On May 26th 1999 a charity shop Known as Siop yr Eisteddfod was opened by Gerald Davies, the famous Welsh rugby player, to raise money for the National Eisteddfod of Wales prior to its visit to St Davids in August 2002.
After serving its purpose and raising the impressive sum of £36,000 for the Eisteddfod the shop was closed on Saturday August 10th 2022 and re-opened on Monday August 12th as Siop y Bobol.
Since then it has been supporting the many groups, clubs and organisations in the community,Many of which rely heavily on the funding from the Siop to survive and function successfuly.
To date £189,573.00 has been distributed locally.
The Siop also supports good causes outside the parish by virtue of its annual St. Davids Day Coffee / Tea Morning. The money raised from this event is supplemented by that raised by the Cymanfa Ganu Singing Festival, which also forms part of the St. Davids Day celebrations.
To date £12,281.00 has been raised in this way and presented to various Charities over the years. The latest being Prostate Cymru which received a cheque of £670 recently.
The Siop is very proud of the vital service it has been able to provide for the Community and beyond for 25 years.
Pictured: Siop y Bobol charity shop volunteers, who with the help of many others over the years, have helped raise over £200,000 for good causes over the past 25 years.
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