Sir,

I was pleased to see the letter from Mr. Noel Ebsworth correcting the list of names as published with the picture of Amroth boys' football team of long ago. Having been one of the boys himself, he should know as well as anybody. Come to think of it, if not still exactly a crut, I don't think he is yet 80. He is quite right in stating that they joined the Junior Division of the Pembrokeshire League in order to make up the number. Without their commitment, the division could not have started. They were constantly pitted against much stronger teams, and took some fearful hammerings, but stood up to it well in spite of plenty of brainless criticism and lack of encouragement.

The reason for starting the little club, however, was partly in order to give them something to do and keep them out of mischief. A year or two after it was formed, the policeman from Saundersfoot told me that, as far as he was concerned, it was one of the best things that had ever happened. Until then he was constantly being called out to Amroth, whereas since the club started he hardly ever heard of the place. It looks as if the wheel has come full circle, but for far different reasons.

Let us hope that the splendid letter from Mr. Ken Fryer about the police in particular and 'loranorder' in general, will have been noted by all your readers, even if it is unlikely do do much good. And what a delight it was to see somebody put their name to such a letter rather than the craven 'name and address supplied'.

Born and brought up in Saundersfoot (pronounced 'Sandersfut'), I was very much a village boy in the little seaside village, which was somewhat smaller than today's sprawling creation. Neverthless, there was a police station there, where the sergeant and his family lived, and also a lock-up. There was a policeman also living in the village and we knew better than to disturb the even tenor of the ways of dear old Sergeant Nicholas or the good PC Stanley Henton. Nowadays there is indeed a police station there and natives tell me that the occasional police car has been spotted outside. Well done.

A policeman in Amroth would be an unidentified species but, fair play, the occasional police car with two uniformed officers on board is to be spotted cruising throughout now and again. Perhaps it is in the rules that a uniformed officer has to have a chauffuer.

We also hear sporadic reports from Kilgetty that they hold a public relations exercise outside the Co-op, where the traffic gathers on the double yellow lines on the main road.

But fair play, they do indeed put a notice in the paper asking for witnesses, with a telephone number to ring. Press one, press two ...and then wait for the muzak.

Strength to Mr. Ken Fryer's pen, and long may he persevere.

Roscoe Howells,

Glan-y-Mor,

Amroth.