HAVERFORDWEST could lose its centuries-old Fair because the site it has moved to is too small.

The Portfield Fair has been part of the town’s annual events calendar for around 900 years.

A Royal Charter, granted in 1694, decrees Haverfordwest should hold three fairs, or festivals, every year.

But since the fair moved to Scotchwell car park, the attraction has struggled to make ends meet.

“I wrote to the authority to ask what the plan was,” said Mayor Roy Thomas. “When they eventually replied, they said for the foreseeable future the Fair will remain at Scotchwell.

“Personally, I don’t think it’s the right option. I’d like to see it back in the St Thomas Green area.”

The fair moved from St Thomas Green when the new Leisure Centre was being built. It was thought to have been a temporary measure.

Abie Dantar, Showman’s Guild of South Wales and Northern Ireland chairman, said Scotchwell had “not proved successful” for the Fair’s organisers.

“It’s just too small. We can’t bring new attractions in,” he said. “We don’t want to stop putting on the Portfield Fair. We’re hoping we can go back to the top of the town.

“Haverfordwest’s young people are missing out on something their parents and grandparents enjoyed, which was a street Fair, in a residential area. We would like to return the Fair to its former glory.”

A PCC spokesman said: “It has been decided the Fair will remain at Scotchwell car park. This follows a public consultation by the County Council - in conjunction with the Showman’s Guild - looking at other possible locations, namely Castle Lake car park and Rifleman’s Field.

“The consultation showed there was more support for Scotchwell while there was generally a negative reaction to the Fair moving to Castle Lake and Rifleman’s Field.”