A former Mayor of Narberth and town councillor has urged members of the public who want to see the town’s former school building saved, to attend a consultation taking place today (Friday)

Clr. Mrs. Sue Rees, a leading light behind campaigns to save the town’s swimming pool and library, has appealed to Pembrokeshire County Council to ‘give us a chance’ to show that a better alternative can be provided for the former school site.

She along with the Friends of Narberth Old School are petitioning the authority not to demolish the whole of the Moorfield Road primary school, but allow the Victorian part of the building to be considered for redevelopment as a community asset to house the library, meetings and office space, with areas for start-up incubator businesses.

“Please come and help us to stop Pembrokeshire County Council demolishing our iconic, black and white Victorian building, and help us to persuade them to give the community a chance to enhance the town and benefit the community by rejuvenating the building and putting it back into good use,” stated Clr. Mrs. Rees, with the consultation taking place at the Queen’s Hall today, from 3 to 8 pm

“We now have a petition, totalling over 2,000 signatures, in support of our plan to use the Victorian building to enhance the town and benefit the community.

“We have been inside the building with our architect and a surveyor and I am very happy to say that, although the ’60s extension is looking in a poor condition, the small Victorian building across the front of the site is as solid as a rock.

“There are no obvious signs of damp, no water ingress and the roof is good and strong.

“Despite this, PCC still seem hellbent on destroying the black and white Victorian section of Narberth’s old CP School, along with the ’60s extension, with the intention of making it all into a ‘temporary’ car park, until they can sell it on to a developer.

“The walls are two feet thick and solid, it will cost a fortune to demolish and what for?

“They should be giving the small Victorian building back to the community and demolishing the rest for ‘permanent’ parking.

“We have asked if we can display our plans as part of the consultation, so that we can tell the community more, so please make sure you come to support the community and save this iconic building,” she added.