Tenby Civic Society have given their views on a suggestion that trees situated alongside the resort's historic town walls are in need of urgent pruning.

Members of Tenby Town Council recently voted on the matter, with the majority of councillors agreeing that the chestnut trees along the South Parade needed some careful amount of pruning work to be undertaken.

Correspondence from the Civic Society was received at Tuesday night's meeting of the council, with member Harry Gardiner explaining that the organisation had monitored events with the chestnut trees over several decades because members had valued the contribution the trees made to "softening the character of the town".

"They were carefully pruned last about eight years ago by Arb Wales and previously about six years before that, when the arboriculturalist won a national award for the sympathetic way it was done beside the town walls," wrote Mr. Gardiner.

"Some form of canopy reduction is reasonable and overdue, but pollard coppicing is ugly for two years and would not win any awards. The trees are becoming larger and taller, so at some point in the relatively remote future, replacement will need to be considered, probably with a smaller species with a lighter canopy," he continued.

Mr. Gardiner also pointed out that there may be a double case for removing the first one or two trees on the parade at the back of the De Valence, as visitors arriving up Greenhil Road would see more of the start of the town walls at the White Lion Street corner.

He also explained that by doing this, it would be possible to see the view from up on the town walls at the back of the De Valence - the only location in the town where it was possible to stand on the town walls walkway - a suggestion that Clr. Lawrence Blackhall said he would welcome.

The town clerk said that some funding to undertake pruning could be sourced from the 'regeneration fund', but it was still unknown where the other 50 per cent would come from.