 I'm Ken Newton Evans, and I'm the Chief Officer for the Special Constabulary for Dovid Post Police. The Special Constabulary is the UK's Volunteer Police Service. It's made up of around 16,000 members of the public. On the 8th of November of 2008, I was walking through Armford Town Centre on a Saturday afternoon and I was followed. And one male that I recognised grabbed hold of me, proceeded to punch me numerous times to the face and screaming homophobic abuse at me. And I was pushed over a wall and I was watched by four members of the public who stood there and did nothing. And I had to be rushed to hospital and receive surgery to fix my injuries. I decided to join the Special Constabulary so that I could try and make a difference and stop what happened to me from happening to anyone else. At the moment, I'm a full-time student. I'm studying a BA Honours in Law and Public Services. So once I graduate, I hope to be able to join the police service as a direct entry inspector. To be nominated for St David Ward is really humbling. I was quite shocked to receive the notification from the First Minister. To know that the work of people across Wales is being recognised is really, really heartwarming and quite humbling.