This room at Cwmbran Centre for Young People is packed with donations for Christmas hampers and their Christmas Day dinner. The centre is open on Christmas Day for 12pm-4pm for anyone not just young people.
One donation is a signed Gareth Bale shirt that will be a raffle prize.
Leigh Rowland, the manager of Cwmbran Centre for Young People, said: “We are open 12pm-4pm for everyone. We will be providing a three-course Christmas dinner.
“We will have presents for children of all ages. We will also be giving people food hampers to take away over Christmas. We have a minibus and can pick people up if needed. We will have music playing and are hoping a few Christmas carols can be sung.
“We have had enormous generosity from all over Torfaen. We literally have a whole room full of toys, games, clothes and Christmas goodies and food for hampers.
“We have had donations of cash of £750 from the Pontypool Round Table, £100 from Mr Squeegies, £80 from Jamies Shaw ( who was actually a young person who used our centre for years who now wants to give something back) and £50 from Karl Langley.
“We have a raffle with a signed Gareth Bale Shirt, a free Service and MOT from Motozone and a free cut and blow dry from Hair by Steffi.
“The Six In Hand pub have donated a full christmas hamper and the Football Factory have donated a turkey.
“Ed jones and Ian Bradfield donated Christmas decorations the youth service loads of presents, TYPSS loads of presents,DAP loads of presents. Picture Photography Studio donated a £45 voucher.
“This is is not an exhaustive list as we have had 100’s more. We have already had over 20 people who have donated their time and also the staff members from the CCYP who will be donating thier time throughout the day.
“We need to highlight that the centre is open for all, not just young people on this day.”
