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June
saw the second pathway dug out and tarmac laid on the Cydcoed
Project at the Bishops Mill Old road end of Maesgeirchen that
leads to the river and the bridge crossing. This new path is
at a lower angle and more appropriate for prams, pushchairs,and
disability vehicles to use. The Bridge was reconstructed and
is now suitable for disabled scooters, and prams etc, also easy
access to the cycle path for bike's. The gate was put in place
which will allow access for disabled via the Radar key and also
leaves enough access for prams and cyclists but without the
threat of motorbike's roaring up to meet you along the pathway
as there is now no easy access for them.
Here
are some of the photo's which were taken during this work. I
would also like to mention that living near to the area we were
able to see the extra effort that these contractors put in to
try make sure the work was not destroyed. It is always a mystery
why some youth think it is such a clever thing to destroy anything
which might make life more pleasant for others and themselves.
I wonder if the parents saw what they were up to whether they
would be more concerned about what their kids were doing when
out of sight. One thing is for sure, if you think you can't
see what your kids are doing there is always someone who can.
You only have to hope they are not putting you to shame. You
would be surprised how many kids ( 11-14) were only to happy
to throw boulders onto the new pathways and leave them scattered
there. It was brought nicely to their attention that if someone
came down on a bike, maybe one of their mates and hit a rock
full on some very serious injury's could be had. Then you had
the contractors and Jimmy O'Neal who stayed extra hours into
the dark 11 at night etc to make sure the kids who arrived with
crow bars to destroy the newly built walls of the bridge just
couldn't succeed.
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