The Pembrokeshire County Council Early Years Integration Team has been working in Tenby to support families with children 0-7yrs for a summer of fun.

The Team, that works closely with Midwives and Health Visitors to run groups and parenting sessions for families from pregnancy onwards, ran three family fun sessions in Tenby and Fishguard and luckily all but the last had sunny weather so the families were able to make use of the great outdoors. They teamed up with local schools to ensure a ‘Plan B’ indoor space was available for all six sessions.

The Play Works Grant was accessed to provide fruit pots and healthy wraps that families were able to create. The Healthy Preschool Practitioner from Hywel Dda University Health Board gave her time at each event to ensure this ran smoothly.

Local charities and organisations were invited to support the events, including Family Information Service, ASD Family Help who provided circus skill activities and general outdoor equipment and Citizens Advice Bureau who provided some fun colouring and badge making that incorporated messages around budgeting.

Small Woods brought a new dimension to the sessions with fantastic nature activities that saw children and adults creating brilliant bunting and willow wands.

Volunteering Matters rounded up some of their local volunteers who supported each event to provide a range of interesting activities including making crowns, light catchers and lanterns, as well as a drumming session and board games.

Pembrokeshire County Council Cabinet Member for Education and Welsh Language, Cllr Guy Woodham, said: “These series of events have been so much fun and brilliant support for the families involved across the summer. My thanks go to everyone who has been involved.”

A total of 84 adults and 165 children attended the Tenby sessions, with 60 adults and 106 children attending sessions in Fishguard.

With the Early Years Team providing other activities for families to enjoy together, it created lots to do for all ages, a particular favourite was children face painting their parents!

Plant Dewi Project Worker Carys came along to provide some interesting ‘messy and sensory’ play and promote a new group: The Early Years Team are joining Plant Dewi to provide a new Families Together Group starting in St Teilo’s Church Hall, Tenby on Wednesday, September 4 and running every week 9.30-11.30am.

For more information, contact Helen on 07774900140, email [email protected] or follow on EYITeam on Facebook.