Councillors in Tenby had their feathers ruffled this week when they were asked to fund postage so that residents could return surveys on a seagull-proof bag scheme which is set to be trialled in the town. At a previous meeting of the town council, members gave the thumbs up to a proposal to introduce the gull-proof refuse sacks for areas of the town where it was difficult for residents to store wheelie bins. This followed successful trials in other seaside resorts throughout the UK. Working alongside the town council on the scheme, Pembrokeshire County Council said the most cost effective option to trial would be the 'recykerbags' system, with the authority to fund an initial run of 100 sacks, and if the scheme proved successful, subsequent runs to be funded by the town council. "The bags have been printed and the letters written to be posted out," town clerk, Mr. Andrew Davies, told members on Tuesday night. "However, the county council were wondering whether we could fund the postage for returning the surveys!" Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter called the request "insulting", while her colleague, Clr. Lawrence Blackhall, was also left less than impressed. "What an utter, utter joke! It's pathetic that the county council are asking for the people of Tenby for fifty-odd quid to return a survey on a scheme which is being introduced to try and cut costs on further street cleaning caused by the mess the gulls make. What a joke!" remarked Clr. Blackhall.