{"id":42798,"date":"2020-04-09T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42798"},"modified":"2020-04-09T19:00:52","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T18:00:52","slug":"pentyrch-man-makes-safety-visors-for-frontline-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/04\/09\/pentyrch-man-makes-safety-visors-for-frontline-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentyrch man makes safety visors for frontline workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a36,500 raised\u00a0for materials\u00a0in less than a week\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-500x281.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/top-image-rich-293x165.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Richard Blackwell working from his home workshop in Pentyrch [Credit: Richard Blackwell]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A PENTYRCH&nbsp;man&nbsp;has set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/862521740839700\/\">voluntary&nbsp;project<\/a>&nbsp;to make&nbsp;vital safety equipment for local key workers during the coronavirus pandemic.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Richard Blackwell, of Bronllwyn,&nbsp;wanted to give something back to&nbsp;the&nbsp;NHS and other key service workers&nbsp;who are&nbsp;risking their lives&nbsp;to&nbsp;care for&nbsp;others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>He had workshop space and\u00a0a\u00a03D\u00a0printer\u00a0at\u00a0his\u00a0home and\u00a0decided to put it to use by making plastic frames and attaching a sheet of acetate, a strong material suitable\u00a0as a protective shield, to create visors.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>These&nbsp;visors&nbsp;are&nbsp;then&nbsp;given&nbsp;out&nbsp;for free and have been requested by many groups&nbsp;across Wales,&nbsp;including medical&nbsp;centres, hospital wards, care homes and retail staff.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Since the project began on Friday, April 3,&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Blackwell has&nbsp;used his&nbsp;own money to purchase additional printers and set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/1ytppbac1c?utm_source=customer&amp;utm_medium=copy_link-tip&amp;utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet\">GoFundMe page<\/a>&nbsp;for&nbsp;the other materials needed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The page has raised nearly \u00a36,500 in less than a week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI think I was quite humbled when I saw the reaction. I was taken aback,&nbsp;and also&nbsp;a bit scared of whether I could do what I said I would with the donated money,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have no intention whatsoever of turning it into a money-making project. I want to provide support for those on the front line.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/visor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/visor.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/visor-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The finished visor. 3D printers are used to create a sturdy frame [Credit: Richard Blackwell]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Mr&nbsp;Blackwell, who continues to work full-time from home for&nbsp;Tigerbay&nbsp;Software Ltd in Cardiff,&nbsp;was inspired by&nbsp;his&nbsp;friend David Mordecai.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mr&nbsp;Mordecai&nbsp;is running&nbsp;a similar project in&nbsp;Swindon.&nbsp;The men&nbsp;are both from&nbsp;Bridgend, which was one of the first areas to benefit from&nbsp;the&nbsp;visors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI wouldn\u2019t be doing it if it wasn\u2019t for him,\u201d said&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Blackwell.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>He&nbsp;is being assisted by a small team of people,&nbsp;who self-funded a total of 16 printers and are&nbsp;making&nbsp;visors from their own homes across the North Cardiff area&nbsp;and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>On&nbsp;Saturday, they&nbsp;gave&nbsp;out 160 visors.&nbsp;This rose to 201 the next day and has increased each day since.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Vicky Neil,&nbsp;a property surveyor&nbsp;from&nbsp;Caerphilly, is a good friend of&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Blackwell.&nbsp;Since being furloughed from work, she&nbsp;has played a big role in sorting through requests and&nbsp;packaging&nbsp;the&nbsp;visors for distribution.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI kept donating to Dave\u2019s cause. Then on the Thursday I had a late-night conversation with Rich, and by Friday afternoon we were up and running,\u201d said&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Neil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe expected to get inundated with&nbsp;requests&nbsp;but we did not expect to get the funding that we have. There are a lot of people who have donated multiple times on the page.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Vicky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Vicky.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/Vicky-293x391.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Vicky Neil with friend, Scott Dewey, who has moved in with her and her husband so that he can help while also complying with government instructions [Credit: Vicky Neil]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Mr\u00a0Blackwell\u2019s\u00a0wife is\u00a0also\u00a0helping out while 38 weeks pregnant,\u00a0and\u00a0so he\u00a0plans\u00a0to take a step back to spend time with his family, supervising\u00a0while the team continue.