Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth - News
In In Memory of Val Jones: a great campaigner and wonderful person
It is with great sadness that we inform you of the death of one of Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth’s most comitted supporters, Val Jones.
Val moved from Newport, Gwent, where she had been actively involved with CND, Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, to live near Freshwater West over 20 years ago so that the cleaner air would alleviate her asthma symptoms. Her moving, with her husband Ken, daughter Sandra and other members of her family, coincided with the start of our campaign against proposals to burn dirty orimulsion fuel at Pembroke power station. Val immediately got stuck in, showing considerable courage as many of her neighbours either worked in or were strong supporters of the power station.
Val became increasingly involved in our activities, such as our response to the sea Empress oil spill and our defeat of proposals to dump nuclear waste in Trecwn and grow GM crops at Mathry, and acted as the coordinator/secretary of Pembrokeshire Friends of the Earth for a number of years. More recently, Val was actively involved in our campaigns to oppose the dualling of the A 40 and the building of the new Pembroke power station.
As well as supporting our activities, Val also campaigned on disability issues and for better rewards for care workers. She kept incredibly active despite numerous years of disabling ill-health, and she always did it with a smile never complaining about her own problems.
Val has been a tremendous inspiration to many of us and she will be greatly missed.
Val will be buried at the Narberth Crematorium at 1215 on Friday 17th May. It will be a humanist funeral with flowers from family members only. Donations will be given to Friends of the Earth and Medicines Son Frontiers. After the funeral, there will be refreshments at the Plus Hyfryd Hotel, Narberth.
