BEACHGOERS will have to wait longer than expected for new safety signs.

Safety signs, warning beachgoers of the dangers they may face should they go near or enter the water, were supposed to be installed in Tywyn and Aberdyfi before the end of the month.

However, now it seems residents will have to wait for the signs - which will cost £12,500 in total - as some will not be installed until the summer holidays.

Speaking at a Tywyn Town Council meeting earlier this year, Gwynedd Council’s maritime and country parks officer Barry Davies said the signs, which were first proposed five years ago, would be in place before Easter Bank Holiday.

However, in a report at the Aberdyfi Harbour Consultative Committee, he said: “The maritime and country parks service, jointly with the RNLI and a local representative from the lifeboat, has completed a detailed review of all the safety signage around the Aberdyfi harbour area and Tywyn beach. In response to the inspection and in consultation with the RNLI, the service intends to order new signage that will be erected on several sites around the harbour and near the beach in Aberdyfi.

The service will consult further with local members in Tywyn as minor amendments may be required to the information presented on the signs.

“It is anticipated that Aberdyfi signs will be in place prior to the May Bank Holiday and Tywyn signs will be in place before the main summer holidays.

“The service, jointly with the RNLI, has completed a detailed review of all the signs at the county’s main beaches, and during 2018 we intend to extend the programme to renew signage to include every beach designated as Bathing Water.

“Between both sites it is anticipated that the total cost of the signage will be £12,500 with the design and preparatory work, namely preparing templates, £500 (ex VAT).”