The well-attended Tenby Walled Town Residents Association meeting held on Thursday opened with a presentation by Mike Thorne of 2020.

He spoke on the current proposals for a supermarket at New Hedges and its implications on other developments in the area, and mentioned the less publicised possibility of the Co-Operative Supermarket at Kilgetty being redeveloped in order to extend the area's shopping facilities.

The well-presented talk was followed by a lively debate and everyone was left better informed of the key facts.

An initiative by TWTRA to set up 'Neighbourhood Watch' schemes within the walled town was well-received by those attending the meeting. Five separate schemes covering different areas, all independent of the association, were proposed.

A volunteer from each area came forward to offer to co-ordinate the setting-up of the schemes.

A report was given to the meeting on the results of the survey carried out by the association and it was agreed to go forward with these results to any consultation meeting that might be called by the county council.

The report was summarised by saying the majority of walled town residents want pedestrianisation in a limited area of the walled town, but with residents and other named groups being allowed access into the walled town. Residents only want pedestrianisation in August, or for the duration of the school holidays, and for a fewer number of hours in the day than this summer's experiment.

A separate issue that came out of the discussion on pedestrianisation was a call for a lower speed limit within the walled town. It was recalled that this had been raised at previous consultation meetings with the council, but nothing had come of it.

A lower realistic figure of 20 mph was decided on and it was agreed to ask the council to consider this matter again.

It was reported that a letter had been received from the county council on parking arrangements in Castle Square and that they were considering changes to the present arrangements for the winter period.

It was also reported that the raised area where both the council and some residents claimed ownership was to be the subject of a judicial review due to be held in October.

The Association is now over a year old and renewal of subscriptions is invited.Send cheques for £3 per household, made payable to Tenby Walled Town Residents Association, to Mark Brace at Grey Rock House, St. Julian Street, Tenby.