PEMBROKESHIRE charity Adam’s Bucketful of Hope has launched a bid to restore Foley House, one of Haverfordwest’s most significant historic buildings.

Built during Britain’s naval heyday, Foley house was designed by celebrated architect John Nash (who later designed the Brighton Pavilion and parts of Buckingham Palace) for the brother of Captain Foley, who served alongside Lord Nelson in the famous Battle of the Nile. At the same time as building Foley House in Haverfordwest, Nash was also building Priory House in Cardigan.

Haverfordwest was once known as “the Bath of the West” and boasted many grand homes, but from those grand days Foley House has fallen into disrepair throughout the past few decades.

With the support of PLANED Community Development, the charity has set up a new community cooperative called The Bucketful Centre to take on the refurbishment plan. Now owned by Pembrokeshire County Council, the four-storey Foley House building is now in the process of being leased to The Bucketful Centre community cooperative.

Once renovated, the refurbished building will be occupied and used by Adam’s Bucketful of Hope as a Cancer Support Centre, with plans to expand its services for cancer patients, carers and those with life-limiting conditions in the light of Hospital services being lost.

Adam’s Bucketful of Hope Founder and CEO Chris Evans-Thomas said the demand for services has risen sharply since Covid, adding that Foley House offers space, parking and eventually disabled access crucial for patient care.

The campaign will be launched at a public presentation by PLANED’s Community Assets Coordinator Cris Tomos, no stranger to saving endangered buildings and well known, historian Mark Muller at the Merlin Theatre, Pembrokeshire College, on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 6.30pm, To view more information about the project a please visit www.bucketfulcentre.co.uk or contact Chris Evans-Thomas on 01437 779400