Madam,

I read the piece headed ‘Hall and play park set to benefit from wind project’ about the turbine project close to Llangeitho, with much disappointment and disturbance about the inaccuracies and omissions within.

The opening words of ‘A dilapidated village hall and a children’s play park...’ do, most certainly, not reflect reality.

Crucially, the article does not mention that the turbine has not been constructed yet; several pre-construction conditions have not been discharged yet; this scheme includes two turbines in Scotland; funding currently sought is only sufficient to construct one of the schemes – apparently, the decision which is to be constructed first is up to investors.

Have you ever visited our village hall or our recently refurbished small play area? Hardly a ‘play park’ as it is far too small and very close to the village roundabout.

I am distressed and insulted when I read about Llangeitho and its facilities in those terms.

Dilapidated means ‘in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect’.

Our village hall was good enough to host the launch event of this company. It is also the venue for our monthly lunch club meetings, among many other events held there.

It goes without saying that health and safety, as well as food hygiene regulations, would never permit hot food to be served on a regular basis in a ‘dilapidated’ space catering for, frequently, as many as 40 to 50 people.

This is the second article promoting the turbine project from the developers’ point of view only.

What was not mentioned in either of your articles is the fact that a record number of people objected to the scheme and that the development control committee approved the turbine against the recommendation of the planning officer; I could go on.

Therefore, this is not a community project as far as Llangeitho is concerned.

The figure mentioned in your piece (£9,000) covers three years and is not based on any legally binding contract, yet.

Yours etc,

M Bowler, Bwlchllan.

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