For the first time in 24 years the annual Three Amigos Toy Run from Pembroke to Withybush Hospital did not take place this year, prevented by Storm Darragh.
However, the adverse weather did not stop the intrepid group of bikers presenting 16 tonnes of toys and £15,000 to deserving children from around the county.
(Image: 3 Amigos) The Three Amigos and Dollies Toy Run is an annual event that sees hundreds of motorbikes take to the roads of Pembrokeshire to deliver thousands of toys to children who are in need this Christmas.
The event is preceded by an annual toy collection with drop off points all around Pembrokeshire.
The bikers usually then gather on the Commons at Pembroke before riding through Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven and then onto Withybush Hospital in Haverfordwest.
This year’s event should have taken place on Saturday, December 7 but was cancelled as Storm Darragh whipped through the county.
The Three Amigos and Dollies went ahead with their presentation at Withybush Hospital when the winds had died down on Sunday but without the usual mass motorbike ride.
(Image: 3 Amigos) The group presented cheques of £5,000 each to Withybush Children’s Ward, Palliative Care and Action for Children.
“Thank you to everyone from Pembrokeshire (and further afield) for your amazing generosity again this year,” said the group.
“We do a lot of running around but couldn’t do this without your support.”
Hywel Dda Health Board said that the toys would be shared out among the three counties of Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire.
“Hywel Dda would like to ay a massive thank you,” said Karen from the children’s ward at the toy presentation. “We couldn’t do Christmas without you for all the areas and a big thank you to everybody who has donated the toys to the Three Amigos.
(Image: 3 Amigos) Because the Toy Run to Withybush has been cancelled, the group is opening up their Glangwili Toy Delivery Ride, this Saturday, December 14, to all riders.
The ride will meet at the layby near the cemetery on London Road, Pembroke Dock at 9.30am, to leave no later than 10am before heading to Glangwili Hospital in Carmarthen. There will be no refreshments at the end of the ride.
This is not a marshalled event and all road rules must be followed.
For more information on the Glangwili Toy Delivery Ride, search for the event page on Facebook or follow the link above.