CAKE lovers across North Wales will be decorating, baking and icing next month as part of the Hope House and Ty Gobaith Eat Cake Week.

Between April 8-15, dozens of schools, clubs, businesses and individuals have signed up to take part including Orca, the Call Answering Service company based in Rossett who are planning a tasty cake sale.

The nearby Rossett Co-op are also helping out with a cake related fundraiser at the Community Post Office on Friday April 12 on Station Road. More supporters in the area include Ruabon Library, Watts Dyke School and Park Community School, the latter of which raised more than £300 in 2018.

In addition, Village Bakery have confirmed that they will be supporting Eat Cake Week at all three of their bakeries.

In the community, the Wrexham Friends Hope House Volunteer Group are holding their Eat Cake Coffee Morning in Johnstown Church Hall, in memory of Audrey Crawford who was a great supporter of Hope House and stalwart within the Friends Group.

Last year’s Eat Cake week raised over £12,000 which enabled Hope House and Ty Gobaith to provide vital respite and end of life care to terminally ill children from across Shropshire, Cheshire, North and Mid Wales, and support bereaved families too.

No charge is ever made to families for the help provided – so the charity needs to raise at least £6.3 million every year to make sure it can fund its crucial services.

Fundraiser Cat Dowdeswell said: “If hundreds of schools, community groups, businesses and cafes join in the fun of Eat Cake Week we could smash our total from last year and that would be wonderful.

“It is a really simple and fun way to help us make a real difference to children and families, and who doesn’t like cake? You can organise a cake sale, your very own bake off – the choice is completely yours!”

A special Eat Cake fundraising pack has been produced which includes banners, stickers, posters, cake flags and balloons to help you theme your event and top tips on making it go with a bang.

Children and staff at Hope House in Oswestry and Ty Gobaith in Conwy are already getting involved in the baking bonanza, and staff and volunteers in the charity’s shops in in Bangor, Denbigh, Llandudno, Wrexham, Chester, Nantwich, Bridgnorth, Church Stretton, Ludlow, Shrewsbury, Oswestry, Wellington and Welshpool are creating cake themed windows too.

Anybody wishing to join the party should call the Hope House Fundraising Office on 01691 671671 or go online to www.hopehouse.org.uk and claim your free Eat Cake pack today!