• It was Mental Health Awareness Week last week and there were lots of engaging posts supporting people with good mental health hints and tips. It’s still not always easy to share the issues we have with our mental health but there were some really heartfelt messages of support and thanks in the Saundersfoot Connect group this week. It is so important to keep the conversations going all year and the admin team are mindful of this and very happy to feel that in some small way the droup is doing its bit to support the community in this way.

• There are so many fabulously creative and talented people in the area, there are plans afoot to gather a selection of videos for an online Saundersfoot Variety Show! Music, songs, jokes, tricks, dances - whatever you think will be entertaining is welcome. If you’d like to be included please put forward your short video clips to [email protected]. Entries from everyone of all ages are welcome.

• Flo Croxford, aged nine, has now finished her sunflower project raising money for Greenacres Animal Rescue and has raised the grand total of £180! “Thank you to everyone who bought a sunflower and helped support my chosen charity,” said Flo. Well done Flo, you have done a fabulous job.

• We have mentioned before the fabulous fundraising efforts of twins Bethany and Seren Rose. They have for a number of weeks been raising funds to reward their heroes within Saundersfoot. They began by baking and selling their now famous Barker Biscuits and have now diversified into selling tomato plants and supplying sunflower seeds to neighbours and friends. This week thanks to the generosity and support of Carly Odley from Lime Tree Boutique, Seren and Bethany gave a ‘thankyou’ gift to staff at Saundersfoot School and the Saundersfoot Connect admin team.

• This week Bethany and Seren Rose were also the recipients of a free fish and chip supper, courtesy of Tenby Fish Bar, as a ‘thank you’ for all the hard work they’re putting in to their Barker Biscuits enterprise. Well done girls.

• This week’s 60 seconds with….., was with Gill Balding, of Stoney Bridge Luxury Bed & Breakfast. Many Saundersfoot residents will recognise Gill and her husband Steve from the Christmas Festival where they used to run the cookery demonstration tent. The article can be read on our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/SaundersfootConnect) and on the website (https://www.saundersfootconnect.co.uk/60-minutes-with-gill-balding-of-stoneybridge-luxury-bb-saundersfoot/)

• Saundersfoot Chamber for Tourism are running an art project to help them fill their display frames on the side of the Rock & Fudge shop with pictures of jelly fish that people (young or old) have drawn or painted. Closing date is midday on May 30. For more information on how to enter -including a fabulous video to inspire your creations! - go to the Visit Saundersfoot Facebook page.

• Saundersfoot businesses are opening. From June 1, Muddy Paws Doggy Spa will open. Julie is trained in Covid-19 hygiene procedures, so appropriate precautions will be taken. If your pooch needs a trim, contact Julie Elston on 07974 379218.

• The Saundersfoot Connect Facebook Group has been running for over two months now. It’s grown from a small group set up to share information to a fabulous online community with over 2,300 members! Keen to evolve and to keep the group relevant, the admin team are running a short survey to get some feedback. If you are a member of the group and would like to complete the survey, you can find the link on our Facebook Group newsfeed.

• Many of the village organisations run their gatherings online at the moment. Grace Church do a weekly service on Sunday mornings, a Knit & Knatter group meet every Thursday morning and the Open Mic Saundersfoot community run an event every Tuesday evening. You can find out what’s on on our website (https://www.saundersfootconnect.co.uk/whats-on/). If you know of any groups in Saundersfoot who are running online events, please let us know.

For more information see our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/saundersfootconnect/

Or contact me on [email protected] or 07918 672121.