Tafarn yr Heliwr, in Nefyn, Gwynedd, has diversified its pub’s offer by opening an outdoor events space, with help from Pub is The Hub.
Volunteers enjoy the new outdoor space at Tafarn yr Heliwr
Expert help and a Community Services Fund grant from Pub is The Hub was provided to help with the purchase of a gazebo for the pub’s community garden, to provide an all-weather space to bring people together, including volunteers, groups, and families.
The funding has also helped to landscape the garden and create tall, raised beds to support green-fingered volunteers with mobility issues.
Pub is The Hub is a not-for-profit organisation that helps pubs to diversify and provide essential local services. It is supporting projects in rural areas across Wales after receiving a grant of £25,000 from The Royal Countryside Fund.
Gardd Yr Heliwr Community Garden was established by volunteers, organised by the pub, which gave around 1,000 hours of its time towards the design and initial development of the project. Many Nefyn residents live in traditional, small, terraced homes, with little or no garden space, so the community garden is an important resource.
By creating a new formal seating area inside the gazebo, with benches and chairs, the garden committee plan to enable more activities, such as apple pressing, volunteer training, and coffee and cake mornings.
Pub is The Hub Wales advisor, Malcolm Harrison, said: “This events space will have a positive impact in helping to bring people together to help combat loneliness and isolation. Volunteering in the garden and using this outdoor space will have a real social benefit for local resident and those in the wider community.”
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