News
Darwin Centre celebrating anniversary

THE DARWIN CENTRE, which has been engaging communities and schools in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths since 1994, has seen its flagship education programme reach its 13th anniversary.
The Darwin Experience – sponsored by Dragon LNG – was launched in October 2005 and has since provided over 30,000 of Pembrokeshire’s young people with free hands-on experiential field trips and workshops.
The 2018 /19 academic year which has just begun sees the project enter the 3rd and final year of a case study trailing a new programme of work which is developed to support the incoming new curriculum for Wales, due for a full roll out in 2020.
Over the last 3 years around 700 pupils from Milford Haven and Pembroke Dock have been taking part in the education initiative which sees the Darwin Centre work closely with the schools, teachers, Pembrokeshire County Council, and representatives from ERW (Education Regional Working).
The project has received sector leading practice form Welsh Government and has gained the interest of education authorities outside of Pembrokeshire.
Working with year 4, 5, and 6 pupils on an expert-led syllabus, with teacher guidance notes, and ideas around extension lessons across the curriculum, the project is breaking new ground.
With liaison directly between the primary and secondary schools, there is a new level of understanding and support which is helping to shape new ideas for pupil development.
Teachers are feeding lessons which are inspired by the programme into a shared database so that other teachers in the cohort can share their best practice. Alongside the case study, the Dragon LNG Darwin Experience is also committed to working with all schools in Pembrokeshire.
The case study comes to an end in July 2019 and a full report will detail all of the learning and outcomes.
Darwin Centre Executive Director Marten said: ‘I would like to thank Dragon LNG for their continued support which has made the last 13 years and this very important case study possible, I would also like to thank all the Heads, teachers & pupils, and in particular Kate Andrews from ERW/ Milford Haven School, and Kate Evan- Hughes, Director of Children and Schools, Pembs County Council.”
News
Car crashes into house in St Davids

EMERGENCY services were called after a car crashed into a house on Nun Street in St Davids on Thursday (Apr 24).
Dyfed-Powys Police and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service attended the scene at around 4:35pm following reports of a single-vehicle collision.
On arrival, they found that a car had collided with a residential property. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
The road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.
A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Dyfed-Powys Police attended a report of a single-vehicle road traffic collision where a car collided with a property on Nun Street, St Davids, at around 4:35pm yesterday. No injuries were reported, and the road remained open while the vehicle was recovered.”
Community
Milford Haven and Neyland Police issue appeal for missing man

POLICE are appealing for information to help locate a 54-year-old man who has been reported missing from the Milford Haven area.
Neil is described as being around 6ft 2in tall with a shaved head. He has tattoos on his arms and one of his fingers, and sometimes wears glasses.
He was last seen on Friday afternoon (Apr 26) wearing a black Superdry hoodie, ripped jeans, and orange and black Nike Air trainers. Neil is believed to be on foot.
Anyone with information that could help is urged to contact Dyfed-Powys Police: | Online portal
| 101@dyfed-powys.police.uk
| Call 101, quoting reference 262 of April 26.
Community
Fire service delivers vital kit to Ukraine

Wales joins UK’s largest firefighting aid convoy
MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service (MAWWFRS) has taken part in the UK’s largest ever convoy delivering vital firefighting equipment to Ukraine, joining 17 other Fire and Rescue Services (FRSs) from across the country.
The convoy, coordinated by FIRE AID and supported by the UK Government, left the UK in early April. It travelled through France, Germany and Poland, delivering over 30 fire service vehicles and more than 15,000 items of equipment to support Ukrainian firefighters on the front line of the ongoing war.
Since the Russian invasion in 2022, UK fire services have donated 119 vehicles and over 200,000 pieces of equipment to Ukraine. Each participating service ensured local needs were met before donating surplus kit.
Watch Manager Rob Kershaw represented MAWWFRS on the convoy. He said:
“It’s been a privilege to be part of this convoy and to represent both FIRE AID and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
We received invaluable support and assistance from fire and police services across every country we passed through. Their help in coordinating, escorting, and hosting the convoy was outstanding.”
Chief Fire Officer Roger Thomas KFSM added:
“MAWWFRS is proud to support our colleagues in Ukraine by donating and delivering essential equipment.
The events in Ukraine have deeply affected the fire and rescue community, and this convoy is a demonstration of our ongoing commitment to helping those still working under extreme conditions.”
The donated equipment will support firefighters in Ukraine who continue to operate in war zones to save lives and protect property—often at great personal risk. Since the conflict began, 100 Ukrainian firefighters have been killed and 431 injured. A total of 411 fire stations and 1,700 firefighting vehicles have been destroyed.
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