A COUPLE from Kilgetty, who put on a spectacular Christmas Lights display outside their home in Kingsmoor Close, have raised over £1000 for the Paul Sartori charity.

Vic and Sheila Norman worked hard to put up their display, for the thirteenth year running, and raised the money from members of the public who visited their home.

In total the Norman’s raised a fabulous £1101.50 for the local charity.

Vic and Sheila work extremely hard each year, the display usually takes around two months to assemble and they do this all in aid of Paul Sartori Hospice at Home.

This year local people continued to visit the Winter Wonderland display and they made generous donations via the trust box by the front gate even though Lockdown restrictions were in place. In 2019 they raised a staggering £2202.47.

Altogether they have raised over £12,000 for Pembrokeshire’s ONLY Hospice at Home charity.

Sandra Dade, Charity Manager said: “We are astounded by Vic and Sheila’s continued support, especially during these unusual times. Vic and Sheila’s lights provided a little Christmas tradition and familiarity for us. We are overwhelmed by the amount raised by the local community, especially during the lockdown and thank everyone for their contribution.”

The amount raised by Vic and Sheila during this festive season could cover the cost of 4 nights hands on nursing care for a patient at the end-of-life, or purchase 11 wheeled commodes that allow the patients to be wheeled to the bathroom which helps maintain their dignity, or it could purchase a pressure relieving mattress for use with one of Paul Sartori’s hospital profiling beds.

Paul Sartori Hospice at Home provides a range of services to Pembrokeshire people living in the final stages of a life-limiting illness, including home nursing care, equipment loan, complementary therapy, bereavement and counselling support, under 18’s anticipatory grief and bereavement support, physiotherapy, advance care planning and training.

The services provided by the Paul Sartori Hospice at Home enable people in the later stages of any life-limiting illness to be cared for and to die at home with dignity, independence, pain free and surrounded by those they hold most dear, if that is their wish. 

All of the services are free of charge and are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, thanks to the generosity of the Pembrokeshire Community.

Further information on the charity and its services can be obtained by visiting their website www.paulsartori.org, or by phoning 01437 763223.