Haulage firm A.T. Morgan and Son is hosting a family fun day and truck pull in aid of the South West Wales Cancer Centre, or SWWCC.

Company co-owners, husband and wife duo Stephen and Helen Morgan (pictured) are the driving force behind the event.

The programme includes inflatables for children, courtesy of Ospreys in the Community, food stalls, and a raffle with amazing prizes – as well as the truck pull itself.

Like so many other people, the couple’s lives have been touched by cancer. Daughter Megan sadly died in 2011 aged just 12 after being diagnosed with a brain tumour.

Helen, whose father-in-law Alun Morgan founded the company 49 years ago, herself has a rare blood disorder that wipes out her immune system.

She has been cared for on Ward 12, the oncology and haematology ward which is part of the SWWCC at Singleton Hospital.

As a result, Helen and her work colleagues completed a sponsored walk to raise £2,500 for Ward 12. The company has also donated selection boxes to the children’s wards at Morriston Hospital.

Next up on the fundraising agenda is the Swansea Truck Pull 2024. It takes place at the firm’s yard in Crymlyn Burrows on Sunday 8th September, running from 11am until 4pm.

“It’s basically having teams of four people pulling an 8.5-ton tractor unit over 15 metres,” said Helen.

“It’s not a big strongman event. It’s for regular people to have some fun. I’m actually in a team of all-women, called Helen’s Hauliers. 

“Every team is asked to raise £200 in sponsorship to go towards the cancer centre fund. We will have food stalls and Ospreys in the Community are coming with some inflatables to make it a family day.

“We’ve got 10-plus teams already signed up and the closing date is this Friday, August 23rd.

“There are prizes for the winning team and a bottle of champagne and a bouquet of flowers each. There’s also a bottle of champagne each for the runners-up and an award for the best-named team.

“We’ve had some peculiar names come in so far. It’s been quite entertaining to see what the names are.”

There will also be food stalls and a raffle, with prizes including a signed Ospreys shirt and ball, a chocolate hamper, a £100 sports therapy voucher and an Amazon Echo Dot.

Helen added: “We have a T-shirt, which is quite comical. It’s a print of someone pulling a tractor unit and it has ‘I pulled at the Swansea Truck Pull 2024’ on it. They cost £15, with £10 covering printing and £5 going straight to the South West Wales Cancer Fund.”

This fund is part of Swansea Bay Health Charity, the health board’s official charity.

 It raises money for pioneering research, cutting-edge equipment, enhancing buildings and spaces, patient and family well-being and staff training not covered by core NHS funding.

“There are so many people touched by cancer,” said Helen. “People who have gone through it and have recovered, or unfortunately haven’t survived it. My own dear uncle is being treated for cancer at the moment.

“But the staff are phenomenal, absolutely phenomenal, with the care and the attention they provide. They are amazing people who treat really heartbreaking cases. It’s a sad place but it’s also a happy place.”

If you want to enter the team or support the Swansea Truck Pull 2024, click here.

(Lead image: Swansea Bay NHS)

https://swanseabaynews.com/2024/08/21/truck-pull-and-family-fun-day-to-raise-funds-for-swanseas-cancer-centre/

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8mm home movie scenes from Paul Mueller of Mishicot, Wisconsin. The movies were transferred to VHS tape by Lloyd’s Photo & Video of Manitowoc. The dates and specific events depicted in these videos are not documented in museum records, but many scenes were likely filmed in and around Mishicot, Wisconsin.

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Below is a rough outline of the film contents:

0:00 – 3:49: Steam-powered farm equipment, possibly an exhibition

3:49 – 5:24: Farm operations, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

5:24 – 7:06: Large ship, driving through the Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, driving over a bridge, city scenes

7:06 – 8:21: Boys playing with a model train

8:22 – 12:15: Farm operations, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

12:15 – 14:00: Summer cottage and boating on a lake

14:01 – 15:34: Farm operations, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

15:35 – 19:47: Swimming and boating on a lake, bridge scenes, small plane on a farm

19:47 – 25:40: Demolition and construction of a new silo, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

25:41 – 26:24: Early car show

26:25 – 29:57: Demolition and construction of a new silo, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

30:00 – 31:50: Wedding scene

31:50 – 32:46: Farm maintenance, possibly at Paul’s farm on 2205 E County Rd V, Mishicot

32:47 – 33:38: 1965 Farm Progress Days, Manitowoc

33:38 – 38:08: Dancing, drinking, festivities

38:08 – 38:51: Children around a Christmas tree

38:51 –  39:52: Ice making

39:52 – 44:02: Rural winter scenes

44:02 – 54:30: Small planes, a boat, rural summer scenes, a birthday party, farmhouse life, Christmas scenes

54:31 – 56:03: Wedding at Zion United Methodist Church, Mishicot and horse-drawn ride through downtown

56:04 – 57:58: Reception at Levenhagen’s Opera House, Mishicot

57:58 – 1:01:26: Indoor and outdoor scenes, swimming at a beach

1:01:27 – 1:04:27: Festivities and dancing

1:04:27 – End: Outside Levenhagen’s Opera House, Mishicot

Tags: 1965, ice making, farm, opera house, paul mueller, video, zion church

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Miscellaneous photos and video scenes captured in and around Mishicot, Wisconsin from 1998 – 2016. This video was transferred from a DVD which was compiled from still digital camera photographs, digital video, and VHS tape.

Scenes in this video:

0:00 – 8:51: Digital camera photos, most from 2012 and 2013

8:52 – 35:36: Truck and tractor pulls and fireworks at Mishicot Riverfest, possibly 2016

35:37 – 54:05: Car show at Mishicot Riverfest, possibly 2016

54:06 – 58:12: Wagons Of Wisconsin wagon train passes through Mishicot on S. State Street, 1998

58:13 – 1:08:21: Wagons Of Wisconsin encampment at Camp TaPaWingo, June 10, 1998

1:08:22 – 1:22:35: Pivonka’s Brass Band performs at Camp TaPaWingo, June 10, 1998

1:22:36 – 1:32:25: Wagons Of Wisconsin encampment at Camp TaPaWingo, June 10, 1998

1:32:26 – End: Pivonka’s Brass Band performs at Camp TaPaWingo, June 10, 1998

Tags: 1998, 2012, 2013, 2016, truck pull, tractor pull, riverfest, wagons of wisconsin, state street, camp tapawingo, pivonka’s brass band, video

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