Now in enforced medical retirement, here we are in Pembrokeshire, leaving a wealth of experiences all over the island of Great Britain sadly behind me.
We have thrived on the most arduous and demanding tasks, from Norfolk to the Home Counties to the North East of Scotland, the Midlands to the flat and powerful landscape of the fens.
On again to the wonders of Pembrokeshire West Wales with its wonderful beaches, stunning scenery and welcoming people . If you know what's going on at any of the sites featured on these pages feel free to e-mail your thoughts.

As a volunteer I am now assisting in IT Web Projects within communities in Pembrokeshire West Wales including Pembroke Dock Community Web Project, My previous experiences in the voluntary sector began in Norfolk as a youth leader with the St Johns Ambulance Brigade and within the Norfolk Scout movement. I took part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme achieving both Bronze and Silver Awards. After leaving the Royal Air Force I became a volunteer flying instructor with 611 VGS at Swanton Morley and service with the Air Training Corps at North Walsham and later at Felixstowe. On relocating to Pembrokeshire I became involved with the Pembrokeshire Association of Voluntary Services IT Project where I was pleased to receive recognition for my volunteer services at a presentation to volunteers  in 2003.  
I was pleased to be not only a volunteer but also both a committee member and trustee, of  St Johns Community Hall with special responsibility for ICT and Health and Safety My time as a volunteer was mostly taken up building possibly one of the best IT facilities in our part of Wales, my fellow volunteers and I built the suite from just three computers that were only used very rarely into a thriving 8 pc networked centre open to the community a minimum of twice every week. We advised and guided all ages and abilities thought the mine fields of computers.. just prior to Christmas 2004 when due to a total  lack of confidence in of some colleagues on the  management team I felt it necessary to resign and withdraw from St Johns Community Hall Project., unfortunately the facility has not been able to be sustained and is only rarely utilised...shame 

I continue to support the Pembroke Dock Community Web Project, and work has now started on a project to enhance the use of all ICT in the community which we have dubbed Net4Com. I am happy to continue to be a volunteer in the community....The web project is now maintained in the homes of our volunteers and at the Pater Hall.... with thanks to the Pater Hall Trust. the web project has grown substantially since its inception in 2003.... and continues to grow I have now been accepted as a committee member and trustee of the Pater Hall Trust, and we all hope that with the positive links with the team at Pater Hall the Web Project will continue to expand and remain sustainable for the future .

The commitment to the community runs in the family Don my brother is the manager and instigator of software systems  for the Norfolk Association of Voluntary Services Car Link, And over the years taught many young people how to fly as an instructor with 611 VGS. gliding school

Front Street July 2007

St Johns Community Hall.. the old home of the Project


Installing the network at St Johns before we were forced to move on
We apologise to the community for the loss of this facility.....
It was not our decision!!