FISHGUARD’ s traditional blue town signs have been replaced with new pink ones to the delight of local residents.
New trunk road signs for Fishguard and Goodwick have been installed at the gateway approaches to the towns, along the A487 and A40 roads into Fishguard.
Pembrokeshire County Council has released a statement which said: “For the first time, they refer to the fact that Fishguard and Goodwick are twinned with the Breton town of Loctudy in France.”
The Breton spelling of the town’s name – Loktudi – is used in the Welsh text on the sign, as Breton is also a Celtic language and Loctudy is located in the Breton-speaking part of Brittany. The French spelling of the town’s name – Loctudy – is used in the English text.
The signs have also unveiled the Town’s new logo of a leaping dolphin which was commissioned by the Fishguard and Goodwick Town Team as part of a re-branding of the two towns, highlighting the fact that the local coastline is a great place to spot dolphins!
The report also said: “Additional signs are due to be fixed underneath each one referring to ‘Last Invasion Country’, replacing the old signs which referred to the 1997 bicentenary of the last invasion of Britain at Fishguard.”
Cllr Myles Pepper, councillor for Fishguard North East, welcomed the new signage which he said would give a much clearer indication to visitors as to what makes the offer of Fishguard and Goodwick special and unique: “It is pleasing to see the positive work of the Town Team now beginning to make a difference, thus nullifying the perception that little happens to promote and present the increasingly high offer of the twin towns,”.
Cllr Richard Grosvenor, Mayor of Fishguard and Goodwick and one of the three chairs of the Town Team, added: “These are great signs which will really put Fishguard and Goodwick on the map and reinforce our links with Loctudy.”
Most residents have spoken out positively on Facebook about the new signs, one local posted: “New road signs look really good!” another said: “I like them, there (sic) different and will get everyone talking”.
Where as others haven’t been so accepting, and questioned: “What was wrong with the old sign to warrant new?”
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