The hard work of two

Pembrokeshire groups that

have gone the extra mile to

make real and lasting

improvements to their local

areas has been recognised at

the annual Tidy Wales Award

ceremony.

Pembroke Ponds and Stream

Litter Pickers, which was set

up to put back pride in the

town of Pembroke, were the

worthy winners of this year's

Bernard Jones Memorial

award in the River

Improvement category.

Members meet on a monthly

basis and have removed 260

bags of rubbish from the Mill

Pond, Castle Pond and

Commons area of Pembroke.

They are also involved with

graffiti removal, bulb planting

and instigating improvements

which have been carried out

by Pembrokeshire County

Council as part of the Tidy

Towns project, such as

installing picnic benches

which have wheelchair access.

Runners-up in the Woodland

Improvement category were

Stackpole for Outdoor

Learning (S4OL) for their

efforts in clearing fly-tipped

waste, improving access,

planting trees and encouraging

wildlife by installing bird and

bat boxes at Scrubby Bottoms

with the help of pupils from

visiting schools.

The awards are administered

by Keep Wales Tidy and sponsored

by Environment Agency

Wales.