19/02/2023
Young teenagers /adults need to do more for their peers and their mates and their parents/ family members to lift the community spirit. Working together ❤ builds communities. This will be for a brighter future.
This is Olly Jones, a 12-year-old from Prestatyn who helped an old lady in her hour of need. Recently he had popped to his local Spar shop in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, in search of an elusive bottle of Prime Hydration drink. While there, he noticed an older lady struggling to pay for a loaf of bread, and promptly gave her the cash to pay for it. A woman in the store posted on Facebook how she had seen a “little boy hand her the money to pay for it”. Olly's mum Carly spotted the post. She rang Olly, who was staying with his grandmother. “I asked him if he’d just been to the Spar and he said yes,” said Carly, 31, a carer who lives near the Spar. “I think he got the shock of his life - he must have thought I was stalking him! Olly told me his nan gave him £5 after getting a praise card from school for good behaviour. In the store, he gave £2 of this to the lady to pay for her bread because he felt tight she didn’t have enough money. He hadn’t mentioned it because he didn’t think anything of it.”
Responding to the original Facebook post, Carly confirmed Olly was the benefactor – and all hell broke loose. Within seconds, the family’s phones began pinging as messages poured in. People were also quick to post their thanks on Facebook too. “Well done for raising him so well,” a Prestatyn woman told Carly. “You must be so proud. The impact that a simple gesture can have on people’s lives.” A man from the seaside town added: “You have an amazing young man for a son.”
Well done Olly!
