relatively small community it boasts a sports club infrastructure second to none in West Wales with well-established clubs in football (2), rugby, cricket, bowls, squash, tennis, swimming, sailing, rowing, sea angling, netball, hockey, cycling, road running and triathlon. These voluntary sector clubs are run by elected committees and are self-sufficient, many with their own pitches and facilities. Most of the clubs provide a large age range of junior sections. As in the rest of Pembrokeshire the area’s sports clubs are the largest youth service provider, both in their range of options and in terms of numbers of participants. The area also boasts a national exemplar for a local association of sports clubs, the Fishguard & Goodwick Sports Association, that brings together 6 sports clubs at Phoenix Park; which have thereby benefitted by sharing resources and have been the driving force behind the Phoenix Community Centre project.


Local businesses are very grateful for the tourism trade, a large amount of which is generated because of the ferry port which is connected to the train and bus network. Locals see Fishguard and Goodwick as the gateway to Ireland. Goodwick harbour is also important to local residents who enjoy fishing, sailing and spotting marine life.


Vision for the Future


Local residents are in agreement about creating a vibrant new marina and town as their vision for the future. This vision would be enhanced by the opening of the marina and pedestrianisation of the square/creating a pedestrian precinct easy for pedestrians with reduced traffic through the centre of town. Locals would like to see a concentrated shopping centre, vibrant with local businesses, more quality eating places and commercial critical mass, creating an environment where a wide range of local shops can prosper to the benefit of the local economy in general.


Residents envisage more use of sustainable energy and the creation of an Eco City. They would like to see community owned locally generated renewable power and be more self sufficient from


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