Hitting the buffers in Leven

Madam, – I read with interest that businesses in Levenmouth are “cock-a-hoop” with the news the railway is returning to Leven.

I feel the euphoria may be short lived however.

Leven has no “hook” to draw the marauding hordes into its bosom.

Don’t get me wrong, if you like trawling through tat in charity shops or are in the market for a haircut or perchance a tattoo, there is no finer place to make for.

If on the other hand you are looking for chic clothing outlets or artisan traders offering all sorts of wonderous objects that you will find irresistible, then you will most likely be disappointed. Yes, there is the beach and when the sun shines it can be a draw to some folks.

But the whole of the Fife coast is a beach.

I spoke to an acquaintance last week in Cardenden, which has a station on the Fife Circle, and asked him about the comings and goings at that station.

He told me it was busy in the morning taking people to work and the teatime rush is them coming home again.

Sometimes people use the train to go into Edinburgh for a night out. The station is taking people out of the town rather than bringing them in, which is exactly what will happen in Leven.

My own family have indicated how much easier it will be to go into Edinburgh or further afield.

Unless you make Leven more attractive for people to want to come and spend time,then getting the trains back will be the easy bit of the task. Ricky Jurecki. Coldstream Crescent, Leven.