Fire station to open community garden
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 service said that the local community has also been an essential part of establishing the garden, with residents of Neuadd Maldwyn, the assisted living development directly opposite the Fire Station, supporting with the planting.
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-1pm on 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.
You can read more on the Service’s environmental and sustainability objectives here.
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