WI House 90 Prendergast Haverfordwest, is in urgent need of a new roof.

A building surveyor has recommended immediate repair to the building, which will cost in the region of £20,000. It’s an old house and has deteriorated badly over the last few years. Obviously, this is a large sum for the WI to find, but it needs to be done.

To help us raise some money, we are starting an appeal this month. Two of our Trustees, Daphne Morgan and Shirley Thomas, have kick-starting the appeal by doing a Sponsored Walk of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path (190 miles in total).

The walk will be done in stages over several weeks, and we hope that other WI members, family and friends will join in and support them. The first section of the Coast Path tackled was Saturday, 28th March.

Poppit Sands to Newport (distance 14 miles – 16 miles to the Parrog where the cars were left). Meeting at Poppet Sands Car Park, Daphne and Shirley were joined by Rhian Connick (Head of Wales Office) who walked all the way with them, a few members of Mathry WI who walked part of the way with them –as far as Ceibwr Bay (6 Miles) also present were two WI husbands Mr Alan Newbery and Mr Bob Longland to take photographs and help with transport.

Daphne’s husband Graham who has agreed to accompany the ladies on the entire Coast Park walk was a tremendous support.

It was blowing a force 8 gale for the whole of the walk and that made this - the most Strenuous part of the coast path a great deal tougher!

Daphne is the Federation Treasurer at WI House and Shirley the Newsletter Compiler and Press Officer, (just to prove the WI is not just for “Jam & Jerusalem) the combined age of the two ladies is 137 years young !

The follow on walks will be announced in the monthly Newsletters. For more details of other sections to be walked, please contact Daphne on 01437 764770, Shirley on 01437 760492 or WI House on 01437 768674