A PROMINENT fundraiser in Rhyl has used money he has raised to pay for tickets to the town’s SC2 water park for homeless residents.

Richard Kendrick, who often raises money dressed as “Bearjamin the Charity Bear”, has covered the costs of the tickets to help more than 100 people in the town “make memories”.

From 4-6pm on Sunday, July 16, they will be able to enjoy the Denbighshire Leisure Ltd (DLL)-run water park, free of charge.

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“A big thanks to Jamie Groves (DLL managing director); to Charlie, one of the managers at SC2; and everyone at DLL who has allowed this to go ahead and made it easy to organise,” Richard said.

“There are about 120 to 140 homeless people are going in total. It’s nice to give them something to look forward to.

“The kids can have a fun-filled time, relax, and make memories away from their temporary accommodation.”

Richard bought the SC2 tickets, before passing them on to Denbighshire County Council housing officers, who have then distributed them among the town’s homeless families.

Previously, he has also used funds he has raised buy tickets for homeless families to Geronimo’s Adventure Playzone and Lazer Zone, on West Parade.

He added: “When we organised previous days out for them at Geronimo’s and the Lazer Zone, a lot of people asked if they could go to SC2. A lot of them can’t otherwise afford to go.

“I’m hoping to find someone else to wear the bear costume for an hour that day, so I can talk to people!”

Richard raised thousands as he slept rough every night for a week across North Wales in March.

He was taking part in Royal British Legion Industries’ (RBLI) “Great Tommy Sleep Out”,  where fundraisers sleep rough in aid of the roughly 6,000 military veterans living on the streets in the UK.

That followed Richard completing his role as Rhyl’s Poppy Appeal Organiser, during which time he raised £212,835.24 in two years.