No disabled access

I CAN'T say I am surprised there has been no response from those responsible for the closure of the public access to Pagham Harbour '“ they don't think the views of local residents matter. However, from the number of comments I have received agreeing with me, there are many people who are concerned.

Perhaps a different slant on the callousness might help. The access to the Spit from Pagham has been closed to the disabled. The physically-handicapped are being discriminated against. How would this be judged in a court of law? Is it not illegal to discriminate against the disabled? How much of the council tax collected from the area is spent on the upkeep of the amenity; access to which is denied to a large proportion of those contributing to that upkeep?

Who will shed light on the organisation responsible for this situation? Pagham Harbour is upheld as an area of great importance – and yet the many disabled/infirm local residents are denied the opportunity of enjoying it. It puts the attitude of those in public service to the test does it not?

Geoffrey King

Oaktree Close,

Nyetimber