Patrick Ovenden

MENCAP held their 80th Anniversary Garden Party on June 14 at Stackpole Walled Gardens, near Pembroke, to celebrate eight decades of support for people with learning disabilities and their families.

ON Saturday, June 13, Pembrokeshire saw its first county chess match in over 50 years.

DESPITE much wind and rain, New Hedges Women’s Institute had their June meeting in a member’s garden. More accurately, the members were comfortably seated in the garage.

NEXT Sunday, June 28 is a Holy Communion service at St Mary’s Church, Begelly.

LOCAL MP Henry Tufnell was recently introduced to Stephanie Davies, Manager of the Waldo Lounge in Haverfordwest, who has truly embraced her role in the community of Haverfordwest.

CEREDIGION Penfro Senedd Member Anna Nicholl has welcomed the Welsh Government's broad ambition to strengthen rural resilience and sustainability, but warns that farmers and local communities need to be involved in designing the detail to make sure policies work in practice – across agriculture, the food system and the wider rural economy.

THE Torch Theatre’s ever popular summer schools are back this July and August. They are offering two weeks filled with creative fun for young people from age seven years up to 18, and with spaces being strictly limited they want everyone to know what’s happening before they’re all gone!

LOCAL Senedd Member Paul Davies spoke in a Senedd debate on hospital services and hospital closures, highlighting the Health Board’s recent decision to remove emergency general surgery from Withybush hospital and the proposed shake-up of stroke services in the Hywel Dda area.

TENBY is hoping to repeat last year’s Pirate Day on Tenby Harbour this summer and a planning meeting has been organised for Thursday, July 2.

WORLD Refugee Day at Pembroke Town Hall was well attended, much tea and cake were consumed, films watched, poetry shared and displays studied, all to the sound of some wonderful music from around the world.