Homelessness on agenda as Aneurin Jones painting raffled.(News)

From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: July 31, 2004 | Copyright information

Byline: By COLIN HUGHES Western Mail

Homelessness and its prevention will be on the agenda at the National Eisteddfod next week. Shelter Cymru will be promoting its national campaign Building Future Lives and selling summer raffle tickets to win the Aneurin Jones painting Goleuni when the National comes to Newport today.

The national housing and homelessness charity will be addressing the issues surrounding poor housing in Wales, promoting the Education Proje...

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