As you know, I love a local hero.

There are so many of them living in our communities that we never get to hear about.

The Seishin Karate Club has been around in Llangennech for about four years and is run by one such hero.

Alan Bowen has been running classes mainly out of the community hall, but also has a few classes in Swiss Valley.

Alan is also a dab hand at arranging a whole host of activities for the local children, Easter Egg hunts, Christmas parties etc.

Every year, he arranges something for Children in Need, last year raising a staggering £1000 for the charity by staging a “kickathon”.

This year, about 60 students took part in a “punchathon” – and after finding out they managed 50,000 punches I was very relieved to hear it was punch bags they were using, not each other!

Do you have a local hero in your town or village?

Let me know about them and what they do!

These people are at the heart of our communities and often use their own spare time to keep our children entertained and off the streets.