Each year, Pembroke Power Station staff nominate a local charity to support. For the past year the station's chosen charity has been Pembrokeshire Cancer Support. Teams from the site have been busy raising money through sponsored events, raffles, the weekly football club and a moustache removal. In addition to the fundraising efforts of staff at Pembroke Power Station, Pembrokeshire Cancer Support was given a powerful boost to mark a significant achievement at the power station. On May 14, the site reached 2000 starts; that is when a unit begins to generate (like starting a car). Pembroke is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power station and would have been expected to carry out just 12 starts per year. To celebrate this achievement, an extra £2,000 was added to the money raised by staff for Pembrokeshire Cancer Support. Andrew Morgan, Pembroke Station manager said: "This is a remarkable achievement for the site and this was a tremendous way for us to acknowledge the fantastic effort of all the staff in raising funds for this worthy cause during an extremely busy and challenging time." Pembrokeshire Cancer Support manager Lyn Neville said: "We were delighted to receive the donation, this will go towards much-needed cancer support and services for local people." Pembrokeshire Cancer Support was pleased to receive the additional funds. They are about to roll out an outreach reflexology service and the donation will help to make sure those in need can receive support, therapy and guidance.

Mair Lewis from Pembroke Power Station hands over the cheque to Pembrokeshire Cancer Support manager Lyn Neville watched by Samantha Skone from the power station (left) and Derryn Bevan from the charity (right).


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