In reply to Keith Theobald (Free Press, July 17), I wonder if he realises what he is suggesting by fencing the meadows to confine the cattle.
Would he be prepared to contribute in the way as John Coleman does now for the good of the community?
My wife and I have also walked these meadows once or twice a day with our dogs for nearly 40 years, and we have had no trouble with the cattle du
ring that time. The only trouble I have witnessed was teenagers on bikes and some with sticks trying to provoke the cattle into stampeding across the meadows (this I reported to the police).
When I spoke to these youngsters all I got was verbal abuse. These are the animals you want to control, not the cattle.
Perhaps Mr Theobald and his friends should learn to avoid the cattle, I usually do. They are quite big and very visible and there are many meadows to walk in!
John Coleman should be commended for his work on behalf of the community. These cattle are kept in sheds from October to May and it must be great for them to get out into the fields and stretch their legs and live a more natural life.
I suggest most problems come from people, not the cattle who have enhanced our meadows for hundreds of years.
BRIAN COOK
Gloucester Way
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