REGARDING Town gives thumbs up for bridge (Wiltshire Times, October 6) the council said although it only had 300 responses, everyone had the chance to respond.

Yes, I suppose I did, had I found time to go looking for one of the said leaflets. I eventually saw the one that my wife brought home from the council office saying: "Have you seen one of these?" Answer, "No, it's too late now."

I find it difficult to believe that 228 of the 300 should think it a good idea if they really thought about it. We have a perfectly good footbridge already. What needs to be addressed is the reason we are unable to exercise our inalienable right to use the pavement on either side of the road bridge, which is also in danger.

N HORE,

Trowbridge Road,

Bradford on Avon.