Madam,

I am writing in reply to Cllr Billy Williams’ letter. Cllr Williams’ letter is composed mainly of a number of interesting local history snippets that have no relevance to my letter of 26 January.

My historical points relate to the pre-railway era, his points to the post-arrival of the railway.

At the time of the building of St Matthews Church, although a private agreement may have been signed between the railway and the church, it could not have overridden any wider existing public rights.

The comments in my previous letter are correct. The church wardens have told myself and other villagers that the closure of the Capel Seion crossing has not been formally discussed by the Parochial Church Council.

Yet, in a letter from Network Rail they state that a request was made by the church to close the crossing.

As I have said previously, I support any improvement to a local route. However, it is important that the Capel Seion (near rail station) crossing remains open to vehicular traffic as the alternative road is liable to flooding.

The derogatory tone of Cllr Billy Williams’ letter, is typical of the atmosphere that surrounds this issue. As a result, wider public discussion has been discouraged.

If “mischief-making” means drawing the public’s attention to such dealings, then I accept the compliment!

Yours etc,

J W Davies, Borth.

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