I have chosen the Paul Sartori Foundation as my Mayor's charity of the year having experienced at first hand how valuable hospice at home services are. In 2024 I sadly lost my sister Carole to cancer, and while a very sad event for our family we had comfort in knowing that she was able to remain in her own home until the end due to the outstanding care provided by her local hospice at home service.

To raise funds I will be doing a personal challenge using an indoor rowing machine on the 14th and 15th of October 2026 to cover the equivalent distance of 100km, this being the approximate sea distance between Fishguard and Rosslare harbours. I have chosen this distance as this year is the 120th anniversary of the ferry route between our newly twinned towns.

PSF was initiated in May 1981 by a group of Father Paul Sartori’s parishioners, a much loved local priest, who died at the age of 38 in 1980. The Foundation was set up as Father Sartori had recognised a need for hospice care in Pembrokeshire, but unfortunately he became ill himself and died from cancer before the Foundation was formed. Despite these origins, PSF has no religious affiliations and services have always been available to all, its mission is "to provide sustainable services which promote good end of life care in Pembrokeshire"