Official opening of Welshpool Fire Station’s community garden to take place this week
The new community garden at Welshpool Fire Station will be officially opened on Thursday, February 12, following months of preparation and hard work
The project, which began in June 2025, has been a collaborative effort between Welshpool Firefighters, Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service’s (MAWWFRS) Sustainability Manager, Welsh Government’s Local Places for Nature Programme and Keep Wales Tidy, who have assisted with the organisation, planning and construction of the garden.
The local community has also been an essential part of establishing the garden, with residents of Neuadd Maldwyn, an assisted living development directly opposite the Fire Station, assisting with the planting aspects of the garden.
Designed to be fully accessible, the Welshpool Fire Station Community Garden features raised beds, benches and a greenhouse and aims to provide opportunities for those without outdoor spaces of their own to plant and grow fruit, vegetables and flowers.
Tools, equipment and seeds will be available for community members who wish to get involved and make use of the garden.
Between 10am and 1pm on Thursday, February 12, members of the local community are invited to Welshpool Fire Station on Severn Road for a coffee morning to officially open the community garden and to learn more about MAWWFRS’s Community Fire Safety initiatives.
In recent years, several projects have been completed at MAWWFRS sites to develop gardens on available green spaces to enhance and encourage biodiversity, to improve environmental sustainability and to ensure staff wellbeing.
These projects mark a significant milestone in fulfilling the Service’s obligation under the Section 6 Duty of the Environment (Wales) Act 2016 and in its commitment to reducing its environmental impact.
Read more on the Service’s environmental and sustainability objectives at https://www.mawwfire.gov.uk/eng/about-us/sustainability-and-the-environment/
