When the rain pours down, being disabled wheelchair user it is not fun. If I want to get to Coldean I am cut off and helpless as the subway is closed due to being full of water and if I go all the way down to the crossing at the bottom end of Barcombe Rd. I can get across to Wild Park only to find it flooded there and not passable in a wheelchair there is no way of getting to Coldean as to take a wheelchair across the A270 would be like going on a suicide mission.

The Argus did run a bit about flooded underpass on the A270 the council have talked about putting a covered walk way across the A270 but that would not make life any better for the wheelchair users, mothers with buggies or older people as they would find it hard going having to climb steps. Lots of people think the council should rethink there idea and take note on the people who really use the subway. We feel the it needs urgent attention.

If you feel the same way please write to me and I can send all the letters onto the council and then they may listen once there is more than the odd one or two people. The letters can be sent to the Phoenix News Office and they will send them onto me for you.

Written by Andy Wyatt, Moulsecoomb resident.

Non-Runners Club
The Non-Runners Club will be re-opening their doors on the first Friday of February 2003 at Montague House, Somerset Street from 6pm to 9pm. They do need more people or they are going to have to close their doors and that is not a good thing, as once the doors are closed you never seem to be able to get them open again.

If you need to know a bit more about them give Ted a call on 202252 or Margaret on 677317.