{"id":46185,"date":"2020-12-08T17:26:55","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T17:26:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=46185"},"modified":"2020-12-08T18:03:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T18:03:52","slug":"food-and-toys-collected-at-caerau-ely-rugby-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/12\/08\/food-and-toys-collected-at-caerau-ely-rugby-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Food and toys collected at Caerau Ely Rugby Club"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Donations are for Cwtch-Up, a group helping the homeless and others in need in Cardiff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CHARITY Cwtch-Up has run a food and toy drive to help Cardiff residents struggling over Christmas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event took place at Caerau Ely Rugby Club, with members bringing their donations to Sunday training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cwtch-Up founder Nicola Williams began delivering food to struggling families at the start of the firebreak lockdown, running the operation out of her living room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She asked Caerau Ely RFC founder Liam Mackay for help finding additional storage and he secured the currently disused Western Leisure Centre in Ely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Mackay then went one step further and organised the food and toy drive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It was the next logical step,” he said. “If every child brings at least one thing, that will mean over 130 pieces donated to this amazing cause.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Williams said: \u201cLiam told me I needed to come to the club on Sunday, but I didn\u2019t know he was doing this.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Williams recently broke her back after falling off a horse and is unemployed as a result. Despite this, she continues to collect, package and deliver food all over Cardiff with the help of her friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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