I DO not know if Swindon councillors, Mike Bawden in particular, are aware of the many letters being published regarding the destruction of Coate Water but I feel I must have on record my feelings regarding this vandalism.

Does Coun Bawden realise he is going against the wishes of the people who voted for him and trusted him to act on their behalf?

I cannot understand why he and his cohorts are allowing themselves to be blackmailed by the bullies at Bath. Do they really want to be remembered as the council who destroyed one of the most beautiful pieces of countryside in Swindon?

This council seems to delight in destroying beauty and going against local wishes one of the most beautiful trees on the Lawn estate, a local landmark, was allowed to be razed to the ground despite pleas for it to be protected and for what? Garages which will probably never be put up as the perpetrators are moving on.

Perhaps Mr D Potter Head of Planning and Regeneration who gave permission for this tree to be exterminated could generate a new tree for us.

H THEODOS

Swindon