Thanks to all those who took the gamble & bought tickets for our Christmas Raffle. All monies raised will be added to Paul’s chosen charity ‘CLIK Sargent’ with the grand total approaching enough to buy two wheelchairs now. First prize was won by John West who looked more than a little surprised when he walked in & received the news yesterday afternoon. Other prizes were won by Chris Limb, Susan Wills (who won two), Carol

Hope you are having a great time despite the less than perfect weather, we re-opened this morning after a bit of a lie in & with the help of our good friends Rob & Julie who are helping to cover for staff holiday’s so a big thank you to them. As the doors opened at 10:00 with no customers queing we thought we had wasted their time but to our relief customers soon began arriving

It was good to see so many cyclists from The Rhos-on-Sea club braving the weather on Sunday & calling in for Coffees, Teas & Cakes. The pre-booked event allowed us to reserve the Sofa’s & make an even larger range of cakes to whet their appetites. Our thanks to Justin for choosing us as a venue, apologies from Paul for not getting back to see you all, his fun run overan! Love & Best Wishes

News from the summits is that despite warmer temperatures & a good deal of rain there is still plenty of snow around above 2,500′. On Saturday my mate Chris & I were on Snowdon’s Pyg track & had Crampons on by the time we reached the Miner’s Track junction. Although it had softened to allow some kicking in the odd idiot taking on the top of the Zig-Zags without the right kit was really struggling,

We have just launched our Christmas Raffle. All proceeds will be added to Paul’s chosen charity for his recent Nepal Trek – CLIK Sargent. Prizes include three world class wines from France, Italy & New Zealand. Breakfast for two on the house. A Dozen of Gaby’s Mince Pies & a Handmade Scraf kindly donated by our friend Carol of the Bron Eryi Guest House in Capel Curig. Simply buy a strip (or more) of our