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Dyfed-Powys Police appeals for “spontaneous events” information

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raveDYFED-POWYS POLICE and Pembrokeshire County Council are asking farmers, local landowners, community councillors and persons in their respective communities to be on the alert for any signs that ‘Spontaneous and Pre-arranged’ gatherings are being planned in their locality.

They ask that you report:

1. Any suspicious activity immediately to the police.
2. People looking at land or testing hedges, fences or gates.
3. Unusual vehicles driving slowly or stopping in isolated areas.
4. Gatherings of people in and around beaches, vacant land or lay-bys.
5. Report any damage to facilities such as toilets, bus shelters and fences.

Mobile phones, text messaging and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made it easier for organisers to prepare and plan these events.

Police say: “There is a general need for vigilance in our communities and landowners are reminded to take simple precautions to prevent access to their land.

“Spontaneous events with gatherings of people can cause considerable anxiety to the community and if they are not dealt with swiftly, they are difficult to stop or otherwise control, due to the sheer numbers of people involved and the safety aspects of breaking up such an event.

“There is little doubt that these types of events are well very planned and organised but local knowledge is also important in attracting people to a particular vulnerable field or area of land, which has been targeted as a suitable venue and this is where we are asking the communities to be vigilant.”

If you see anything suspicious please contact Dyfed-Powys Police without delay: – On 101 and ask to speak to the Duty Sergeant or Duty Inspector at Haverfordwest Police Station or contact your local Neighbourhood Policing Team.

Alternatively, contact Pembrokeshire County Council’s Out of Hours Service on 08456015522.

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Mark Benevolent Fund award Pembrokeshire charity almost £6,700

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THE Harriet Davis Trust is a charity that provides affordable holidays for severely disabled and terminally ill children and their families at four specially adapted properties (three in Tenby, one in Narberth).

The charity was formed in 1992 and named after Harriet, a little girl with a rare degenerative disease who was unable to speak and had lost her motor abilities. Her parents had brought her to Tenby for seaside holidays but found them extremely challenging due to the lack of suitable accommodation. Harriet had loved these holidays but sadly passed away aged eleven years. Her parents Kit and John Davis formed the charity in honour of their brave little girl. Kit is still a Trustee of the charity.

The properties offer a high level of equipment including therapy pool, mobile hoists, lifts, profile beds, specialist kitchens and bathrooms. In some of the gardens there is a ‘memory meadow’  to remember children that have passed away.

Trust Administrator Susie Shales said “We often welcome families with children that are profoundly disabled or have life-limiting illnesses who have never had a holiday due to their restricted financial circumstances, and others who only have a few weeks or months left with their loved one and are desperate to make their final memories together”.

Like most charities, the Trust had a difficult time during and after the Covid-19 pandemic, and more recently have been faced with costly but essential structural repairs to two of the properties. As there was a desperate need to replace and improve some of their equipment, Susie wrote to Steve Thurgood, who is the Charity Steward for the Mark Masons of Dyfed, to ask if any financial assistance could be offered. The Dyfed Mark Masons belong to an order of Freemasonry and meet in lodges across West Wales.

Almost £6,700 was required to buy specialised profile mattresses for all of the properties to replace the current 10 years old stock, plus two Careflex chairs which allow disabled guests to be hoisted into the chair, giving welcome relief from being constantly in their wheelchair.

As the amount requested was substantial, Steve approached the Charity Manager of the Mark Benevolent Fund (M.B.F.) based in London which is the central UK charitable fund for the Mark Masons.

Steve was advised  to instruct Susie to submit a detailed application to the M.B.F for their consideration, and much to the delight of Steve and the Harriet Davis Trust team, the application was approved within a week of submission!

It was duly arranged for two M.B.F. Trustees to travel to the Ivy Bush hotel in Carmarthen and join the Provincial Grand Master of the Mark Province of Dyfed, Gary Hicks and members of his team in presenting representatives of the Harriet Davis Trust with a  ‘big cheque’.

Trust manager Carol Lincoln and Administrator Susie Shales attended, and Carol gave a slideshow presentation on the work of the Trust and spoke passionately about the difficulties facing parents of disabled and sick children, and the relief and enjoyment the seaside holidays provide. She expressed her deep gratitude to the M.B.F. for their compassion and for the speed of their generous assistance.

