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Query over spending in
Snowdonia
Though largely in
agreement with Dr Brian Seddon about the Snowdonia Green Key Strategy (Weekly News, Feb 7), I would query his
assumption that walkers and climbers do no spend much money within the
national park and the 'gateway' villages.
There are a few outdoor
shops in Capel Curig and seven or eight in Betws-y-Coed, and this would
hardly be the case if we mountaineers did not spend some money there.
My friends and I also go
to the cafes and pubs.
I would estimate we spend
several hundred pounds a year rather more than 9p a visit suggested in the
strategy document!
I also attended the
Llanrwst meeting and by no means was it split 50/50. No more than two people
there had anything to say in favour of the plan, and one of those was a
councillor.
SALLY KEIR, Gorlan,
Conwy
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