Calls to renovate Tenby’s tatty ‘fingerpost’ sign which is situated overlooking the harbour and North Beach have been made by the town’s Civic Society.

In correspondence sent to the Town Council, Harry Gardiner and Neil Westerman explained that the issue concerning the sign, which is located at the junction of the Norton and the Croft, before you enter the walled town, had been discussed at the recent executive meeting of the organisation.

The signage which sits in front of one of Wales’ most iconic seaside views, has become dilapidated in recent years, with tape covering up featured places and landmarks that the ‘fingers’ are meant to point towards.

It was felt by members of the Civic Society that a pilot scheme could examine the practicality of a renovation, as a test for work on the whole set of ‘fingerposts’ from the enhancement scheme in the 90s.

It was also explained that the Civic Society had previously raised the problem of updating the fingerposts following a survey of them in 2013/14; but despite the matter being referred by the town council to Pembrokeshire County Council, the officer dealing with the matter had since left, and no progress had been made on the concerns raised.

In raising the matter again, the Civic Society have highlighted three practical problems:

• re-painting, which would not be difficult, and a similar (but bigger) task to the repainting of the heritage plaques around the town, and something that could be undertaken by volunteers.

• deciding which ‘fingers’ to retain and whether new ones are needed.

• removing obsolete ‘fingers’ and fitting new ones, but also fixing the ‘fingers’ so they cannot be moved to point in the wrong directions.

On this the Civic Society suggested that there needs to be a better mechanical way of really securely fixing the direction of the ‘fingers’ - with a person with ironwork repair expertise ideally needed.

If these issues could be resolved, then it was suggested that a small project could show the path for other ‘fingerposts’ around the locality, as part of a plan to upgrade town signage.