BRENDA Fogg, the founder of Hope Restored a charity for the homeless in Llandudno, has had her work featured on Amnesty International’s Spirit Suffragette Spirit map.

The map marks the work of the suffragettes, ordinary women who stopped at nothing to get their voices heard, and the fact this spirit is still alive and celebrates the work such women undertake .

Brenda started Hope Restored in 2010 after realising there was need to help the homeless in the town. She said: “When I arrived in Llandudno with my two children years ago I needed help. When I got myself back on my feet I started work as a caretaker at Ty Gloddaeth church and making sandwiches there for homeless once a week. “That was the beginning when it was maybe six or seven at a time and now it has developed into hot meals for as many as 25 twice a week.”

She added: “We have moved to a larger space in the Lighthouse church, where we also have a food bank. We havehad tremendous help from the people of Llandudno, and businesses: Greggs, KFC, Tesco, M&S, Subway, Cafe V at Craig-y-Don and many others.

“I think we’ve dealt with about 500 people since the start, and we’ve managed to find homes for quite a lot of them.”

Brenda added: “I’m very proud to have all of this recognised on the Suffragette map, but it isn’t just me, its the team we've built a lot of whom are people we’ve helped in the past and want to pay something back.”

Following the general spirit of the suffragettes she said: “I do think we need more women in politics, women have more insight into family life and social problems.”

Much more information about the charity is on the Hope Restored website (http://www.hoperestored.co.uk)