IGCOKAMA leenkonzo zeAmbulance libhiyozela isiqingatha senkulungwane yokusindisa ubomi babantu eMntla Wales.
Kwiminyaka engamashumi amahlanu edlulileyo namhlanje, nge-08 kaJuni 1970, u-Barry Davies oneminyaka eyi-18 waseDrury, eFlintshire, wajoyina inkonzo ye-ambulensi ephefumlelwe ebuntwaneni kwi-St John Ambulance Cadets.
U-Barry, ngoku oneminyaka eyi-68, waqala umsebenzi wakhe njenge-Ambulensi Technician kwaye uye wabona umbutho uguquka ukusuka kwintsebenzo encinci yendawo ukuya kwinkonzo ye-ambulensi yelizwe laseWales.
Ngoku usebenzela iTrust's Non-Emergency Umonde Inkonzo yezoThutho, eseWrexham.
UBarry wathi: "Ndajoyina i-St John Ambulance Cadets xa ndandineminyaka eyi-12, ngoko ke ukuqhubeka nokusebenza kwinkonzo ye-ambulensi kwakuyinkqubela yendalo.
Ngelo xesha 'wawuyindoda yezigulane' kwaye usenza yonke into; iimeko ezingxamisekileyo, ukudluliselwa kwezibhedlele ezingangxamisekanga nayo yonke into ephakathi.
“Ekugqibeleni, ndaya e-Wrenbury e-Cheshire ukuya kwenza uqeqesho lwam lobuGcisa be-Ambulensi kwaye yindlela endachitha ngayo iminyaka yam yokuqala ye-30 enkonzweni, esekelwe kwiSikhululo se-Ambulensi saseFlint.
“Ikhwelo elithe thaa engqondweni yam lelo xesha sasibelekisa umntwana kwivenkile yamakhadi eFlint.
"Ubona yonke into kulo msebenzi - akukho nto iyandothusayo kwakhona!"
Ngo-2007, uBarry watshintshelwa kwiSikhululo seAmbulensi yaseMold kwaye wayengomnye wabokuqala ukujoyina iNkonzo entsha yoXhomekeko oluPhezulu lweTrasti, ngoku eyaziwa njengeNkonzo yoKhathalelo oluKhawulezileyo.
Kamva wajoyina i-Non-Emergency Umonde Inkonzo yezoThutho njengoMncedisi woKhathalelo lweAmbulensi sele ethathe umhlala-phantsi okwethutyana wabuyela kumbutho.
UBarry uthe: “Ndiyibukele inkonzo yethu yeambulensi isuka kwiNkonzo yeAmbulensi yaseClwyd ukuya kwiNkonzo yeAmbulensi yaseMntla Wales ukuya kwiNkonzo yeAmbulensi yaseWales namhlanje.
“Xa ndijonga emva, ndiziva ndinelunda. Inyanisekile kodwa ndinenkumbulo ezimnandi. "
Umfazi kaBarry uLindsey liGcisa loNyango oluNgxamisekileyo oseDobshill, eFlintshire.
ULindsey, ongowase-Afonwen, ukwaneminyaka engama-35 esebenza phantsi kwebhanti lakhe – kunye esi sibini sikhonze abantu baseNorth Wales iminyaka engama-85 idibene.
Esi sibini siyakonwabela ukulima kunye nokuhamba, kwaye sabhiyozela uNyaka oMtsha ngo Mzantsi Afrika.
UJason Killens, uMlawuli oyiNtloko kwiNkonzo yeAmbulensi yaseWales, wathi: “Iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu ubude obumangalisayo benkonzo kwaye sinombulelo ongazenzisiyo kwaye sinethamsanqa ukuba nogxa wethu ekudala esebenza njengoBarry.
“UBarry uncede amakhulu, ukuba ingengawo amawaka abantu Ukutyhubela iminyaka, abaninzi babo bebengayi kuhamba eWales namhlanje ukuba bekungengenxa yobuchule bakhe kunye nokuzinikela kwakhe.
“Yindoda engaqhelekanga ezinikele ubomi bayo ekuqinisekiseni ukuba abantu bayakhathalelwa.”
UWayne Davies, uMphathi weNdawo yeTrust eWrexham eFlintshire, uthe: “UBarry ngugxa wakhe othandwayo nohlonitshwayo, okhonze uluntu kulo lonke elaseNorth Wales iminyaka engama-50.
"Kunye noLindsey, bangabantu ababini abamangalisayo, kwaye siyababulela bobabini ngenkonzo yabo."
UJoe Lewis, uMphathi Jikelele weNkonzo yoThutho lweZigulana ezingezizo ezoNgxamiseko eNorth Wales, wongeze wathi: “Sivuyisana nawe uBarry ngesiqingatha senkulungwane yenkonzo.
"Abantu baseNorth Wales banethamsanqa ukuba nawe kwaye ungaqhubeka nokubakhonza."
U-Barry uza kubhiyozela inkonzo yeminyaka engama-50 namhlanje ngeti neqebengwana elikude noluntu kunye noogxa bakhe esitishini.
“Basandenza ndizise iikeyiki,” wongeze watsho.
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