Roll up, roll up, come hear the news...

Of the sad demise of TP Hughes.

The shockwave’s general, the town bemused,

And most of Tenby awakes confused.

Roll up, roll up, come hear the news

That heralds the haberdashers blues.

One hundred years plus of service and sales

A ‘national’ icon here in Wales.

Roll up, roll up, come hear the news

A town in mourning, a shop we lose

But a late replacement receives the keys,

Will it ever, really, replace TP’s.

Roll up, roll up... a township waits

A crowd has gathered, but the noise abates.

To Narberth Road the crowd advances...

Is the roundabout finished? Now what’s the chances?

Mike Carrington,

Saundersfoot