Why not dredge the river?

11:06am Thursday 24th April 2008

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Once more the boating season is upon us, and once more we have to negotiate the shallow channels and sand banks to get out to our destination and we ask ourselves Will the Teifi estuary river ever get dredged?", the answer is Not on my life!' The Teifi river estuary, so it seems, is no longer in the hands of the local people, but in the hands of the CCW (Countryside Council for Wales). According to the CCW, their aims, supposedly are to Sustain natural beauty and to make sure that the environment and landscape of Wales are a source of natural and cultural riches as a foundation for economic and social activity' - www.ccw.gov.uk.

If this is true, how is it that the river has still not been dredged? The only possible answer is money, of course we are well aware that it would cost us tax payers' million of pounds, but would this not be a very worthy cause if Cardigan, St Dogmaels and the surrounding area all benefitted from economic and social activity.

The river itself is a major factor of local life and has the potential to be a major lifeline for the town, its inhabitants and businesses.

We all need to make an effort to fight to save our diminishing community not hinder or quash it.

Robert Harries, 21 North Road, Cardigan