Consultations are underway for an ‘Active Travel’ initiative around Tenby and Penally, to help improve safety within the area, and encourage people to get out and about and commute without using a vehicle.

Active travel is a way of getting around that involves physical activity, such as walking, cycling or wheeling.

A spokesperson for Pembrokeshire County Council said: “We would like to create a strategic route that enables traveling from Penally, via Tenby and Saundersfoot, to Pentlepoir without the use of a vehicle; thereby reducing congestion, parking and traffic pressures.

“Encouraging this behaviour change will not only lead to a healthier lifestyle but it will also be a greener and cheaper way to travel.

PCC as the Local Highway Authority proposes to introduce improvements within Tenby and Penally at the following locations:

• Creation of a 1.66km approximate length ‘Shared Use Path’ from Penally village to Tenby Golf Course.

• Creation of ‘Multi-User Path’ from Clicketts Lane to Heywood Lane in Tenby

• Creation of a 1.08km approximate length ‘Shared Use Path’ from Marsh Road to Clicketts Lane, Tenby

• Creation of a ‘Shared Use Path’ from Slippery Back to The Croft, Tenby

• Provide active travel improvements between North Beach car park and The Green via Gas Lane and The Glebe

The Public Consultation will commence with a workshop/drop-in session on 1Wednesday, October 16 between 10am and 12pm, 1 and 4pm; and 6.30 and 8pm at the De Valence Pavilion on Tenby’s Upper Frog Street.

The sessions will have representatives from Pembrokeshire County Council, to answer any questions that may arise.

Following this one-day event, for those who are unable to attend in person, an online public survey will be made available and can be accessed, via: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/have-your-say/consultations.

The online survey will remain available for 4 weeks concluding on November 13.

“Pembrokeshire County Council recognises that residents should be involved in decisions about Public Services and Transport Schemes that may have a direct impact to their lives. Our aim is to keep people well-informed about any up-and-coming proposals as well as the reasoning behind the overall project,” continued the spokesperson for PCC.

“We wish to engage people in discussions and decisions about schemes to enable us to deliver projects that are supported by the local community.

“We shall listen and respond to people’s views and concerns either positive or negative through a public consultation process.”