In July this year, well known Radnorshire-born sheep farmer Tom Evans MBE published an autobiography of his farming life to sell at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd.

Tom, from Beulah, decided to donate the proceeds raised from the sale of the book to British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cymru.

His autobiography, Where the Hell’s the Time Gone: A Life in Farming published by Y Lolfa, has gone on to raise more than £400 for the charity in the process.

Tom is known by many as the ‘voice of Welsh shearing’, having commentated for nearly 40 years at the Royal Welsh Show, the Three Counties Show and World Championship Shearing Competitions across the world.

He has been widely recognised for his work with the Young Farmers’ movement, within the community, and his hard work was being recognised by the Queen’s Honours List in 2019 where he was awarded an MBE for Services to Farming Heritage.

Jayne Lewis, Fundraising Manager for BHF Cymru, said: “I would like to thank Tom for donating the proceeds of his book to BHF Cymru. With 340,000 living with heart and circulatory conditions and around 26 people losing their lives each day in Wales, the need for your support to fund more lifesaving breakthroughs has never been more urgent. It is only with donations from the public that the BHF can keep its research going.”

If you would like any information on fundraising for the BHF, please contact Jayne Lewis on [email protected] or 07860 727 547.