Milford Haven Youth Council is a community youth forum that meet weekly to create and facilitate various projects to better the community. They also work within the community to build a better reputation for young people. Milford haven Youth Council have run various successful projects over the years whilst building relationships within the community. The young people have also facilitated projects that improve professional informal relationships with decision makers on a local and county-wide level.

Members of Milford Haven Youth Council are taking on a unique overnight challenge to raise money for the Welsh Air Ambulance. The group will stay awake throughout the night while taking turns rowing on a rowing machine in a bid to raise as much money as possible for the life-saving charity.

The Wales Air Ambulance Charity provides advanced life-saving emergency care for everyone in Wales, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They are a ‘mobile emergency department’ that relies entirely on donations to keep their helicopters in the air and rapid response vehicles on the road.

In Milford Haven over the last 5 years (to date), we have responded to 91 incidents in the area, 80 by air, 11 by road. Responses have come from all of our bases across Wales, the most common being Dafen, then Cardiff, followed by Welshpool and Caernarfon. Most commonly we attended cardiac arrests, falls and road incidents. 57% of all cases were trauma related. Busiest hour is 13:00, busiest day Saturday. 15 children during the period within the numbers.

Your donations will help keep this vital service in Wales.

For more information on Milford Haven Youth Council email: nadine.farmer@pembrokeshire.gov.uk