Championing the Vale of Clwyd

Since my election in 2019, I have been proud to highlight the many fantastic contributions made by local businesses, groups and individuals in helping the Vale of Clwyd thrive. The articles below are a selection of the ways in which I have championed our local area in recent months.

I am always looking to assist more local people, businesses and good causes, so please contact my office if you think I can help raise the profile of your work in the community and I will be happy to help where I can.

  • Vale of Clwyd Local NHS Champion

    I nominated Sharon Manning to attend the ‘NHS Champion’ event at No. 10 on 5 July 2023, the 75th Anniversary of the NHS. Sharon’s service to the NHS has spanned a number of decades.

  • Global Changemaker Awards.

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies is asking constituents to get in touch if they know an individual or school they would like to be put forward for the ONE Campaign’s Global Changemaker Awards.

  • Business Champions Event at Number 10

    I was pleased to invite Tony Palframan managing director of Phoenix Optical Technologies, St Asaph Business Park to attend a Business Champions Event in Downing Street. Tony founded the St Asaph based company in 1991 and since that time it has grown from strength to strength.

  • North Wales journalist celebrated as a 'Local Media Champion'

    I and Aberconwy MP Robin Millar invited Suzanne Kendrick, Newsquest's North Wales Coastal chief reporter to join a select group of journalists from across the country at a reception was hosted by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer, KC MP.     Suzanne h

  • Community Champion Tracy Pierce

    I invited Tracy Pierce to attend a reception for community champions at Downing Street in March 2023. Tracy is the founder of ‘Hedgehog Help Prestatyn’ which looks after injured and orphaned hedgehogs across North Wales.

  • Prestatyn Pilot's contribution to Battle of Britain

    I was keen for the Wales and the Battle of Britain historical exhibition to come to Parliament as I was extremely impressed when I first visited the exhibition in Rhyl Town Hall. The exhibition was created by the RAF’s Air Historical Branch (Dr Lynsey Shaw), together with Air Commodore Williams, to

  • Prestatyn businesswoman attends Parliament event

    I welcomed Elin Hughes-Jones of Hire Hun to Meta’s ‘Small and Medium Business Christmas Westminster Reception’. The event was a culmination of Meta’s ‘Good Ideas Studios Roadshow’ - a series of training events, networking and support sessions in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Manchester which equip

  • Your Community Your Choice

    The ‘Your Community, Your Choice’ initiative, supported by the North Wales Police and Community Trust (PACT) and North Wales Police celebrates a decade of funding projects in 2023 and to celebrate this milestone, the funding available to apply for has doubled to £120,000. Since its inception, Your

  • Championing Denbigh Butcher

    Daniel Morris Family Butcher in Denbigh are in contention for a Welsh title in the Butcher category at the Countryside Alliance Awards. The Rural Oscars are now in their sixteenth year and have become the definitive rural business award to win, celebrating those businesses that go the extra mi

  • Countryside Alliance Awards 2023

    The annual Countryside Alliance Awards 2023 are now open to public nomination.   I have been asked to encourage nominations and I welcome your participation.  The Vale of Clwyd has a rich and deep tradition of rural life.  Local busi

  • Wales in Bloom

    There is cause for celebration in Prestatyn with the town having scooped yet another gold award in the annual Wales in Bloom contest.  Judge John Woods visited the town in July and was given a whistlestop tour of both Prestatyn and Meliden by chair of the Prestatyn in Bloom Committee and Vale

  • August Bank Holiday events

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies is keen to congratulate all those involved in organising the spectacular bank holiday events which took place in the area, attracting visitors from far and wide.

  • Eisteddfod yr Urdd Denbighshire 2022

    Vale of Clwyd’s Dr James Davies MP joined the opening day festivities of the Eisteddfod yr Urdd Denbighshire 2022 at Kilford Farm in Denbigh. The week-long festival was the first and largest national cultural event held for the young people of Wales since the Covid-19 pandemic.  2022 mark

  • Trefnant Garage expansion

    A long-established Trefnant business, which has relocated to Bodelwyddan to allow for a business expansion, has been applauded by Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies.

  • Rhyl's plants to be UK's first carbon neutral golf club

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies visited Rhyl Golf Club to learn more about their exciting plans for the future and spoke in support of their ambition to build the UK's first carbon neutral golf club.  In 2021, the future of the well-used club was in jeopardy due to the needs of the sea defenc

  • Unique Rhyl bakery providing community support

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies was hands on during a visit to a Rhyl bakery, rolling his sleeves up to knead dough whilst finding out more about how the bakery is helping to support the local community. James paid a visit to ‘Use Your Loaf’ on Abbey Street, part of the Bedford Street Community Co

  • Abbey Farm wins Visit Wales ‘Gwobr Aur - Gold Award’

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies congratulated a Rhuddlan caravan and camping park on receiving a prestigious industry award. James visited Abbey Farm to commend owners Rob and Celia Williams, who were recently awarded a Visit Wales ‘Gwobr Aur - Gold Award’.

  • Brighter Futures Rhyl

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies has applauded the work of a Rhyl based charity which is providing invaluable support to the local community.  James visited Brighter Futures, situated on 34 Wellington Road, which is going from strength to strength since its establishment in 2018.  The cha

  • The village spirit of Cefn Meiriadog

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies paid a visit to Cefn Meiriadog last week to meet residents and to discover more about the school, church and village hall. James has always been impressed by the community spirit in the village but was particularly inspired to hear of the success of the regular even

  • Expansion of Filipino Bakery in Rhyl

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies paid a visit to Rhyl-based bakery this week to congratulate them in person on their recent expansion. Filipino bread, cake and pastries specialist Boca Bakery is going from strength to strength following a £350,000 investment supported by Barclays, which e

  • Castell Gwyn Cheese

    Vale of Clwyd MP, Dr James Davies has applauded a woman who has grown her love of cheese into an award-winning business after visiting the dairy she opened at her Rhuddlan home in 2021.    Jackie Whittaker has always loved cheese.

  • Snowdonia Cheese

    Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies was delighted to remind Boris Johnson of the delights of Snowdonia Cheese at a festive food and drink market in Downing Street, having previously championed the success of the company in Parliament. The Snowdonia Cheese Company is a family business which was establi

  • Ruthin company apprenticeship programme

    Ruthin-based Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK have been applauded for the opportunities they are providing young people at their Denbigh training centre and for their future plans for the former Denbigh Hospital site. Vale of Clwyd MP Dr James Davies praised the company after recently visiting its p