A Saundersfoot county councillor wants to see the seaside village’s harbour decking area utilised more in 2024 for community events.

County Councillor for the south ward Cllr Chris Williams said that he’d recently been invited to attend a meeting with the new CEO, Harbour manager and marketing manager, to look at how Saundersfoot Harbour can be made more accessible throughout the year for the community.

“This was an excellent meeting where we discussed numerous events that had been held in the village and where the harbour has been used to support,” he said.

“These included the New Year’s Day Swim, Saundersfoot Tri and SaundersFEST, Christmas Markets, along with the Big Bang weekend.

“I did push that there needs to be better communication with the residents and that we definitely need to look at ways of utilising the events decking.

“This could be a fantastic facility for the village open for all. Personally I would like to see this used over the whole 12 months of the year with different activities for different tastes,” he continued, stating that he was really pleased to hear that the harbour management team would be looking to engage with the community.

“I fully understand that they are running a business, but the harbour should be open all year round to everybody and encourage far more use of the decking area,” explained Cllr Williams.

“In the future I hope they will sit down with different organisations to bring ideas to fruition.

“I’m really confident about the new team at the helm and hope to see new initiatives on the events decking.”