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Huge response received to help NRW develop new outdoor recreation strategy

Published

2 years ago

January 25, 2024

THE Pembrokeshire Coastal Forum’s (PCF) Stakeholder Manager Tom Luddington and the wider PCF team have been working with Natural Resources Wales (NRW) to engage with people across Wales, and further afield, to help design a new Outdoor Recreation Strategy for the land under the care of NRW – which amounts to roughly 7% of Wales – over 130,000 hectares of land.

The stakeholder engagement process has been a great success so far allowing for more than 4000 people to provide their ideas, concerns, support, and input for the new strategy.

The strategy hopes to answer the question: ‘What is the future of outdoor recreation on the land cared for by Natural Resources Wales (NRW), considering the climate and nature emergencies, sustainability, and the well-being of future generations?’

PCF joined NRW to help facilitate multiple workshops across Wales, including a workshop for Chairs of all the Local Access Forums in Wales, and online focus groups to develop ideas for the strategy.

Following this, NRW and PCF worked with partners to invite over 250 representative organisations and key stakeholders to complete an online survey to inform the strategy development. This survey was shared widely, and we received 3465 responses to the survey, of which over 100 were from organisations and 3365 were from individuals representing the whole outdoor recreation sector and a wide variety user groups.

Dawn Thompson who is leading the project for NRW said: “We are really pleased to have had such a huge response for the workshops, focus groups and online survey. It shows the true importance of recreation on land under the care of NRW and has provided valuable insight from a wide variety of user groups, individuals, and organisations to help NRW develop the new strategy. The strategy will really help evolve how we work in partnership with others to effect change and drive positive outcomes in outdoor recreation for the future.”

During the next phase, NRW will use all the feedback received to create the strategy which will set a vision to 2050 for outdoor recreation on land cared for by NRW and highlight priority areas for focus to 2030 in line with the current NRW Corporate Plan – Nature and People Thriving Together.

Community

Narbelles WI support Food Bank with festive donation

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5 hours ago

December 14, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Group marks December meeting with charity collection and Christmas celebrations

NARBELLES WI rounded off the year with a festive December meeting featuring a bring-and-share buffet, party games and a Secret Santa gift exchange.

Members also used the occasion to support families in need across the county, collecting food items and presenting a £120 cheque to Ann Watling from Pembrokeshire Food Bank. The donation represents the proceeds of the group’s bucket collection during Narberth Civic Week 2024.

A spokesperson for the WI said the group was delighted to finish the year “with fun, friendship and a chance to give something back to the community.”

(Photo: Narbelles WI members presenting the cheque to Ann Watling, Pembrokeshire Food Bank.)

Community

Annual charity carol service raises funds for good causes

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1 day ago

December 13, 2025

Tom Sinclair

MID and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service held its annual Charity Carol Service on Wednesday (Dec 10) at Ebeneser Baptist Chapel in Crymych.

The event brought together members of the local community alongside Fire Service staff for an evening of carols, readings and festive refreshments, marking the Christmas season in a warm and inclusive atmosphere.

This year’s service supported two important charities — the Fire Fighters Charity and Cancer Research Wales — with all proceeds going directly towards their ongoing work.

A total of £597 was raised on the night, which will be shared equally between the two charities.

The Service thanked the congregation at Ebeneser Baptist Chapel for hosting the event, as well as everyone who gave their time, support and generosity to make the evening such a success.

Community

3 Amigos toy bike run under way across Pembrokeshire

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1 day ago

December 13, 2025

Tom Sinclair

Castle Inn fun runners back festive charity event

THE ANNUAL 3 Amigos Christmas toy bike run is under way this afternoon (Saturday), with hundreds of motorcyclists setting off from Pembroke to raise funds for children’s services.

Riders gathered at The Commons car park in Pembroke from around midday before departing shortly after 1:00pm. The festive convoy is travelling along its traditional route, taking in Pembroke Dock and continuing through parts of the county including Neyland, Milford Haven and Haverfordwest.

The event is organised by the 3 Amigos and Dollies Motorcycle Group and has become a much-anticipated Christmas tradition in west Wales, with toys and donations collected for children receiving care within the Hywel Dda University Health Board area.

Also supporting the event are fun runners from the Castle Inn in Pembroke, who have been fundraising in aid of the 3 Amigos. The group are pictured alongside participants from today’s run.

The 3 Amigos have been raising funds for children’s wards and health charities for more than twenty-five years, with their Easter and Christmas events continuing to make a positive difference to young patients and their families.

Organisers have thanked the public for their support and asked road users to be mindful of the large convoy as it passes through towns and villages this afternoon.

Photo caption:
Festive fundraising: Fun runners from the Castle Inn, Pembroke, pictured supporting the 3 Amigos Christmas toy bike run (Pic: Martin Cavaney/Herald)