COMING up from the south west, I am amazed to see all this controversy over moving the record office from Wiltshire's county town. Every other record office is in its county town, Cornwall's is in Truro, where people who want to use it expect it to be.
People from outside Wiltshire do use the one in Trowbridge coming up from the south. Why stick it in inaccessible Chippenham? Trains from the south west come through Westbury or Bath, a short train trip from Trowbridge.
It is not just those from Cornwall and Devon who will be inconvenienced, what about Dorset and south Somerset? Looking at my rail timetable, you can get from Weymouth and Dorchester direct to Trowbridge, as well as Yeovil and Frome.
The whole idea seems a nonsense to me, it would not surprise me if it was probably driven by some councillor who lives in Chippenham. I am amazed the other Wiltshire county councillors let him or her get away with such schemes they obviously aren't up to their jobs!
MRS G WEEDON
Stithians
Truro
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