None of us are immune to the ageing process yet the way society is today means that getting old is placing an ever greater burden on the NHS. But one community - perhaps the most caring in all of Wales - has come together to help more than 50 elderly residents in a Pembrokeshire village.
Solva Care secured National Lottery funding back in 2019 and has used the money to fund initiatives including coffee mornings, lunch clubs, excursions and Friday club. We visit the village on Friday when the organisation holds Friday club in the local village hall. Today, the Ukulele Pirates are performing and there will undoubtedly be dancing and tea and cake.
Not far from the village hall, Sue Woolcott lives in a pretty blue house with her husband Ian. The couple married six years ago and in January 2022 Sue, 58, was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Ian has taken a sabbatical to care for his wife full time and Solva Care have been there to support them both.
