A recent walkabout of the resort by Tenby’s ‘gardens, maintenance and general purposes committee’, flagged up a few issues that were discussed at this week’s meeting of the town council.

Clr. Laurence Blackhall told his colleagues that the exercise was helpful, and that he was particularly concerned about the condition of the railings all the way around the frontage, whilst he also felt that street furniture at the Paragon and Esplanade in particular needed attention.

“I think it should be a priority to get the railings back to a standard that is acceptable,” he said.

“There is a positive working relationship between the town clerk and PCC’s maintenance team, and hopefully with the support of them and the community, we can look into repairing the railings and street furniture,” continued Clr. Blackhall.

Clr. Mike Evans said there was a maintenance schedule in place, but as it had been a grim winter, and a lot of the town’s buildings had suffered, especially with mold, it might be an idea to contact the authority and tell them that the town was ready to go now, rather than wait until after Easter for improvements to be carried out.

Deputy Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, said that issues like this were just as important for Tenby’s ‘In Bloom’ bids as the floral aspect only made up 30 per cent of the marks towards the contest.

She told her colleagues that she had planned a launch night for Tenby in Bloom to take place on March 22, and was appealing for anyone who could provide manpower or financial contributions to go along or get in touch.

“We’re a voluntary society and we’ve got to be a full hands-on community to make it work,” she said.