Sir, I would like to thank the person who on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, in Templebar Road, killed my beautiful cat. In case you're interested his name was Smokie and he was nearly nine-years- old. He is the fifth cat I have had killed on this road, and my neighbours have had the same happen to them. There are those out there who may think I am making a big deal out of nothing, but I can assure you that my cats are part of my family and when they are killed or die, we grieve, in fact my mother is heartbroken. The speed limit is 30 mph, but about 98 per cent of drivers totally ignore this, and before anyone gets up in arms, I do realise that cats have no road sense and frequently dart in front of cars and bikes who are unable to avoid hitting them, but it is possible that had Smokie been hit by a car doing that speed he may have survived it. I do try and keep them in, but unfortunately I am unable to, they even climb out of the windows onto the roof. The road is also used as a speedway by the boy racers, especially at night. I am concerned not only for cats, but the people who regularly walk their dogs along my road, and also the holidaymakers who walk from the Broadmoor sites to Saundersfoot. I have been told that until there is a fatality, nothing will be done. Well there have been fatalities, just not human ones - not yet anyway! Why do we have to wait until someone is killed before something is done? There are footpaths going down in some weird places, so why not a couple of speed bumps at each end of the speed limit? It would seem the logical, easiest and cheapest thing to do, and may prevent anything worse happening and hopefully stop someone grieving, not for a cat, but for a member of their family. So in memory of Smokie, Tigger, Candy, Chestnut, Wally and all the others, please remember that 30 mph is the maximum allowed speed limit and not the minimum. By sticking to it, maybe you can save a life.
Anne Claydon, Pentlepoir.