Hywel Dda Health Charities on classic car run raising £7,001

A massive thank you to Malcolm Powell, who raised a fantastic £7,001 for Withybush Hospital by staging a classic car run in Pembrokeshire.

The 72-year-old from Pembroke Dock has been organising charity car runs for the last 40 years

There were 125 classic cars taking part in the12th April run, which started from Fort Road in Pembroke Dock and went on past Withybush and Glangwili hospitals, a total of 44 miles.

Malcolm had originally hoped to raise £500 but his final total was £7,001, including a generous donation of £3,225 from the Pembroke agency of NFU Mututal and a £500 donation from local fuel company Valero.

Malcolm said: “After the year we’ve had I want to give back to the NHS. I just sat and thought what can I do? My granddaughter is a paramedic and I just think the staff in the NHS are all brilliant people.

“Organising the run is quite challenging but I am lucky as I have a great team of volunteers and support.”

“The weather was on our side. Only two cars broke down, so we class that as a good day.

“A big thank you to everyone who donated, no matter how big or small you made a big difference. I would like to say thanks to Simon Dixon, Roger Griffiths and Janette Lindsey for their support with the fundraising. Finally, a special thank you to NFU Mutual and Valero for their extremely generous donations.”

Janice Cole-Williams, General Manager at Withybush Hospital, said they wanted to say a huge thank you to Malcolm, all the fund raisers and everyone who very kindly donated money to Withybush Hospital.

She added: “It is amazing to hear of such a high amount being raised in order to thank our teams for their work during the pandemic. We will ensure that it is used in a way that directly benefits staff, all of which have done, and continue to do, a fantastic job in the most challenging of circumstances.”