New safety and environmental works have been completed at Milford Waterfront aimed at improving the visitor experience and reducing anti-social behaviour.

The Port of Milford Haven successfully applied to the Welsh Government’s Small Scale Coastal Infrastructure Fund for 431 metres of new railings in the area around the lock gates and along to Hakin Point, as well as a 1,000-litre port bin to be placed within the marina.

Now installed, the railings make it safer for people to walk around Milford Waterfront, especially families with young children and those using disability aids. They will also help to deter people from undertaking the extremely dangerous activity of tombstoning and fishing in the lock pit – both criminal activities under the Port’s byelaws.

The 1,000-litre port bin assists with the removal of marine litter which in turn reduces the amount of waste entering the Milford Haven Waterway which could potentially endanger wildlife. The new facility is improving efficiency levels for the team at Milford Waterfront as manual litter picking has decreased from twice a day to twice a week, freeing up their time to focus on providing excellent marina and visitor services.

Matt Lilley, Estates and Facilities Manager, is pleased with the new installations. He said “The new railings are a great asset for the area as they enable all our residents, berth holders and visitors to enjoy their surroundings with the added reassurance of a physical barrier between them and the water. We hope they will also be a strong deterrent for those who persist in tombstoning, something which we spend a lot of time educating young people about as it is so very dangerous in such a busy port.”

He added “The port bin is an excellent resource to manage floating litter and will improve the appearance of the water but also the quality of the marine environment here.”

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Photo caption: Matt Lilley, Estates and Facilities Manager, with the new railings installed around Milford Waterfront and Hakin Point.

Notes to Editors

The Port of Milford Haven is the UK’s top energy port and Wales’ busiest port handling around 20% of Britain’s seaborne trade in oil and gas.  It is widely recognised in the industry as the energy capital of the UK.

The Port, along with the cluster of energy-related businesses along the Waterway, is a key driver of economic activity in Pembrokeshire, attracting inward investment and supporting over 4,000 jobs.

The Port of Milford Haven also owns and operates Pembroke Port and Milford Waterfront. Activities such as cargo handling, ferry operations, fish landing and cruise calls as well as a first class marina are spread across these two sites. 

One of the most prominent on the West Coast, the Port is in the heart of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the only Coastal National Park in Great Britain. It is marked as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and has many areas designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

The Port of Milford Haven is a trust port – an independent, commercially run organisation that has statutory responsibilities governed by its Acts, to maintain and improve navigation and the provision of Port and Harbour services and facilities.  Additionally, the Port provides significant financial and in-kind support to a wide variety of local causes.  All profits are retained within the business to fund these objectives. 

For further information, visit www.mhpa.co.uk or contact:

Anna Malloy
Port of Milford Haven
01646 696100
anna.malloy@mhpa.co.uk 

 

Gosod isadeiledd newydd yn Aberdaugleddau i wella profiad ymwelwyr

Mae gwaith diogelwch ac amgylcheddol newydd wedi’i gwblhau yn Aberdaugleddau gyda'r nod o wella profiad ymwelwyr a lleihau ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol.

Gwnaeth Porthladd Aberdaugleddau gais llwyddiannus i Gronfa Seilwaith Arfordirol ar Raddfa Fach Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 431 metr o reiliau newydd yn yr ardal o amgylch y giatiau clo ac ymlaen i Bwynt Hakin, yn ogystal â gosod bin porthladd 1,000 litr yn y marina.

Bellach wedi'u gosod, mae'r rheiliau yn ei gwneud hi'n fwy diogel i  bobl gerdded o amgylch Glannau Aberdaugleddau, yn enwedig teuluoedd â phlant ifanc a'r rhai sy'n defnyddio cymhorthion anabledd. Byddant hefyd yn helpu i atal pobl rhag neidio’n beryglus i’r dŵr a physgota yn y pwll clo - y ddau yn weithgareddau troseddol o dan is-ddeddfau’r Porthladd.

Mae'r bin porthladd 1,000 litr yn cynorthwyo i gael gwared ar sbwriel morol sydd yn ei dro yn lleihau faint o wastraff sy'n mynd i mewn i Ddyfrffordd Aberdaugleddau a allai, o bosibl beryglu bywyd gwyllt. Mae'r cyfleuster newydd yn gwella lefelau effeithlonrwydd i'r tîm yng Nglannau Aberdaugleddau wrth i weithgarwch casglu sbwriel â llaw ostwng o ddwywaith y dydd i ddwywaith yr wythnos, gan ryddhau eu hamser i ganolbwyntio ar ddarparu gwasanaethau ymwelwyr a marina rhagorol.

Mae Matt Lilley, Rheolwr Ystadau a Chyfleusterau, yn falch o'r gosodiadau newydd. Dywedodd "Mae'r rheiliau newydd yn gaffaeliad mawr i'r ardal gan eu bod yn galluogi ein holl drigolion, deiliaid angorfa ac ymwelwyr i fwynhau eu hamgylchfyd gyda'r sicrwydd ychwanegol o rwystr corfforol rhyngddyn nhw a'r dŵr. Rydyn ni'n gobeithio y byddan nhw hefyd yn rhwystr cryf i'r rhai sy'n mynnu neidio i’r dŵr, rhywbeth rydyn ni’n treulio llawer o amser yn addysgu pobl ifanc amdano gan ei fod mor beryglus mewn porthladd mor brysur."

Ychwanegodd "Mae'r bin porthladd yn  adnodd  ardderchog i reoli sbwriel arnofiol a bydd yn gwella golwg y dŵr ond hefyd ansawdd yr amgylchedd morol  yma."

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Pennawd llun: Matt Lilley, Rheolwr Ystadau a Chyfleusterau, gyda'r rheiliau newydd wedi'u gosod o amgylch Glannau Aberdaugleddau a Phwynt Hakin.