LETTERS TOILETS AT REST BAY Dear Editor, Have any other readers noticed how disgraceful the outside toilets are at the new much celebrated Watersports Centre at Rest Bay, Porthcawl? If so, please make your observations known. On a recent visit (an ordinary Friday @ 11am, so not even the end of the day), there was yet again a long and very slow moving queue to use these facilities. The reason for this turned out to be the extended length of time each cubicle was in use by many surfers changing into or out of their wetsuits instead of people just using the toilets. Now I do not for a second blame the surfers, it is not their fault. I suggest however, a more efficient system would be to provide surfers with a completely independent changing facility with its own toilet separate to the public toilet cubicles and then prohibit the use of the toilets as changing facilities. As is, these are not fit for purpose. Also, due to the almost permanent queue leading to the toilets, it is not possible for surfers to use the outside shower facilities should they want to due to the queuing crowd. Also, with surfers changing in the cubicles the floors are permanently, excessively wet and sandy. The anti-bac gel dispensers on the walls outside the cubicles were all u/s, even given the c19 status we are still in. The soap dispensers in the cubicles were also all empty. One of the toilet’s flush functions did not work and the handle even came out of the wall. And lastly, the toilets and basins themselves were utterly filthy (photos taken if required as proof), with accumulations of all sorts, which I challenge anybody to claim was not long standing dirt/dust/detritus built up over multiple days. There is absolutely no way those toilets are being cleaned daily. I was not able to establish in fairness who is responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of these facilities, be it a private business or BCBC. However, either way, why was so much money and effort spent on such a special facility which is part of a drive to attract and impress visitors to the area, only to disgrace ourselves in such a simple, basic and fundamental but spectacular way as to not bother to maintain the most basic cleanliness standards? I know other people feel the same, I heard as much during my visit, but we have to voice these concerns to enable the right people to take action. Lisa Jones, Kenfig Hill
ARE YOU A WELSH SPEAKER LIVING IN CARE? Dear Editor, Hiraeth is a research project in the Centre for Innovative Ageing in Swansea University, looking at the experience of older Welsh speakers living in care. Whilst many Welsh speakers may also speak English, their confidence in the language might not be as strong and conditions such as Dementia might affect which language they use. Sharing a language can make it easier for friendships to form and for people to develop relationships of trust with those caring for them. This research aims to understand how and when language matters in the day-to-day life of older Welsh speakers in care. As part of the project we are looking for Welsh speakers living in care, to be interviewed regarding their relationship with the language and to understand what opportunities there are for 8 | seaside news
Have your say info@seasidenews.co.uk them to use Welsh in their current home. Interviews will be informal and can be conducted in Welsh, English or both. If you are a Welsh speaker living in a care home and are interested in taking part, please get in touch. If your loved one speaks Welsh and lives in a care home or if you work in a care home and want to know more, please also contact me on 07468 985861 or on hiraethcymru@gmail.com. Angharad Higgins, Porthcawl
SALT LAKE DEVELOPMENT Dear Editor, Once again, our MP Dr Jamie Wallis has decided that the ‘divide and rule’ mentality of the current Conservative UK government is the way forward when addressing local issues. In the February issue of Seaside News, he mistakenly laid the loss of a bus service to Ton Kenfig at the Welsh Labour government’s and BCBC’s doors. In April’s Seaside News he targeted car owners as part of his ‘divide and rule’ strategy, suggesting that BCBC is ignoring the issue of car parking spaces and electric car infrastructure as part of the Salt Lake regeneration project. A simple internet search shows that as part of the Cardiff Capital Region City Deal, £2.87m has been set aside for installing electric vehicle charging points in a range of public places across the region, including the Salt Lake development. Furthermore, the Council has recently approved plans for a new a multi-storey car park on Hillsboro Place, in addition to planning a new four-bay bus terminus as part of the Metrolink. The aim is to enhance public transport links with Pyle train station and the wider South Wales Metro network. So, it seems to me that BCBC is seeking to be inclusive for those using cars, public transport and electric vehicles. Rather than ‘divide and rule’ tactics, I think it’s important that as our MP, Dr Wallis focuses on getting his facts right and working with the Council on important local projects. Mark Worrall, Porthcawl
CROSSING CEMETERY ROAD Dear Editor, Isn’t about time our local Council put a speed limit for cars on Cemetery Road into Porthcawl? Not one driver goes less than 50 miles per hour. To visit the cemetery is ridiculous. Nottage people have to cross the road to the pavement on the other side and wait ages before there is a gap in the traffic and then run across. It’s the same walking back. One cheeky driver had the nerve to beep his horn at me while I was trying to walk tightly to the left-hand side, there again no pavement. Look out summer traffic. EK Boswell Nottage, Porthcawl
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