Pupils in their last year of primary school have been learning of the risks of drugs and peer pressure at innovative drama workshops, thanks to Valero and the Pembroke Rotary Club.

The children, all in Year Six and from the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock area, will attend the workshop before heading to senior school. Run by Theatr Fforwm Cymru, led by Gill Dowsett, the workshops use theatre and group activities to help students explore some of the risks they might encounter when they get older.

Stephen Thornton, Valero public affairs manager, said: "Going to secondary school is a very exciting time, where children can make new friends and learn new subjects. What these workshops do is provide a little bit of support for the over 300 students from the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock areas, who will be going to secondary school in September, when faced with some of the new challenges they would not have come across at primary school. Supporting this programme is very important to Valero and we are proud that Pembroke Refinery has supported these workshops for 15 years."

Ken Chung, of the Rotary Club of Pembroke, which organises events in its long-running community service programme, said: "The Rotary Club of Pembroke has a strong commitment to the children and young people of the area, and these workshops are a fun way of passing on a very important message to the pupils.

"We always get such a great reaction from the schools, and our thanks go to Valero and Theatr Fforwm Cymru for their participation once again."