod o fy gefndir yn nyrsio. Rwy'n gofalu am fy nghymuned ac rwy'n credu ei bod mor bwysig ceisio cadw ein cymuned fach i fynd . Yn ystod y blynyddoedd ochr yn ochr â'm diweddar bartner Alwyn rwyf wedi bod yn ymwneud â llawer o grwpiau lleol, cefnogi gwahanol ddigwyddiadau ac elusennau, yn cynnwys: - Garnifal Llangefni
- Malltraeth Ymlaen
- Canser y prostrate
- Canser y fron
- Parkinson's
- Tŷ Gobaith a llawer mwy.
Yn anffodus ar ddydd Nadolig Rhagfyr 2018 cafodd Alwyn fy mhartner waedlif ar yr ymennydd a bu farw ym mis Chwefror 2019 . Er bod Alwyn yn glaf ar ITU addewais iddo Y byddem yn trefnu digwyddiad i godi arian i'r ward. Ac ym
mis Medi 2019 cynhaliwyd ‘Alfest’ er cof amdano. Mae'n debyg bod hwn yn ddigwyddiad blynyddol i godi arian ar gyfer yr ITU ond yn anffodus oherwydd Covid 19 nid wyf wedi gallu cynnal y digwyddiad hwn . Yno, penderfynais fod yn rhaid i mi wneud rhywbeth arall i godi arian. Yn 2020 trefnais her ‘Alfest yr Wyddfa’ lle cerddais i fyny'r Wyddfa gyda theulu a ffrindiau i godi arian . Yn 2021 cerddais lwybr arfordirol Ynys Môn eto ar gyfer ‘Alfest’ /ITU. Gobeithio y bydd pethau'n well eleni a gall Alfest fynd yn ei flaen ar Fedi 24ain. Yn ystod y cyfnod clo, deuthum yn wirfoddolwr lleol i helpu pobl oedd yn gwarchod neu'n ynysu oherwydd covid. Trefnais wneud eu siopa, casglu presgripsiynau meddygol, trefnu gofal anifeiliaid anwes i'r rhai a
oedd yn gorfod mynd i'r Ysbyty, drefnu cludiant i'r rhai nad oedd ganddynt gludiant ar gyfer apwyntiadau ac yn bennaf, bod ar ddiwedd y ffôn am sgwrs. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, roeddwn hefyd yn pigo I fyny ac yn darparu prysgwydd wythnosol , masgiau a bagiau golchi dillad, yr oedd y WI lleol a'r wraig leol wedi bod yn Brysur yn eu gwneud i staff y GIG. Cartrefi gofal, Hosbisau ac ati, yn ddiolchgar iawn iddynt i gyd am eu gwaith caled. Ynghyd â'r eitemau hyn roeddwn i'n dosbarthu bocsys a bocsys o gacennau a roddodd Barbara Owen nain bob wythnos. Trefnais gael man gollwng yn fy nghartref i bobl adael toiledau a hanfodion i'r cleifion mewn ysbytai a chartrefi gofal gan nad oeddent yn gallu cael ymwelwyr i fynd â nhw i mewn. Cefais roddion gan bobl leol i
gefnogi'r GIG. Brynais masgiau , menig a visors , tra bod prinder ohonynt yn yr ysbytai. Yn ystod y cyfnod hwn sylweddolais faint o bobl sy'n agored i niwed sy'n byw yn ein cymuned sydd angen y cymorth hwn nid yn unig yn ystod pandemig ond bob dydd. Rwy'n aelod gweithgar o Malltraeth ymlaen, sydd wedi trefnu llawer o ddigwyddiad yn ein cymuned yn ystod y blynyddoedd, yn cynnwys cyngherddau gan grwpiau a bandiau lleol . Disgos i blant, groto Siôn Corn, sled Siôn Corn i fynd o gwmpas y pentrefi , diwrnodau hwyl i'r teulu ac yn fwyaf diweddar, te prynhawn Nadolig y pensiynwyr. Roedd yn hyfryd i gael pobl at ei gilydd eto ar ôl misoedd hir o fethu â chwrdd. Cafodd pawb a fynychodd amser da ac maent yn edrych ymlaen at ginio dydd Gŵyl Dewi yr ydym wrthi'n ei drefnu mewn gobaith bod gennym ganolfan gymunedol i'w
chynnal. Mae canolfan gymunedol mor bwysig yn enwedig mewn cymunedau bach fel ein rhai ni. Rwy'n teimlo'n gryf bod angen hwb arnom er mwyn i bobl allu mynd allan o'r tŷ a chwrdd â phobl eraill a theimlaf fod canolfan gymunedol Bodorgan yn gaffaeliad i bob cenhedlaeth. Edrychaf ymlaen. Wrth drefnu llawer o gynulliadau a digwyddiadau yma yn fuan. Dwi dal ddim yn gallu credu fy mod i wedi cael fy enwebu ar gyfer y wobr hon, ond rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i Barbra Owen am fy enwebu diolch . Llongyfarchiadau, Jude!
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