FORMER Ceredigion county councillor Peter Davies has received the United Counties Agricultural and Hunters Society Award for his long service to the Farmers’ Union of Wales.

Mr Davies, of Penrhiwllan, the FUW’s former Facilities and General Administration Manager, joined the union in June 1991 and began his working career as a County Executive Officer for the Carmarthen area before moving to work at Head Office in 2006.

“Over the years Peter has worked diligently to promote the name and the brand of the FUW by launching many awards and events such as the Award for Outstanding Service to the Welsh Dairy Industry and the FUW Farmhouse Breakfast function, which he started over 20 years ago,” said FUW President Glyn Roberts.

Outside agriculture, Mr Davies spent 12 years as a non-executive director of Carmarthenshire NHS Trust and was chairman of the Trust Audit Committee.

He has served as a board member with S4C and is a past chairman of both Tai Cantref Housing Association and the enterprise agency, Antur Teifi.

An elected local councillor for many years he became chairman of Ceredigion Council for the year 2019-2020, retiring as a councillor last year.

A lifelong football fan, Mr Davies was awarded an MBE in 1995 for his political and public service to the community.