Sir, My family first visited Tenby in 1969, and regularly throughout the 1970s, spending many happy hours on the beach and in the town, always parking in the Rectory Car Park. In 1990 we returned, again visiting twice a year and eventually buying a static caravan. I often buy the Tenby Observer and, although they were not directly related, two articles on the front and back pages in your issue of June 13 caught my eye. A quote in the front page article from Clr. Mrs. C. Brown was 'It's good for tourism, which is what Tenby survives on'. On the back page, meanwhile, was a story about the directors of the Rectory Car Park installing pay and display machines, increasing charges and opening all year round. It took me five minutes to come to this conclusion: a new prayer has been written called 'Greed', let's fleece the holidaymaker, let's rob Peter to pay Paul. Paying more to park puts less into the pockets of the shops, cafés, pubs etc., as people will be clock-watching to get back to their cars on time. A much fairer way for all would be to charge £3 per day, May-September, with the pay and display machine to take effect from this date, i.e. September 15. As said before, tourism is what to some extent Tenby survives on. A more working-together policy would benefit both tourists and residents alike and not just the church.

K. Hurd, Leicestershire.