Councillors in Tenby have said that the town will mark ‘100 years of remembrance’ with a special event next year to commemorate and remember the end of the First World War.

Plans are being drawn up for an event entitled ‘Battle’s Over - A Nation’s Tribute’ to take place on November 11, 2018, a century after the guns fell silent, where a chain of 1,000 beacons will be lit throughout the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and UK overseas territories at 7 pm that night.

“The beacons will symbolise the light of hope that emerged from the darkness of war, and we hope that your organisation will join us in this important national commemoration,” wrote the ‘Battle’s Over’ pageantmaster Bruno Peek in correspondence that came before members of Tenby Town Council at their meeting on Tuesday night.

Clr. Will Rossiter felt that a ‘proper beacon’ should be lit for this event in the town, rather than the smaller one that was used for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration on the pier at Tenby harbour last year.

“I’d make a plea for a bigger beacon for this event - one you can see from Worm’s Head,” he suggested.

“It should also be lit on the eastern side of Castle Hill as that would send out a message of the importance of this occasion. It’s a huge commemoration and it demands a proper historical response to put on a good show,” he added, with his colleague Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter agreeing that the town council should be looking at ‘something spectacular’ to commemorate the day.

The town clerk, Andrew Davies, told members that the occasion would take place on Remembrance Sunday, so that there would be plans in place for a full Armistice Day parade that day.

“We’ve also had former Mayor John Griffiths working hard in collating names and information to add to the town’s war memorial, so maybe we could combine the commissioning of the new plaques for the cenotaph in one event on that date,” he said.

The Mayor, Clr. Laurence Blackhall, said that it was a very significant day in history and, although it was some months away, it would be worth holding a meeting over the next six months, inviting representatives of the Royal British Legion, cadets, churches and schools in the town, to put plans in place for the event.