A public consultation on the early stage of plans to secure community allotments in a Pembrokeshire village through a community group share purchase is to be held later this month.

Community Benefit Society, St Dogmaels Growers CBS, is holding the meeting at St Dogmaels Church Hall on March 28, 10-4pm.

It said St Dogmaels Road Allotments, alongside the river between St Dogmaels and Cardigan, and were set up by a handful of people who got together to find some land in St Dogmaels to establish allotments for the community.

The site, Keewaydin Field, was leased from the owner Paul Welch, who having moved away from the area, was keen that the community should develop allotments on his field.

Fifteen years later, there are currently 67 plot-holders working the land, from across both Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion.

“Paul sadly died in a tragic accident in 2021, and the land was inherited by his two sons. Understandably, no longer living in the area, they have decided to put the land up for sale, in late spring 2026, in the hope that the purchasers will continue to fulfil their father’s wishes,” St Dogmaels Growers CBS said.

“Our goal is to raise funds to purchase the land, not only to ensure the established allotments are secured for the future, but to preserve this beautiful green space for the wider community, and generations to come, and ensure that Paul’s dream continues to flourish.

“As a newly formed Community Benefit Society, St Dogmaels Growers CBS, we will be launching a community share offer later this year, with our main objective being to purchase the land on which the allotments are situated, along with the surrounding area which is currently overgrown and cluttered with debris. Once cleared, we hope to invite community groups to share our space.”

The group added: “From the monoculture of an agricultural field, Keewaydin Field has evolved into a mosaic of amazing habitats, across a patchwork of plots, bordered by a meadow orchard, mature hedgerows, woodland and mature riverbank trees.

“We not only grow healthy organic food, but we have created a thriving interconnected ecosystem, between the urban settlements of St Dogmaels and Cardigan.

“At the meeting, we will be displaying our short, medium and long-term aims for our project, along with heart-felt testimonials of all those that have benefited from the peace and tranquillity of this special location.

“We would really appreciate hearing your views, to establish what the community needs and how we can work together to meet those needs. We have already started preparing a dedicated community food plot where we will be growing donations for local food projects.”

It finished: “We started off as just a small village allotment group, but with the help of our community, together, we could preserve this precious space for the future.”