I WAS at the Wroughton fish and chip shop when the man next to me looked at my Save Coate badge and said: "What can I do to help?"

He's on the net, so I said go to the website www.savecoate.org.uk The girl behind the counter piped up "Oh I signed that petition."

This was followed by mutterings from her colleagues "It's terrible, monstrous, disgusting," etc.

Let's not forget how outraged the ordinary citizen feels about this.

Now one of our councillors is now on record as stating that even if the University of Bath doesn't get its funding the housing will go ahead because we need it anyway so there's still a threat that Coate Water will be surrounded on three sides by houses.

DR C BARRY

Chairman Chiseldon Parish Council, Draycot Road, Chiseldon