Exciting new plans are in the pipeline for the re-development of Tenby's Jubilee play area. Tenby Town Council agreed to adopt the popular play area overlooking the South Beach some three years ago following a change in Pembrokeshire County Council's play area policy. On the town council's wish list for the play park were plans not only to upgrade the existing facilities, but also to provide a toddlers' play area. However, attempts to try to find funding to realise their visions through several avenues met without success. Earlier this year, the Jubilee and other town council managed municipal gardens were vandalised by youths and children of the town. As a result, the chairman of the town council's gardens committee, Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown, approached the town's Greenhill School for help in helping to control this mindless vandalism. Headmaster, Mr. Chris Noble, and the school's youth worker Tammy Dibble readily agreed to help and a project to enhance the Jubilee was born. Meetings were held with Lynn Chattoe, of the Prince's Trust and Shani Lawrence, of Land Vision, and a scheme was hatched to develop an area to address the needs of all age groups and users within the community. "Our idea was not only to improve what is already existing, but also upgrade and enhance the area altogether, not only with the provision of lighting, a proper picnic area and a toddler play park, but also making sure that all access points and pathways will accommodate both the abled and disabled to ensure that everyone can enjoy this unique area of our town," explained Clr. Mrs. Brown. "The planned project will create a community recreation area with the emphasis on increasing wildlife interest and biodiversity, while also including a toddler play area," continued Tammy Dibble. "It is hoped that all sections of the community will be involved, in particular those young people participating in the Prince's Trust XL Network Programme. "We already have Year Nine and Year 11 students at Greenhill interested in participating, while other members of the community will also take part in the construction using local materials under professional guidance." As well as being available to the community, it is also hoped that open days, such as the Land Vision Bugs and Beasts Day will increase knowledge as to conserving habitat and native species thereby strengthening the community and youth partnership. Tammy and fellow youth worker Phillipa Lindsay have been successful in securing an initial grant from Enfys to kickstart the scheme, including the undertaking of a site survey and a community 'envisioning' exercise. "We will be holding an open meeting at 7 pm on Monday, September 27," explained Clr. Mrs. Brown. "This meeting is designed so that all interested parties from the local community can get together to come up with a range of ideas, look at concerns and determine volunteers and areas of expertise that could be useful," she added. Following the meeting, students at Greenhill involved in the project will hold a series of workshops to brainstorm ideas and come up with a final design which will be presented at another public meeting on November 26. "Once we have the final design, we can then go forward and make further grant aid applications to Enfys and Pembrokeshire County Council's Community Regeneration Unit with a view to having the work completed before Easter, so I urge as many people as possible to come and join us on September 27," concluded Clr. Mrs. Brown.