THE NEXT MEETING OF MATHRY COMMUNITY COUNCIL WILL BE THE ANNUAL MEETING WHICH WILL BE HELD ON MONDAY 13th MAY at 7.00 pm TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE ORDINARY MEETING at 7.30pm. These will be physical meetings in Mathry Community Hall. Please contact the Clerk for a link if you wish to attend virtually. vanessa.walker@outlook.com

Meetings are usually held on the third Monday of each month, excluding August. Forthcoming meetings will be on Monday 17th June and 15th July. (We will endeavour to keep to these dates but they may be changed under exceptional circumstances).

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND ANY COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CAN BRING CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS TO THE COUNCIL IN THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION SLOT AT THE START OF EVERY AGENDA. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THE COUNCIL CANNOT MAKE UNINFORMED DECISIONS SO BRIEF DETAILS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE CLERK BEFOREHAND (at least 7 days before the meeting) BY POST OR EMAIL.

The current Chairman of the Community Council is:

Cllr. Graham Johns - g.johns@hotmail.co.cuk 07890 315 343

The Clerk is Vanessa Walker vanessa.walker@outlook.com 01646 601335

Correspondence address: 7 Great Eastern Terrace, Neyland, Pembs SA73 1QA

The Mathry community comprises the settlements of Mathry, Castlemorris and Abercastle and the surrounding rural area. Until the recent boundary change it also included part of Square and Compass.

Mathry itself is a distinctive hill-top village very probably located on the site of an Iron Age hill fort. It was certainly an early Celtic Christian settlement on the pilgrims route to St. David's Cathedral. It has a Church, a Community Hall, Pub/Restaurant, Cafe/Tearooms and an Agricultural Stores as well as its Village Green while Rehoboth Chapel is situated on the back road to Square and Compass. Sadly there is no longer a school.

Abercastle is a small picturesque harbour while Castlemorris is a small hamlet with its own Village Green.

Inside the Mathry Church porch is an inscribed stone and incorporated into the churchyard wall are two incised Celtic Crosses.

Mathry was an important village with an annual Hiring Fair in October and an Assize Court. Today it is a thriving community based primarily on agriculture and tourism.