To celebrate the opening of the newly-refurbished Lower Gallery and the introduction of the audio tour at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery, a special evening event was held at the museum on Friday, January 30. Well-known broadcaster Jamie Owen officially opened the gallery in his role as president of the museum.

Pembrokeshire County Council had spent many months dealing with the building's damp penetration problem and the museum took this upheaval as an opportunity to refurbish the archaeological and geological sections of the displays.

Collections manager Mark Lewis said: "This seemed as good a time as any to work on a gallery which had remained static for many years.

"A grant application was put in to CyMAL and was fortunately successful. The remaining money required for this large venture was supplied by the Friends of the Museum, who had held a special art auction to assist with fundings.

"A generous bequest from the late Eric Bancroft, who was always actively involved in the museum during his time in Tenby, also proved invaluable with the refurbishments.

"We are very grateful to the Friends for all their generous support. In a venture such as this there are always so many people to thank.

"Menter Iaith and the Pembrokeshire Museum Service kindly provided Welsh translations; Framework, who supplied the cases, were constantly helpful, friendly and professional; Pembrokeshire County Council for their support and assistance in their repairs to the building.

"And of course there are the staff and volunteers at the museum who worked so hard to successfully complete these projects."

The bilingual audio tour provides further details on 20 items on display from the museum's collections.

Mark continued: "The audio tour is an excellent new addition to the services the museum already provides.

"We all worked hard to get this organised, from the grant application with Awards for all Wales through to the recording at the Torch Theatre.

"The museum would like to thank everyone from within the community who provided both their time and effort with their excellent voice-overs."

The audio tour is available at the museum for a small fee of £2, with a £10 returnable deposit.