I WOULD like to say a very big thank you to the Pembrokeshire County Council staff and officers for the tremendous way in which they handled the major problems that we experienced in Amroth from the morning of Friday January 3. At about 7.30 that morning two council employees were in the village providing sandbags to the sea front premises and as they approached the eastern end, they witnessed the collapse of the road. They immediately took measures to stop all traffic. At 7.45am I contacted the office, by 9.30am we had PCC officers on site to assess the damage and to make roads passable and place diversion signs. By 2pm a machine was at work to make good the sea defences, where it was safe to do so.

There were the worst storms that I have seen in 42 years of living in Amroth, storms which continued for days.

First thing Wednesday morning the machinery was in operation, busy digging out for the road repair. It is easy to knock the council, but when you see how quickly they put in place procedures to ensure the safety of the public on this very difficult occasion we should give them a very big thank you.

Roger Harries

Amroth Community Councillor

Amroth Arms