{"id":68839,"date":"2022-12-06T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=68839"},"modified":"2022-12-06T13:00:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T13:00:35","slug":"ely-carvery-collects-gifts-under-christmas-tree-for-families-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2022\/12\/06\/ely-carvery-collects-gifts-under-christmas-tree-for-families-in-need\/","title":{"rendered":"Ely carvery collects gifts under Christmas tree for families in need"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

‘For the cost of a couple of beers I can do my bit,’ says regular<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

COOPER’S Carvery in Ely has set up a gift tree where customers can donate gifts to local families who are struggling to afford Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Response to the initiative has been so strong that people are coming in just to give a gift, says acting manager Mason Leach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carys H\u00e2f Paul, who has worked at the Cowbridge Road West carvery since March, was keen to ensure that the pub was using its place in the community to help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She suggested a tree where colleagues, customers and friends could leave gifts for families in need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The carvery team will wrap gifts, then tag them with appropriate ages and genders to ensure they find a suitable home. They will deliver the gifts on Tuesday, December 20 to the Dusty Forge charity, which will distribute them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms Paul says she was motivated by the thought of her children, ages one and four, waking up on Christmas Day without any gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“My children will be getting second-hand gifts,” she said. “If it’s bad for me, I can’t imagine what it’s like for parents who have it worse.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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