On Saturday I welcomed the DVLA ramblers as they completed their sponsored walk from the DVLA to the Guildhall in aid of their nominated charity, Ty Olwen. It is both the city’s and the DVLA’s 50th anniversaries this year and the DVLA staff choir, who entertained us at the finish line, have also contributed to Mal Pope’s excellent new song Warm Wind, celebrating the city’s anniversary.
Moving from one sponsored walk to another, on Tuesday, the Swansea Carers’ centre hosted their ‘Walk in our shoes’ event, heading off from Fforestfach Medical Centre to their Mansel Street office in the City Centre, to raise awareness of the amazing work they do in supporting carers.
Then it was off to my first citizenship ceremony as Lord Mayor at the Civic Centre. It is an honour to be part of the final stage in welcoming people from all over the world as citizens of the UK and of Swansea, underlining the historical diversity of our City.
Today I am taking part in the ceremony which will award Alun Wyn Jones the Honorary Freedom of the City and County of Swansea. To mark Swansea’s 50th anniversary as a city, we are recognising some of the city’s most famous sons and daughters. And the first this year is Swansea-born, Wales, British Lion and now three-time Grand Slam-winning rugby legend, Alun Wyn Jones.
On Friday I will be at the Swansea Museum for the opening of their brand new RAF historical exhibition on Alcock & Brown – the aeronautical pioneers who made the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919. Sir Arthur Whitten Brown subsequently spent the remainder of his life living and working in Swansea, and I am looking forward to attending a dinner in his honour at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.
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