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Students have been volunteering with 91�����’s Students’ Union for 70 years! The Tea Party Project was launched in 1952 and was the beginning of the volunteering journey Bangor students have been following ever since. The Tea Party is an organised afternoon tea and entertainment for elderly residents at Christmas and around St David’s Day. Over the years, the Tea Parties have provided the elderly community with an opportunity to get out and socialise and have helped reduce loneliness and isolation.

To celebrate this special anniversary the student volunteers at Undeb Bangor, the University’s Students’ Union, hosted a special 70-year anniversary Christmas Tea Party. This wouldn’t have been possible without student volunteers who worked hard to provide this magical experience and cultivate the University’s long-standing relationship with the local community. 

Elderly residents from Bangor and Bethesda were invited to attend the afternoon at Bangor’s Main Arts Building on College Road. Upon arrival they were greeted to the festive tunes of Undeb Bangor’s Concert Band.

Opening the event, the University’s Vice Chancellor, Professor Edmund Burke said
“The world has seen many changes since 1952, and yet some things remain the same: connection and community are still important, and our students continue to put their energy into volunteering schemes and events like this, that benefit the local area and its community, and bring us together.

I’m very impressed by the sheer range of volunteering projects our student body is involved in. I want to take this opportunity to thank our students  as they mark seventy years of volunteering in our Community.”