It was encouraging to read in last weeks SNJ about moves to make the Stroud area safer for people to cycle to work.

I hope that the SDC takes notice of this and can put in some effort improve the few yards of unfriendly muddy track that links route 45 with its own car park at Ebley mill.

Allowing cyclists to access this area from the main track is surely safer than having to cycle on the busy roundabouts at Sainsburys and Cainscross.

Peter Hajdukiewicz

Ruscombe