Correspondingly, the M.B.F. Trustees Derek Thomas and David Powell eloquently explained the purpose of the M.B.F, the wide range of charities they support, and the criteria for a successful application. Gary Hicks expressed his thanks to Derek and David for making the long drive to Carmarthen, and for adding so much to the presentation. He also thanked the many Dyfed Mark members who had come from various parts of West Wales to support him on this special and rare occasion. Coffee and a light lunch was provided for all and a very pleasant afternoon it was!.

Pictured above : L to R: M.B.F. Trustee Derek Thomas, Trust Manager Carol Lincoln, Dyfed Provincial Grand Charity Steward Steve Thurgood, Dyfed Provincial Grand Master Gary Hicks, Trust Administrator Susie Shales and M.B.F. Trustee David Powell

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Pembroke and District Male Voice Choir welcomes new vicar to Monkton

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WELSH voices welcomed the newly installed Vicar of Monkton, the Rev Heidi de Gruchy, in her first week in her new church.

Rev Heidi in turn welcomed Pembroke and District Male Voice choristers to Monkton Priory last month which, with its superb acoustics, is a favourite venue for the choir.

Also Vicar of Pembroke and Lamphey, Rev Heidi was joined by her husband, the Rev William Lambert, and a large congregation who showed warm appreciation for the programme choices of Musical Director Juliet Rossiter, which included the stirring Morte Christe and
Gwadhoddiad.

Soloist was first tenor Peter Halifax, accompanying himself on guitar. He sang four pieces including, for the first time, ‘Working Man’.

MC Matthew John always promotes the choir and his invitation to male members of the congregation to join in the finale fell on receptive ears.

Four joined in for ‘American Trilogy’, including Rev William and Matthew’s father, Steve John.

There were special thanks for guest accompanist Peter Griffiths who has helped out at several concerts and practices while the choir seeks a permanent replacement. Peter is the accompanist for Haverfordwest Male Voice.

At the start of the evening Ed Morris, of the first bass section, presented a cheque to choir chairman Huw Morgan from the Pembroke Farmers’

Club, following on the choir’s recent very successful concert at Lamphey.

Earlier in the month the choir returned to St John’s Church, Tenby – one of two visits made there every year.

The choir’s next concert is for Remembrance, on Friday November 1 st at Pembroke Town Hall. In the interim it is hoped that a new accompanist will be appointed.

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Pembrokeshire County Council approves Celtic Freeport full business case

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PEMBROKESHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL says it has taken a key step toward securing a stronger economic future for the county with the approval of the Celtic Freeport full business case last week (Oct 3).

The Freeport represents a new opportunity to help Wales continue to develop a globally competitive, inclusive and sustainable economy.

Deputy Leader Cllr Paul Miller, cabinet member for Place, the Region and Climate Change, said: “This is a tremendously exciting period for the Haven waterway and for Pembrokeshire as a whole.

“We couldn’t be more closely aligned with the aspirations of UK and Welsh Government in terms of energy transition and our role is to ensure we create the right conditions for investment and growth both here in Pembrokeshire and across the South West Wales region.

“The scale of the opportunity ahead for the Milford Haven Waterway and for Pembrokeshire is enormous and we are determined to ensure we maximise the opportunity this coming energy revolution offers to grow the Pembrokeshire economy, to secure investment and to create and sustain good jobs.

“The energy industry is, and has been, a key component of the Pembrokeshire economy since the 1950s. The arrival of the hydrocarbon business to the Milford Haven waterway transformed the county and it’s prosperity. That industry continues to be the primary economic force in Pembrokeshire but it’s also not the force it once was – with the loss of four refineries.

“Therefore, we need to look to the future, to look for opportunity and right now, we’re on the cusp of another opportunity with the potential to be every bit as transformational as those investments in the 50s.

“This opportunity revolves around future clean, green, renewable energy and in particular the potential for Pembrokeshire to play a key role in the exploitation of wind energy through the design, fabrication, operation and maintenance of floating off-shore wind turbines – and also green hydrogen.”

For more information on the Celtic Freeport visit the website.

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