THE ELVIS CAMINO
St Elvis lived in Wales around the year 454 AD. He reputedly baptised St David, the patron saint of Wales.
A church was established in his name and two ancient Cromlech (pre-historic stones) remain on the site, near to the village of Solva, Pembrokeshire.
St Elvis’ saint’s day is 12 September.
In 2000 Cardiff University published a paper written by the historian Terry Breverton that claimed that the Presley family’s name was taken when they arrived in America to reflect their heritage of being from the Preseli Hills in Wales and a Presley child born in 1935 was named after St Elvis.
‘Camino’ is a Spanish word for a pilgrim path.
Solva Care will also be staging several Elvis events in the town during the day including the local Ukulele Orchestra welcoming the walkers into Solva and an After-Walk Party in the Solva Memorial Hall.
Places on the walk are limited. To register your interest and receive more information, please email peter.phillips@elvies.co.uk
What is Solva Care?
Solva Care is a registered charity set up by the community residing in the parish of Solva and Whitchurch in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
We are committed to building and sustaining a vibrant, strong and connected community, by working closely with our Community Council and other local groups and organisations.
Our aim is to maintain and improve the health and wellbeing of our community by enabling our residents to stay in their own homes and remain part of their community. We do this by running a volunteer service to provide assistance where needed, as well as running social events to counteract loneliness and isolation; we also provide extra support for those caring for their relatives.
Contact us
How can you support us?
Volunteer for us
Get Involved
Become a 'Friend of Solva Care'
Fundraise for us
Solva Care's aims
The aims of Solva Care are to maintain and improve health and wellbeing by:
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enabling residents to stay in their own homes and remain part of the community;
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offering a way to counteract loneliness, isolation and social disadvantage,
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providing extra support for those for have caring responsibilities, be they relatives or carers; and
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running activities to connect the community and enhance wellbeing.
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How can we support you or your relatives?
- you would like to get out and about more,
- some chores are getting too much,
- your carer needs a little support, or
- your spend too much time on your own
…then support services from Solva Care may be the answer!
“I volunteered for Solva Care because, as well as doing something for others, it makes me feel better myself.
The things I do are small, not arduous and not particularly time consuming. There is no pressure and it certainly appears to make a difference to lots of people.
From a purely selfish point of view – I may need a little help myself in years to come!”
Reseach and Evaluation
The Solva Care Toolkit
Solva Care have produced – as part of a Knowledge Mobilisation Project, supported by the Public Health Department of Hywel Dda University Health Board – a Toolkit.
The aim is to share the experience of setting up Solva Care by synthesising the knowledge gained from the success of Solva Care for other communities wishing to set up and run similar initiatives.
Find out about our activities
We have something for everyone in Solva – young or old! The mosaics columns in Parc y Capel were a 2022 Solva Care Project, with support from Solva Community Council. The mosaics were made by people in Solva, based on images chosen by relatives, to commemorate those who passed away during Covid 2020-2022. Why not join us in the afternoon for Friday Club? Or there is Thursday’s Coffee Morning or Wednesday’s Luncheon Club? If you need a lift to get there, just contact our Coordinator.
Registered Charity Number 1172878