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are understandably a massive&nbsp;amount&nbsp;of requests and we can\u2019t react to them as quickly as we could at first. I am really hoping they can continue to make as many as possible,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>While the team says\u00a0the visors are not official Personal Protective Equipment,\u00a0 safety\u00a0guidelines\u00a0are followed\u00a0to offer an alternative to those unable to access vital safeguarding resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Kate&nbsp;Protheroe&nbsp;is a&nbsp;community&nbsp;worker&nbsp;at&nbsp;Harlequin Home Care in Bridgend.&nbsp;Her mother, Kathryn Thomas, spotted the project on her local Facebook&nbsp;page and contacted&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Blackwell.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cHis response was instant. He was absolutely fantastic and supportive and even offered for us to collect a visor that night,\u201d said&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Protheroe.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI shared this with my care home group and the&nbsp;manager&nbsp;and he has now supplied us with 40 visors, which covers all our care workers to protect ourselves and the clients we look after.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese visors are easy and light to wear and give peace of mind to us and our families. I can&#8217;t thank him enough.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kate2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"620\" height=\"465\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/kate2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/04\/kate2-293x220.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Kate Protheroe wearing her visor, which is unique because it was made while the filament in the printer was being changed, creating a red <em>and<\/em> blue frame [Credit: Kate Protheroe]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>The machines cost hundreds of pounds per day to run and the materials are often in short supply.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The team is extremely grateful to&nbsp;all of&nbsp;the donors, and to the many local businesses who have offered reduced-price materials&nbsp;and&nbsp;donated delivery boxes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>One restaurant owner from&nbsp;Rhiwbina, who&nbsp;has had to delay the&nbsp;opening&nbsp;of his business, has offered use of his premises so that the team will have a permanent&nbsp;distribution base.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201dThey&nbsp;are getting no income and they still did it.&nbsp;There is no bottom line with this, no one is doing it to make money, they just want to help,\u201d said&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Neil.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is changing so quickly all the time, but the right people seem to be in the right place. It feels like in the grand scheme of things that this is a drop in the ocean, but anything that is going to protect our key workers&nbsp;means&nbsp;the faster everybody can get back to normal.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-facebook wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-facebook\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script async=\"1\" defer=\"1\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_GB\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v7.0\" nonce=\"btD5QtRy\"><\/script><div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.blackwell.16\/posts\/10158067246436445\" data-width=\"750\"><blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.blackwell.16\/posts\/10158067246436445\" class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\"><p>Trying something a bit different today&#8230;a bit of an update on where we are&#8230;<\/p>Posted by <a href=\"#\" role=\"button\">Richard Blackwell<\/a> on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/richard.blackwell.16\/posts\/10158067246436445\">Monday, 6 April 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>The team has adapted its process each day. This is Richard giving an update on the progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Due to difficulty&nbsp;in&nbsp;retrieving the GoFundMe&nbsp;donations&nbsp;as quickly as needed, there is also a separate community fund being coordinated by&nbsp;Mr&nbsp;Blackwell\u2019s&nbsp;neighbour,&nbsp;Deb Hunt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just wanted to help.&nbsp;As usual, the response was amazing and all on trust,\u201d said&nbsp;Mrs&nbsp;Hunt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u00a3631 to-date has&nbsp;been&nbsp;sent directly to Richard\u2019s account to help with his cash flow and over 325 boxes have been purchased by&nbsp;local residents.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Mrs&nbsp;Hunt&nbsp;says the team&nbsp;is&nbsp;working around the clock to make as many visors as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m bowled over by what they have achieved, absolutely amazing,\u201d&nbsp;she said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhilst I was on their team&nbsp;facebook&nbsp;page the other night I couldn\u2019t believe what was being discussed:&nbsp;materials needed;&nbsp;more printers;&nbsp;how they&nbsp;can&nbsp;get them done quicker;&nbsp;deliveries.&nbsp; They were still discussing&nbsp;the&nbsp;next day\u2019s events at 1am and then were back at it at 7am.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey are heroes. 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