Business owners, local residents, visitors and town councillors are among a number of people being invited to share their views on how to bring their high street alive in a series of consultation days to be held in towns across Carmarthenshire.

Consultations events will be held in St Clears, from today (Monday), Whitland and Llandovery, and will offer traders, shoppers and anyone interested in the future of their high street, the opportunity to share their views on potential pop-up shop initiatives in their towns.

The consultation undertaken by Carmarthenshire based market research company Perspectif, has been commissioned as part of the LEADER programme administered by Carmarthenshire County Council on behalf of the Carmarthenshire Local Action Group (LAG). The group responsible for rural regeneration has identified pop-up shops as a phenomenon full of potential opportunities for retail, arts and community initiatives.

Pop-up shops are being heralded as one of the answers to filling empty shops, at least for part of the year. Because they offer something different, town and city centre locations have found them particularly beneficial in attracting new visitors.

St Clears – Monday September 26, The Gate, Pentre Road, St Clears, 10am – 6pm

Whitland – Wednesday September 28, M.L. Davies, 16 St John Street, 10am – 6pm

Llandovery – Friday September 30, 8 Kings Road, 10am – 6pm

The findings will be published in October.