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Come and meet us | County Council tourism Winter Roadshow
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Bookable slots are now available for the 1st two roadshow events with the opportunity to meet with County Council tourism development officers, covering all aspects of the sector from licencing, planning and grants plus business and marketing support. Sessions are bookable in advance and available one on one or in a group.
We’d love to meet you at either Llanelli (30th November) or Newcastle Emlyn (5th December) at 10am – 4pm.
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Calling all businesses
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Tasked with raising the awareness of the County across the UK as a visitor destination, we target travel writers and journalists across the media {from the Guardian, Telegraph to the Sun newspapers to magazines including Countryfile, Waitrose and fashion bible Elle} with stories and ideas that will lead us to being featured.
New and Weird is great! New events, new menus, new openings, new launches, new projects etc – if it’s NEW we would like to hear about it. Weirdness is excellent for media work. Anything kind of freaky going on in Carmarthenshire we would love to know about! What defines weird I don’t really know – we kind of know it when we see it!
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Top UK comic returns to his birthplace for Channel 4 Filming
Council officers were delighted to liaise with Channel 4 to arrange for one of the UK’s top comedians Rhod Gilbert to make a welcome visit to the county of his birth as part of a sequence for the Stand Up To Cancer programme in November.
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Ferryside dog friendly Cafe becomes newest Ambassador
New business Traeth Coffee has joined over 260 others by becoming a Carmarthenshire Tourism Ambassador, broadening their local knowledge to provide a better welcome to visitors.
Be better equipped to support the local economy like Traeth Coffee by signing up for this FREE, online course here. On completion you will be sent a downloadable certificate and a badge icon to use on your social media and a window sticker for your business.
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FREE advert to reach 25,000 users per month
With support from the UK Government’s Levelling Up fund, marketing activities are underway to target those planning an autumn short break. Be part of the campaign with a FREE listing on the Discover Carmarthenshire website (accommodation, attraction, event, or food). |
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Be part of the theatre’s dig list
With Panto season fast approaching in our Theatres, accommodation options are being sought for the pantomime crew and cast while they stay in Carmarthen throughout December. If you have an property or room, please contact Sarah. |
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Tourist Information sheet | Making the most of Nature
With the natural environment a major attraction to visitors to the County {from Water Voles in Llanelli to Red Squirrels in the Tywi Forest}, there is responsibility for all of us to do what we can to protect and sustain it. The County Council employs rangers and biodiversity officers to be at the forefront of the activities and they have produced this simple info sheet for you and your visitors to enjoy and contribute.
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New law update 1 | Non-domestic premises recyclable materials
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From April 2024, it will become law in Wales for all businesses, charities, and public sector organisations to sort their waste for recycling. It also applies to all waste and recycling collectors and processors who manage household-like waste from workplaces and events such as festivals, concerts and shows.
The Welsh Government is introducing this law to improve the quality and quantity of how we collect and separate waste.
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New law update 2 | Single-use plastic products
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Single use plastic products often litter our parks, streets and beaches with County Council resources then used to pick them up and dispose. A new Welsh Government law will make it a criminal offence to supply or offer to supply (including for free) certain single-use plastic products to consumers in Wales. |
Free garden packages to community-based organisations
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Keep Wales Tidy is giving away free garden packages to community-based organisations with each package including native plants, tools and materials, guidance on how to install the garden, and practical support.
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Parc yr Esgob- Bishop’s Park Abergwili secures major fund to restore a ‘secret’ garden
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The Tywi Gateway Trust has been awarded more than £203,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and £137,127 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund as part of Carmarthenshire County Council’s Sustainable Communities Fund. Completing the final piece of the jigsaw at the park, with the restoration of a ‘secret’ garden which once grew fruit and vegetables for the table of the Bishops of St David's. The former grounds of the Palace of the Bishops of St David's, now home to the fabulous Carmarthenshire Museum, have been a place of growing, learning and enjoyment for over 800 years. |
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