Pen-Y-Fan Quarry Park Unveiling!

Residents, councillors and funders all got together this morning with Paul Harris (Chairman of the Green Network) and Jane Davidson (Minister for the Environment, Sustainability and Housing) to unveil the new Pen-Y-Fan Quarry Park.

The old derelict quarry site, which used to be a local dumping ground with two farms on-site has been completely transformed into a new modern local park area with three brand new play areas.

(Paul Harris and Jane Davidson)

(Opening speech from Paul Harris)

(Grand Unveiling by Jane Davidson)

(Above: new park play areas)

After an appeal from local residents and through consultations with local young people, the park has been made possible by the hard work of PLTRA who formed in 2001 as a community partnership. £800,000 has been raised in the development of this site to give the local residents of Pen-Y-Fan a safe environment for their children to play and enjoy for many years to come.

The park has been funded from a collaboration of the Environment Agency, Lottery, Welsh Assembly Government, Welsh Development Agency, Carmarthenshire County Council and the One Fund.

With the area recently been given Community First status, residents and councillors have welcomed this wonderful addition to the community that will go along side Llanelli's Millennium Coastal Path, Millennium Visitors Centre and the Jack Nicklaus designed Golf Course.