St John Ambulance Cymru’s Community and Training Centre in Haverfordwest has become the charity’s first training centre to introduce solar power. The move to solar energy for the Haverfordwest building is just one of the ways in which St John Ambulance Cymru is reducing its carbon footprint and caring for the environment.

With a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035, set out in St John Ambulance Cymru’s Strategy 2025, the charity is taking active steps to reducing its carbon footprint and has already introduced hybrid vehicles to it’s Falls Response fleet, as part of ambitious plans to limit its impact on the environment.

The solar panels that have recently been installed in Haverfordwest are thanks to two local funding schemes; the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authorities ‘Sustainable Development Fund’ and the Port of Milford Haven’s ‘Green Energy Fund’. Both organisations are committed to helping local community led projects that are aiming to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency.

James Cordell, County Support Manager for Dyfed County commented: “I am absolutely delighted with this solar panel project. The installation of solar panels at our Pembrokeshire base helps us to take a big step forward with ‘going green’ locally, being more sustainable and reducing our impact on the environment.

The funds we save and generate by selling excess power to the National Grid will help us to further our mission of saving lives and enhancing the health and well-being in the communities of Wales.

Nichola Couceiro, Head of Fundraising, Communication and Engagement at St John Ambulance Cymru also commented: ‘We’d like to say a massive thank you to our generous grant funders, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority and The Port of Milford Haven, without whom this project would not have been possible. We look forward to keeping them updated on the fantastic impact these solar panels will have.”