Community Hour

Daring to Dream, a charity dedicated to promoting the emotional health and wellbeing of patients in Wales, has joined forces with Mind Cymru, the leading mental health charity, for its fourth virtual Lleswyl Festival.

The staff, volunteers and committee members of the community pub in Crymych have been celebrating the success of the "Cwtsh Cynnes" Warm Room project at the Crymych Arms which offers a Wednesday afternoon warm space for local people to meet up, socialise and have a full cooked dinner for £5 a head.

Wales Air Ambulance’s much-loved Coffee and Cake event is back for 2025, and the lifesaving charity ‘kneads’ you, its supporters, to help raise some ‘dough’. 

A new minibus gifted to Pembrokeshire Mencap, ensures that students from across the County can continue to access vital services at Stackpole Walled Gardens.

A PEMBROKE DOCK opticians has collected food, toiletries and seasonal supplies to help inpiduals and families in Pembrokeshire experiencing financial hardship.

Yep, for the NINTH year running we are again offering FREE Christmas Dinners to those in need as a way of giving back to our community.

The VC Gallery is delighted to announce that Pembrokeshire County Council has granted planning permission to build dedicated apartments for ex-forces veterans. This groundbreaking project aims to address homelessness and support the unique needs of veterans, particularly those with mobility challenges.

In the spirit of the holiday season, the Megans Starr Foundation had the honour of donating extra gifts from their Wish Tree to Hywel Dda Health Charities yesterday.

Tenby’s famous Boxing Day Swim splashes out for the 52nd time this Christmas and will be paying tribute to the brave men and women of the RNLI.

Safe and warm hubs are providing vital support this winter, offering welcoming spaces for people to stay warm, connect with others, and access advice and services during difficult times.

The VC Gallery brought festive joy to the community today by hosting their much-anticipated Big Christmas Lunch, serving over 100 guests in a single sitting.

The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Withybush hospital as Bob Elliott a Hywel Dda University Heath Board (UHB) volunteer delivered mince pies to staff on the wards yesterday (17 December).

Welsh Water colleagues and contractors Morrison Water Services have rallied together to donate presents to Friends of Jersey Park in Swansea and Flying Start in Ceredigion to provide families in South West Wales with the Christmas they deserve. 

Milford Haven Youth Council, in partnership with Milford Haven Youth Centre, hosted a Christmas dinner to be enjoyed by local pensioners last week.

A Pembrokeshire couple who held a hog roast celebration to mark their caravan site’s 60thanniversary, have donated funds raised on the night to the Wales Air Ambulance.

Thanks to donations, Hywel Dda Health Charities, the official charity of Hywel Dda University Health Board, has been able to purchase 16 TVs worth over £7,000 for the patient rooms in the Accident & Emergency Department at Withybush Hospital.

We want to send a huge shout-out to our friends at Country Living Group for hosting such a heartwarming and festive cinema event at The Palace Cinema in Haverfordwest!

Pembrokeshire volunteers were celebrated at a gala dinner and awards ceremony held on 28^thNovember at The Queen’s Hall Narberth. The event was organised by PAVS and kindly supported by South Hook LNG.

Keep Well Roadshows, various locations

Sioe Deithiol Cadw'n Lach

Croeso Cynnes at The Gate, St Clears

Keep Well Roadshow, Manorbier

Breakfast Meet Up, Llanteg

Pembrokeshire County Council and Citizens Advice Pembrokeshire (CAP) are celebrating the success of their welfare rights focused project People PWR (Pembrokeshire Welfare Rights).

Come along and see what your community has to offer.