While residents of a specialist dementia Gwynedd care home may find getting to the local pub difficult, staff, businesses, and members of the community have gone the extra mile to help bring the pub to them.
Meddyg Care’s Porthmadog home has installed new facilities for its occupants, recreating a traditional lounge bar and adding new garden facilities.
The home’s pub, named the Glaslyn Arms after the estuary which runs alongside Porthmadog, allows residents to enjoy alcohol-free beers, wines, ciders, and spirits while also taking in occasions such as sporting events and pub quizzes.
It’s the finishing touches that make all the difference, with businesses and community members stepping forward to donate authentic equipment in support of the pub’s construction.
Among the donated items included mats, trays, coolers, and ice buckets from a couple from Morfa Bychan and pumps and glasses from a former Black Rock Sands pub.
Cat Beckett, who works for Robinsons Brewery and runs the Tu Hwnt I’r Afon Inn in Rhydyclafdy, also supplied brass plates, pump badges, mirrors, and drip trays.
Natasha Evans, activities and fundraising manager for Meddyg Care, said: “We put up messages on social media asking if anyone had pub items or memorabilia they could part with, and it was encouraging to have so many messages from local pubs and the community willing to help make the site a reality.
“The tenants have thoroughly enjoyed the spot and sharing fond moments with their loved ones since we’ve opened the doors, and we look forward to running more gatherings in the Glaslyn Arms in the near future.”
