The Mayor of Tenby has said that it was ‘genuinely humbling’ to be a part of the remembrance services held at the town’s war memorial last weekend.

Speaking to his colleagues at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, Clr. Laurence Blackhall said that it was testament to the strength of the community to see so many people and organisations attend the Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday services.

“A number of people sat around this table will have performed the duty in the role of Mayor before, but I said to the Sergeant at Arms before Sunday’s service that I was more nervous than before the Mayor-making ceremony, as it’s a really important occasion,” he commented.

“It was incredibly impressive to see so many young people there, and fantastic that all the Tenby schools were represented, along with the uniformed organisations, coastguard, RNLI and ex-service people.

“It was genuinely humbling standing there as a I looked at the war memorial and all the names listed and the various Tenby family names crop up.

“It was a real privilege to lay the wreath on behalf of the town. The turnout shows the strength of the community in Tenby, one we should be rightly proud of,” added Clr. Blackhall.

Clr. Mrs. Christine Brown also praised the display at Griggles Theatre Shop in Tenby’s Warren Street which dedicated part of its shop-front to mark Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday with a special window display.

“If you’ve not seen what Roland Grigg has done with his window display, then you have got to see it, as it is absolutely amazing, and it is still up for a while if you want to see it.

“It includes lots of family heirlooms from WWI and WWII and it’s a wonderful idea,” she added.

(Pics. Gareth Davies Photography)