A FLINTSHIRE community hub lead has expressed his concerns about what is to come in the cominig months with energy prices soaring. 

Chris Byrne, lead for Rivertown Church hub in Shotton has admitted he gets frightened by the thoughts of the pressures people could soon be under. 

The hub in Shotton is one of the North Wales wide community hubs, set up by Betsi Cadwaladr Health Board during the pandemic. 

Originally the hubs were set up to supply covid tests, but have since been transformed into centres providing help with a range of current issues such as heating, food and mortgage advice. 

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The Shotton hub has been one of the latest to open and is open 9am till 12.30pm on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

Located on Chester Road in the middle of Shotton, the hub is open to anyone and everyone who feels they need support. 

Chris said: "We have a number of agencies that come in on different days, some are there on all three. 

"Citizens advice, Wellness labs, Credit Union and Parents, Childcare and Employment are just some of the many services we offer. 

"We have all sorts of relationships building here. There is a flow of people coming in for support, typically we will get between six and 12 a day. 

"It has grown since we opened but we just want to increase the awareness of the services available here."

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Chris is fearing what the next few months could bring amid the rising living costs, he added: 

"I'm very concerned and I get frightened by it. 

""I'm filling up my car and it costs me £70, thankfully I'm in a position to do that, but so many people aren't. 

"Families are struggling already, and people are going to become more dependant on hubs like us to help them.

"Poverty is more than just money, it is food, health, gas prices to name a few, and they are only going one way at the minute, up."