Two letters praising the town of Tenby were commended by a local councillor this week. Clr. Mike Evans told his colleagues that he thought the letters, brought before them at a meeting of the town council on Tuesday, were 'exceptional.'

Both letters commented on the hard-work which local councillors and the county council had put in to improving the appearance of the resort.

"I want to thank you in particular for the little gardens which you have across the road from Croft Court," wrote Mr. Brian Davies, of Swansea, in one letter.

"I am aware that there has been a lot of hard-work done on the garden this year, and it is a treat. It really is lovely and I have appreciated what you have done to improve the place," added Mr. Davies, who along with his wife, spent a holiday in the town this year.

Another couple, Pat and Brian Ashby, who visited the town recently as part of a touring holiday, also wrote to the town council commending the cleanliness of the town.

"The town is so clean. Inspite of the high number of tourists, the gardens are so beautifully kept and a joy to sit in and watch the world going by," said Mrs. Ashby.

"All the railings in the town are painted and not a bit of rust in sight. These days, regrettably, so many seaside towns suffer from dereliction and neglect with closed shops, a total lack of maintenance to properties, lack of street and beach cleaning, so they look so very tired and run down, but Tenby has gone from strength to strength is seems," she continued.

Clr. Evans told his fellow councillors that yet more works were underway to improve the town, showing the county council's commitment to the town.

"If you walk across The Esplanade you'll find major works in progress to renew all the railings in the gardens and re-profiling of the paths. Work to repaint and add new street furniture at The Jubilee will also commence soon," explained Clr. Evans.

Clr. Evans also revealed that Pembrokeshire County Council had purchased 2,000 Tenby Daffodil bulbs and he asked councillors to identify a list of suitable areas for where they could be planted. All members agreed that the Denzil Griffiths's Memorial Garden would be an ideal place to start. As well as proposing that the town council match the 2,000 bulbs that county council had purchased, councillors felt it was an initiative that members of the public may wish to get involved with and suggested that anyone could purchase daffodil bulbs and donate them to the town to be planted in memory of the former Mayor who was affectionately known as 'Mr. Tenby'.

Anyone wishing to contribute could do so by contacting the town clerk at the town council offices.