Daring to stand at the top of Pembroke Castle's 75-foot high keep and walk backwards down the side takes some courage. Fortunately Coast2Crag, expert local climbers, were there to see it happened safely and 42 brave people completed the task on the morning of Sunday, March 9, to raise funds for two local projects.

The sponsored abseil was arranged with Pembroke 21C Community Association to raise funds both towards the costs of running Foundry House Community Centre for the local community, and to help build a shed and maker spaces in the community garden at the rear of St Oswald's House. The shed will be built in memory of Sulien Luckman, a local boy who tragically died a year ago, and many of the abseilers were his family and friends.

"Around £3,500 was raised for the two projects," said Gareth Jones, chair of Pembroke 21C, who was one of the abseilers. "This was a wonderful occasion with a memorable atmosphere inside the castle. Pembroke 21C felt privileged to work with Sulien's family and friends to achieve this and to be able to help them to celebrate his life in this way."

A competition to design the shed has been entered by local young people and friends of Sulien and the results will be announced very soon.

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