A HOSPICE has received a £10,000 donation from Colwyn Bay Crematorium, with money raised from recycling metals.

The sum was raised through the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management metal recycling scheme, in partnership with Orthometals, which the Colwyn Bay facility is a member of. The crematorium, which is run by Conwy County Borough Council (CCBC), only recycles metals resulting from cremation with the written consent of each bereaved family.

The annual donation goes to charities providing support or services for bereavement in the local area, with £95,000 donated in the last 10 years.

Greg Robbins, CCBC cabinet member for environment and transportation, said: “We are very pleased to be able to donate this substantial sum of money to St David’s Hospice, which has continued to offer their much-needed services to local residents over the last year.

"We’d like to thank families who have given us consent to collect metals following a cremation, as without this we wouldn’t be able to offer this donation.”

James Wilde, fundraiser for St David’s Hospice, said: “The donation will be a big support to both patients and their families here at the hospice.”