My first engagement as Deputy Lord Mayor was in Gowerton School judging presentations from year nine pupils on their charity fundraising work.
The evening was arranged by a charity called First Give, which was set up to help young people give their time and talent to improve their community.
Each class was asked to choose a charity, learn about their work and raise as much money as possible for them. They were then asked to come to tonight's final and make a presentation about what they had done.
I was one of five judges who had the impossible task of deciding which group would win an additional £1,000 for their chosen charity.
The six charities concerned were Gofal Cymru, Golau Cancer Foundation, Make a Wish Foundation, Lawrence's Roundabout Well Appeal, Paul Popham Fund and Swansea Mind. Between them the pupils had raised over £3,000 for these six charities through a variety of events.
The presentations were of a very high standard, making use of videos and other media. The pupils were a credit to themselves and their school, articulate, socially aware, emotionally and intellectually engaged with and committed to their causes.
In the end we chose the Golau Cancer Foundation as the recipient for the £1,000 donation but it could have been any one of them, the presentations were that good.
It was an outstanding start to what could be an eventful year.
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