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Miss world 'digs hallmark healthcare

We welcomed a special visitor to Hallmark Healthcare this month – the reigning Miss World, Unnur Birna Vilhelmsdottier, of Iceland.

The beauty queen was in Wales to judge the annual Miss Wales pageant and to raise money for Save the Children.

As part of her Welsh tour, Unnur Birna dug the first sod at Hallmark’s second new build care home in Cardiff Bay, before travelling to Carmarthenshire to spend a morning at Cartref Annwyl Fan, which has recently undergone a major refurbishment.

Unnur Birna was introduced to all the staff and went on to meet each of the residents individually before enjoying a light lunch prepared by Jayne Lee – winner of Care Chef of the Year at Hallmark’s 2006 awards.

90 year old Eunice Davies, a resident at the home, said: “I have been watching the Miss World contest for more than 50 years, but have never had the pleasure of meeting one of the winners before.”

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Avnish Goyal, managing director of Hallmark Healthcare, said: “One of Hallmark’s priorities this year is to increase our association with charities. It was a pleasure to support Save the Children and it was a delight for us all to meet Miss World.”

As well as the new site in Cardiff visited by Miss World, other progress in the Hallmark investment programme includes the June purchase of Cwrt Enfys in Ystradgynlais near Swansea; the topping out ceremony of Ty Enfys in Cardiff and the purchase of a two-acre site in Merthyr Tydfil which will be the location of a 120 bed care home for 2007.

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