A MARCH will take place this weekend in protest against the lack of a pavement along a busy trunk road between two north Ceredigion villages.

The ‘March for a Pavement’ community march will take start at the Glandyfi lay-by at 10am this Saturday, two years after the last march in protest against the lack of a pavement between Eglwysfach and Furnace on the A487 failed to produce any action from the Welsh Government.

Protestors say the march, which will end at Furnace and is set to be attended by Mark Williams MP, Welsh Assembly candidate Elin Jones and county council leader Ellen ap Gwynne, is to highlight the fact the two communities have been “forgotten” by the Welsh Government.

Ysgubor Y Coed Community Council’s Alison Swanson said: “We are no further forward since the march two years ago.

“£5m has recently been allocated to improve Wales’ footpaths and cycle tracks, but as this is just for local roads we are not getting any of it.

“Although we are on a main trunk road – a major link between north and south Wales – there is no pavement between focal community centres such as the Iron Room and the church.

“As the road gets busier and busier we are again forgotten by the Welsh government, who promised us a pavement when work was being done on the Dyfi Bends.”

Ysgubor Y Coed Community Council has been campaigning for a pavement along the stretch of road since the 1970s.

Concerned residents are asked to meet at 10am on Saturday, 30 April, at the Glandyfi lay-by wearing high-visibility clothing.