Pembrokeshire County Council’s Dads Together initiative has expanded to St Davids and Manorbier, alongside its existing sessions at Havergardd community garden.
Dads Together is run by the council’s Early Intervention team and is aimed at dads and grandads who want to spend time outdoors with babies and young children. The group offers a chance to meet other local dads, share experiences, and take part in messy play, planting and growing.
Cabinet Member for Communities, Cllr Sam Skyrme-Blackhall, said: “There has been a really positive uptake so far, along with some great ideas from the dads themselves about the kinds of activities they’d like to do. Making more use of outdoor spaces was high on the agenda, which is quite different from most of our Council run parent and toddler groups.
“There seems to be a real appetite for dads-only groups, as they create a very different dynamic and space for connection. It’s fantastic to see these new groups made available and hope they are enjoyed by as many dads and grandads as possible.”
The Haverfordwest group meets on Wednesdays from 9.30am to 11.30am. In St Davids, sessions run on Mondays from 12.30pm to 2pm at Dewi’s Acre, starting on 1 October. In Manorbier, the group meets at the community garden at the Giraldus Centre on Wednesdays from 1pm to 2.30pm, starting on 23 September.
The team is also trialling Little Explorers, an outdoor parent and toddler group open to all, including mums, at Havergardd Community Garden on Mondays from 9.30am to 11.30am.
Anyone wanting more information can contact Helen on 07774 900140 or [email protected].
