Anthony Harries, community youth worker, welcomed the High Sheriff of Dyfed, David Pryse Lloyd, to Tenby Youth Club, where he chatted to its members about their progress.

The High Sheriff was impressed with their achievements at the centre in Greenhill Avenue and was pleased to present them with a Crimebeat award of £300 towards their summer programme.

Crimebeat is one of the High Sheriff of Dyfed's charities and encourages young people to get involved with crime reduction activities and create safer communities.

The charity offers a great opportunity for young people between the ages of five and 25 to show what they can do and how their project can help them and others in their area. 

The High Sheriffs of Dyfed and Powys give Crimebeat grants of up to £500 to assist in setting up projects and each year they are invited to submit the best example they have found of young people working to create safer communities for a National Crimebeat Award.

Prizes of £1,000 for first, £750 for second, £500 for third are awarded by Crimestoppers Trust.

Anthony Harries said the club offers different opportunities and activities to young people who attend the centre but with finances as they are everybody is feeling the pinch so being presented with this Crimebeat award we are able to reduce some of the costs for trips and activities for groups of young people in our community.

"One project we are working on at present is a graffiti art project which will be on display at Tenby train station to welcome people to the town," he said.

For further information on summer activities, please contact Tenby Youth Centre on 07818011660 and if groups of young people aged between five and 25 have ideas to reduce crime or create safer communities, they may be able to benefit from an award by applying to http://www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/en/neighbourhoodpolicing/crimebeat/">www.dyfed-powys.police.uk/en/neighbourhoodpolicing/crimebeat/