Madam, Following an experience I had last year, telephone intercom may be a better way to communicate with the local police. I daily walk across Crossfields and last year was a particularly bad year for pedestrians meeting cyclists on the 'cycle free' path. One morning I went to the front door of the Police Station, opened it and walked in. Immediately a policewoman, dressed in what looked like combat gear came charging down the stairs demanding how it was possible for me to walk in when the Police Station didn't open on that day of the week. She asked why I was there and when I explained, she told me she had no idea where Crossfields was. I told her it was just across from the Police Station and her response was that it was the responsibility of the Highways Department. not the Police in spite of me telling her there were signs prohibiting cycling there. She opened the door and showed me out. There might have been a friendlier response from a voice on the other end of an intercom. As it happens, although people are still cycling across the situation does not seem to have been as bad this year.

Celia Glover, Rosss