Today (Friday) sees the funeral of well-known Tenby rugby and harbour character, Mr. Bryant Hawker. Aged 86, he passed away at Morriston Hospital, Swansea.

Bryant will be sadly missed by all his family and many friends. The funeral service takes place today (Friday, February 12), at St. Mary’s Church, Tenby, at 11 am, and will be followed by interment at Tenby New Cemetery. There will be family flowers only. Funeral directors are Messrs. W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, tel. (01834) 843160, or Landsker House, 21 Station Road, Narberth, tel. (01834) 861300, who have charge of the funeral arrangements. Here we feature a photo from our 2008 Tenby Times annual which sees Bryant (sitting right) on a Tenby United trip to Aberystwyth in 1959.

Please feel free to use our comments below to pay your own tribute to Bryant. Don’t forget the 2016 Tenby Times annual is also now on sale, plus we have back issues in our office for purchase.