Swansea 50 DVLA 50 reception for charity walkers

I attended yet another event this afternoon when I was part of a receiving party for a group of DVLA workers who have walked the nine miles from their base in Morriston to the Guildhall to raise money for their designated charity, which this year is the Tŷ Olwen Trust.

There were over 60 walkers who took between three and a half and four hours to complete the route, where we met them with a ribbon, sandwiches and a 50th anniversary cake. It is not just Swansea celebrating 50 years as a City, but the DVLA also has its 50th anniversary this year.

The DVLA choir were also there (pictured) to sing to us as we ate. They have recently featured on Mal Pope's video of Warm Wind, written for the City's anniversary. I have embedded the video below.



It was a fantastic occasion, both highlighting the important work that Tŷ Olwen does and raising funds to help them in that work.