Plans to set up a ‘Tenby Town Walls Preservation Trust’ have been discussed once again with one of the newest members of the town council looking to take the reins of such a project.

Local county councillor Michael Williams, who represents Tenby’s North ward recently contacted the town council and Tenby Civic Society to see if they would consider the possibility of setting up a ‘Tenby Town Walls Preservation Trust’ to ensure the upkeep of the town’s listed buildings and historic monuments, after concerns over the upkeep of the resort’s historic town walls were raised by former town councillor and Mayor, Mrs. Caroline Thomas.

Clr. Williams suggested that the financial restraints on Pembrokeshire County Council could lead to other organisations setting up a ‘town wall trust’ to raise money, similar to what has happened at Pembroke.

Speaking at Tuesday night’s meeting of the town council, Clr. Mrs. Tish Rossiter agreed that this could be the best way forward after she and the Mayor, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane had embarked on a tour of Pembroke Castle last year whilst there for a function, and seen the good work done in that area by such a trust.

“There was not a weed in sight within the town walls when we embarked on our walkabout of Pembroke Castle,” Clr. Mrs. Rossiter told her colleagues, before proposing that the ideal person to take up the role of researching such a project would be the town council’s newest member Clr. Viv Perry.

“The town walls are imperative to the town and I’m happy to take the reins on such a project,” said Clr. Perry.

“The walls are such an iconic landmark for the town and I’d be delighted to carry out the research,” he added.

The town clerk explained that the town council did make contact previously with those that set up the town walls trust in Pembroke, so there would be plenty of information to hand to use as a starting point.