Thanks to a team effort of funding, the Haverhub project is a step closer to transforming an 'eyesore' warehouse on Haverfordwest’s historic quayside.

Haverhub is a community project in our county town, bringing together a wide range of people in the town centre through repurposing an old derelict former post office site.

“The biggest reward for all the hard work our small team has volunteered since 2017, is hearing our community café full of happy chatting people of all ages as I drop in to do my shifts!” says Gitti Coats, the project founder.

“Already we have our hands full fitting in all the booking requests for meeting rooms, class spaces, events and private gatherings. We have had grants to save the old post office, and next on the huge to-do-list is to get the rear of the site improved to offer better facilities while retaining the warehouse vibe much loved by many, most recently our Wednesday night Open Mic community”.

Just behind the eyesore Haverhub has created an event space known as The Depot.

Backing onto Haverhub’s Depot event space is a derelict old warehouse which could be providing useful entrance and storage spaces. Negotiations have gone on for almost four years as Haverhub’s determined team tries to find away to include it in the site for the community.

“Apart from discussions with the Carmarthenshire owner, we have asked for financial help from organisations who are keen to see improvements to the town centre and I am delighted to say we have scraped together the funds to purchase this next challenge!

“Our major support came from the PCC Enhancing Pembrokeshire Fund, and smaller equally essential contributions to get us over the line have come from the Perrot’s Trust, who already helped towards the new glasswork over the sorting office space; and the Haverfordwest Town Council who have also helped support other purchases such as paint,” explained Gitti, who project manages Haverhub with a team of volunteers and small paid team in the office.

Summarising this update for everyone watching out for Town Centre improvements, Gitti explains: “We had hoped to have completed on this purchase by now, but legal details are still being finalised. Step one however, is having the money! So a big thank you to our local funders standing next to Jerry and me.

“Everyone is dying to see this eyesore turned into something wonderful at long last, as part of creating a sociable and attractive quayside. I hope it will also boost Quay street to become the social heart of Haverfordwest bringing together people of all ages and interests! Well... you’ve got to dream, or nothing happens!”