Commissioner joins the event to demonstrate strong commitment to the farming community
ON FRIDAY, January 23, Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) Andy Dunbobbin and Deputy Police and Crime Commissioner Wayne Jones visited Betws-y-Coed to sit down and meet with members of the local farming community as part of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) Farmhouse Breakfast Week.
FUW’s Farmhouse Breakfast Week is an opportunity to showcase the high-quality, locally sourced food that farmers produce all year round. Those taking part sit down for a hearty cooked breakfast and discuss the key issues affecting farming locally and nationally. Throughout the week, the FUW aims to highlight the contribution that agricultural workers make to sustaining the vibrant rural economy across Wales. In addition to promoting local agriculture, Farmhouse Breakfast Week also supports mental health and community engagement with the events facilitating open discussions, bringing farmers and stakeholders together in one space.
The event was once again held at Dylasau Uchaf farm, Padog, Betws y Coed, home of former FUW President Glyn Roberts and his family. The event was organised by the Caernarfonshire Branch of the FUW and helps to raise thousands of pounds every year for good causes. This year money raised went to the Wales Air Ambulance.
The Commissioner joined the event to demonstrate his strong commitment to the farming community and to hear their views and concerns around policing and crime in rural areas. Preventing rural and wildlife crime remains a key priority in the PCC’s Police and Crime Plan for North Wales, and he is determined to address the issues around crime raised by farmers and which can have such a devastating effect on their livelihoods.
North Wales Police and Crime Commissioner, Andy Dunbobbin, commented: “I was proud to attend the FUW Farmhouse Breakfast at Dylasau Uchaf again this year for the third time. Hearing directly from farmers and people living in rural areas is vital for me to understand their perspectives on policing for rural communities across North Wales.
“Our agricultural sector is a vital part of the economy and culture of North Wales and preventing rural and wildlife crime remains crucial to my plan to cut crime across our region.”
