When you think of your retirement, do you picture yourself on a beach drinking bottomless cocktails? Maybe you see yourself cycling around the south of France? Or do you just fancy the idea of chilling out on the sofa watching daytime telly?
Or, maybe, does your ideal retirement involve loading up a minibus with dog food and medicine and taking it all the way to - and across - the Ukrainian border? That's exactly what retiree Chris Stowell, 68, and his wife Heather Stowell, 61 are doing.
The couple from Coelbren, near Ystradgynlais, are making their third trip to take resources to support people fleeing Ukraine, but the first in which they'll cross the border. Are they worried - concerned, at all, for their safety? No, said Heather. "You're gonna die one day, aren't you," she said. "It’s not brave, everyone’s going to die, it’s a natural process. You might as well die doing something you believe in."
