Help Us Raise Funds for Vital Community Minibus, Supporting Wrexham’s Elderly

This winter, we are raising vital funds to replace our minibus, a lifeline for those living alone, that enables us to provide transport to our Penley, Chirk and Marchwiel centres, which offer warmth and friendship to Wrexham’s older generation, as well as providing opportunities to stay active, eat socially, make local connections and remain as independent as possible.

We know that times are hard for us all, but anything you can spare this winter will help us on the front line in the fight against loneliness and isolation where people living in our local communities are still living in a permanent lockdown.

Meet Billy

Billy was in his 80’s when he started caring for his twin, Neville, who was terminally ill. When Neville died Billy was left alone and with no support. The Rainbow Foundation initially provided practical support, replacing broken lightbulbs, stocking the fridge and helping Billy complete the, often, complicated paperwork required to access vital financial support. They also encouraged him to their Rainbow Day Opportunities Service where Billy found friendship and regained his confidence and sense of purpose.

Hayley Scott, falls prevention practitioner and dementia ambassador at The Rainbow Foundation, worked with Billy.

Hayley says,

Billy passed away in October this year, aged 92. The Rainbow Foundation helped make his last years happier. Billy himself said, “My life has been made 100% better by Rainbow. Loneliness is the worst thing, going to Rainbow totally changed my life.” Hayley adds, “Billy’s last Christmas was a happy one and I’m just so glad we were part of his life, and he became part of our Rainbow family.”