The informal café-style gathering will take place from 10am to 12 noon at Penrhyn Hall and will offer tea, coffee and conversation in a relaxed setting designed to encourage connections across Bangor’s diverse communities.
The initiative is organised by Bangor One World Rotary Club, which is becoming established as one of a new generation of Rotary International clubs encouraging innovation, flexibility and inclusivity in community service. The new Club is bringing together people of different ages and backgrounds who want to work collaboratively on projects supporting both local communities and international partnerships.
Bangor has long been known as an outward-looking city, shaped by its historic connections with the wider world and our international community with many people from countries across the globe who now live and work in the area. This includes the students from Bangor University, as well as the large number of staff with international heritage working in Bangor’s hospital and wider health services, whose skills and dedication play an essential role in supporting the wellbeing of the community.
Organisers say the One World Café aims to reflect that spirit by creating a welcoming space where residents, students and community groups can meet informally, exchange experiences and explore ways of working together across cultures and communities.
Among the groups planning to attend the session on Saturday 14trh March are members of the North Wales Jamaica Society, who have been actively involved in strengthening cultural and educational links between North Wales and Jamaica through the Jamaica Wales Alliance partnership, and building bridges of friendship between the civic authorities in Bangor and Gwynedd and May Pen and Clarendon in Jamaica.
Members of the North Wales Jamaica Society will use the opportunity to reconnect as they plan their next fundraising initiatives to support families and communities in Jamaica still recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October. The hurricane forced the early return of a North Wales delegation visiting Jamaica as part of an educational exchange programme.
Since then, supporters in Wales have raised over £5,000 in funds to assist recovery efforts and help families in the Pennants district of Clarendon Parish, an area with historic links to North Wales.
Organisers hope the One World Café will become a regular weekly gathering, taking place each Saturday morning from 10am to 12 noon at Penrhyn Hall, where people can simply drop in for a coffee, share ideas and connect with others working to strengthen community life in Bangor and beyond.
The gathering is open to everyone and no booking is required.
For further information contact:
Garrick Prayogg – Tel: 07878915864
Liz Millman – lizmillman@yahoo.co.uk
Photo: Civic dignitaries joined residents, students and community volunteers gather at the One World Café in Penrhyn Hall, Bangor – a weekly initiative organised by Bangor One World Rotary Club.
