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Last year’s Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has handed over more than £13,000 to his chosen charities. Cllr Ivor Jackson raised £13,564.84 during his year in office, with the money to be divided between Macmillan Cancer Support, the Alzheimer’s Society, and Plant Dewi, which works with children and their families in the Diocese of St David’s. Cllr Jackson and his consort Mrs Mary Jackson presented cheques to the charities at a ceremony in the Chairman’s Room in County Hall, Carmarthen. The money was raised through a number of events over the last year including taking part in the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan on New Year’s Day, which raised nearly £2,000 from sponsorship. Other events included a Curry Night in the Masala restaurant in Llanelli, a Charity Concert at Ysgol Pantycelyn in Llandovery featuring Llandovery Male Voice Choir with Gwawr Edwards and Aled Wynne Davies. Cllr Jackson said he could not have raised the money without the support of his wife Mary, the people ...

The Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has raised more than £12,000 for his chosen charities. Cllr Ivor Jackson picked Macmillan Cancer Support, the Alzheimer’s Society and Plant Dewi, which works with children and their families in the Diocese of St David’s, as his charities for his year in office. The money has been raised through a number of events, including a Curry Night in Masala Restaurant in Llanelli. The evening raised £438 from an auction, £549 from a raffle, £480 from ticket sales for the meal and there were also donations totalling £144. Other events include taking part in the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan on New Year’s Day and a Charity Concert at Ysgol Pantycelyn in Llandovery featuring Llandovery Male Voice Choir with Gwawr Edwards and Aled Wynne Davies.

The hottest tickets in Llanelli have now sold out. There are no more places left at the Carmarthenshire County Council Chairman’s Curry Night. Cllr Ivor Jackson has organised the event at the Masala restaurant in Llanelli next Wednesday in aid of his chosen charities. He has raised almost £9,000 so far Macmillan Cancer Support, the Alzheimer’s Society and Plant Dewi, which works with children and their families in the Diocese of St David’s. To date the Chairman has raised £8,918 from a number of events including taking part in the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan on New Year’s Day which raised nearly £2,000 from sponsorship. On Saturday April 28 there will be a Charity Concert at Ysgol Pantycelyn in Llandovery featuring Llandovery Male Voice Choir with Gwawr Edwards and Aled Wynne Davies. The president for the evening will be Tom Lloyd OBE. The concert starts at 7pm and tickets are £10 or pay on the door. Anyone interested in going to the concert can contact Eira Evans on 01267 224060.

The World Harmony Run has visited Carmarthenshire as part of its European leg. Runners carrying the Harmony Torch arrived at County Hall, Carmarthen, where they were welcomed by the chair of Carmarthenshire County Council Cllr Ivor Jackson. The aim of the World Harmony Run, set up by guru Sri Chimnoy, is to promote goodwill worldwide. The runners arrived from Cardiff before going on to Pembrokeshire as part of the eight-month run which started in Portugal in February and will end in Vienna in October. The runners come from all over Europe including Hungary, Portugal, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovenia, Germany, and a representative of the Urdd. They brought messages from the Lord Mayor of Cardiff Cllr Delme Bowen and the Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil Cllr Paul Brown. The party presented Cllr Jackson with a copy of the plaque presented to then council chair Cllr Arthur Harries and Town mayor Cllr Mair Richards when Carmarthen was designated a peace town 15 years ago. World Harmony Run executi...

The Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has raised almost £9,000 for his chosen charities so far. Cllr Ivor Jackson picked Macmillan Cancer Support, the Alzheimer’s Society and Plant Dewi, which works with children and their families in the Diocese of St David’s, as his charities for his year in office. To date the Chairman has raised £8,918 from a number of events including taking part in the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan on New Year’s Day which raised nearly £2,000 from sponsorship. Cllr Jackson is holding a Curry Night in the Masala restaurant in Llanelli on Wednesday March 28. Tickets are £11 a head for an all you can eat buffet. Then on Saturday April 28 there will be a Charity Concert at Ysgol Pantycelyn in Llandovery featuring Llandovery Male Voice Choir with Gwawr Edwards and Aled Wynne Davies. The president for the evening will be Tom Lloyd OBE. The concert starts at 7pm and tickets are £10 or pay on the door. Anyone interested in going to either event can contact Eira...

The chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has visited a St Clears resident on his 100th birthday. Iago Morris celebrated his birthday at Dol y Felin care home on March 2 with members of his family. Mr Morris is married with four children, 11 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mr Morris is pictured with, from left: his wife Margaret, daughter Enid Elliot, daughter-in-law Wendy Morris, Dol y Felin manager Linda Miles, and the Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council Cllr Ivor Jackson.

The Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has welcomed Llandovery Friendship Club to County Hall in Carmarthen. Chairman Cllr Ivor Jackson and Chairman’s Consort Mrs Mary Jackson are pictured with members of the Friendship Club in the Chairman’s Room before they went on a tour of County Hall.

Youngsters who have visited NASA were among pupils from Tregib Comprehensive, Llandeilo, to visit County Hall as guests of Carmarthenshire County Council Chairman Cllr Ivor Jackson. A party of pupils was entertained in the Chairman’s Room by Cllr Jackson and Chairman’s Consort Mrs Mary Jackson. The visit involved three groups of pupils, those who spent time at NASA and others who spent time in New York. The pupils who went to the United Space School Programme in Houston, Texas, were Christopher Grylls and Sam Adam-Day, both from Llandybie. Christopher was one of four pupils out of 37 on the NASA scheme to win an award for hard work and leadership and was presented with the American flag that flew from the Capitol Building on July 21, 2011, to mark the 42nd anniversary of the first man on the Moon and the flight of the USS Atlantis, the final launch of the US Shuttle Programme. Christopher said: “We stayed with host families while we were out there so we were thrown in at the deep end w...

The Chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council has raised around £6,000 for his chosen charities so far. Cllr Ivor Jackson picked Macmillan Cancer Support, the Alzheimer’s Society and Plant Dewi, which works with children and their families in the Diocese of St David’s, as his charities for his year in office.  To date, the Chairman has raised over £5,900 from a number of events. There will be a charity ball before the end of Cllr Jackson’s year in office. Cllr Jackson said: “I am hoping to do the Walrus Dip at Cefn Sidan during the Christmas hoidays and am looking for sponsors."

Pupils from Ysgol Rhys Pritchard in Llandovery have visited County Hall as guests of the chairman of Carmarthenshire County Council. The children met the chairman Cllr Ivor Jackson in the Chairman’s Room. The children and teachers are pictured with Cllr Jackson and the Chairman’s Consort Mrs Mary Jackson.

The new chair of Carmarthenshire County Council is looking forward to representing the county for the next year. Cllr Ivor Jackson was born and bred in Llandovery and has lived in the town all his life. Before retiring he worked for the Forestry Commission for 45 years. His wife Mary, who is Chair’s Consort, worked as a nurse for 40 years. They have a daughter Angela who is a nursing manager in Cwmbran. He was elected to Carmarthenshire County Council in 2004 and is also a member of Llandovery Town Council where he was Mayor for three years. Cllr Jackson has been a member of Llandovery RFC for many years and is Vicar’s Warden at Llandingat Church. Mrs Jackson is chair of the Friendship Club in Llandovery and runs the Luncheon Club at Dolau Bran twice a week. Cllr Jackson said: “We try to support most things that go on in Llandovery and we are very involved in the local community.” The chair’s charities for this year are Macmillan Nurses, the Alzheimer’s Society and Plant Dewi. The new ...