Your letters - February 26

Keep the windsurfers

I DO not have internet so I can never vote on issues, but I am writing.

Windsurfing should not be banned from Bexhill seafront.

Why is it banned? It is not dangerous or noisy. Wind is needed so the sea is usually too rough for swimmers, or for sitting on the beach, Many windsurfers work during the day and surf in the evenings.

Some live on or near West Parade - how can they be expected to carry their wind sails and boards a long way before they can launch them?

Also they are an added attraction, especially for visitors, and for seafront flat dwellers like myself.

While writing I must point out how dangerous having terraces with seating on the area by the present putting green would be.

People running for balls or flying kites could easily fall down where the seating and terrace is, off the terrace.

Also keep the crazy golf - it is very popular with residents and visitors.

I did see mention that Park Avenue as well as Marine Court Avenue would be made a 'shared area' for pedestrians and cars.

This would be much too dangerous.

Many cars use Park Avenue to get to or from West Parade and Egerton Road, as well as all the pedestrians walking to and from West Parade to the park, children's centre, museum and toilets.

Also flat owners who have no garage park their cars in the road.

Both pavements are wide and so is the road, so what would be the point of making it shared space?

I look out onto the very attractive Clock Tower and the present shelter and dread to think what might replace this shelter.

My address is Park Avenue as our front doors are in Park Avenue, but about half our flats have windows facing or able to see the sea and West Parade.

RONA COOKE

Park Avenue

Bexhill-on-Sea

Works to play park

FOLLOWING the very successful upgrade of the Pebsham recreation play park last June, I am delighted to say from early March, work will start on improving the play equipment for younger children in the play park in Seabourne Road.

The works will take around three weeks to complete, weather permitting.

This is the result of two years' planning between myself and Rebecca Owen, Rother's parks development officer, and the children of Pebsham.

Rothre District Council and myself are totally committed to continuing to improve recreation facilities for the young people in Pebsham.

I also wish to congratualate Jeannie Prince and Louise Quinland for their success in setting up the Pebsham Chill Zone, starting on Thursday February 25 at the Pebsham Community Centre.

Despite many setbacks, it did not weaken their resolve to provide quality youth services for the many young people in Pebsham.

They know they will have my full support with the project.

CLLR CHARLIE CLARK

Bexhill St Michael's ward

Retail units concerns

REGARDING last week's front page and the rowing club's new clubhouse which is good news, I applaud and support Cllr Williams' doubts on whether the retail units will be taken up and I suspect other members of the council, including Conservatives, must also be gravely concerned.

As a chartered surveyor, I expressed this view in a letter to the chief executive in October 2008 and recently to the leader of the council.

A scale down of the present proposals is necessary and an upgraded cafe similar to the one that has just closed would be adequate.