Tenby marked the passing of former Mayor Trevor Hallett today, with a funeral procession through the town, honouring the service and contributions to the community, of one of the seaside town’s best known characters.

Following the service at St. Mary's Church at 11am the funeral cortege travelled down White Lion Street onto The Parade then up Frog Street, down The Norton to The Green, then up Heywood Lane and Serpentine Road enroute to the crematorium for anyone wishing to pay their respects to Trevor - one of the seaside town’s best known characters and respected town councillors

As a serving councillor for Tenby Town Council there was a Mayoral civic element to the service; with the current Mayor, Cllr Dai Morgan and fellow town Councillors, leading a civic procession into the church and around the town afterwards.

Trevor passed away at Withybush Hospital on March 21, aged 86.

Predeceased by his beloved wife Marjorie, Trevor will be sadly missed by his daughter Abigail, sister Mo, grandchildren Emily, Sarah, George, and Joe, great-grandchildren Elaina, Noah, Theo, Olivia and Niamh and other family and friends too numerous to mention.

The funeral service was followed by a family-only cremation at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth.

Donations in memory can be made payable to either Parkinsons UK or Diabetes UK c/o Funeral Directors Messrs W & M J Rossiter & Sons Ltd.

Cllr Hallett was still a member of Tenby Town Council, where he served as Mayor first back in 1996, before returning to fill the role of the town's First Citizen ten years later in 2006, and again in 2011 and 2012.

In 2023, Cllr Hallett, alongside fellow Tenby Town Council stalwart, Sue Lane, became the first people to receive the ‘Freedom of the Town’ in over five decades.

First elected to the Town Council in 1987, Cllr Hallett was well-known for his environmental and ecological interests.

Born in Monkton, Pembroke, Clr. Thomas John Trevor Hallett moved at an early age to East Minerton, Devonshire Drive, where his parents ran a smallholding and agricultural contracting business and later a small touring caravan complex.

Educated in St. Florence and Coronation Schools, he worked in construction contracting for a number of years, until he and his late wife, Marjorie, opened a painting and decorating shop in Upper Frog Street, with Clr. Hallett retiring in 1994 due to ill- health.

Clr. Hallett, of 1 Cogmill Cottage, The Green, was the nephew of a much-remembered figure in local government, the late Miss Winnie Hallett.

In paying tribute, current Mayor if Tenby, Cllr Dai Morgan remarked: “Trevor will be remembered as a thoughtful and dedicated councillor, a respected colleague, and a friend to many. He gave his time generously in service to the town he loved, and his contribution to Tenby will not be forgotten.

“On behalf of Tenby Town Council, myself and members we extend our sincere and heartfelt condolences to Trevor’s family and friends at this very sad time.

“He will be greatly missed, and we are grateful for his many years of service to Tenby.”