God spoke to me and saved my life

I agree with G Duke’s letter (May 14) that lack of faith cuts us off from what God can offer us, and that none of us knows what the future holds. In 1993 I had terminal cancer - two different aggressive cancers. The RUH gave me 6 months to live, and I nearly died twice.

God spoke to me very clearly at the beginning of my illness telling me that I was not going to die, and many wonderful Christians prayed for me.

The RUH has never been able to explain how I recovered, but God is faithful, and all I had to do was to believe what God had told me, and it saved my life.

S Page (May 21) says that scientists abuse God. Sadly, that is often the case.

However, there are many scientists who, when starting to write against there being a creator have become Christians! Creation Science website has some wonderful testimonies to this effect.

Julie Trollope

Bath

Whilst I applaud the objectives of those campaigning on climate change issues, I am uneasy to learn of the council’s intent to widen pavements so that “social distancing” can be easier to achieve.

I am unable to reconcile myself to what some might see this to be a knee jerk reaction, with the cost to council tax payers, and the time spent in getting council approval for the works.

It seems to me that this is a wasteful use of resources particularly as it seems that the current Covid situation is improving.

Given that the whole distancing issue is one of debate, coupled with the efficacy of masks, added to which we see a significant reduction of vehicles in the central area anyway, I suspect that any pavement widening, AKA street narrowing, will become a permanent feature and stand testimony to those committed to ridding Bath of vehicles in the centre altogether.

Given that very few vehicles enter the centre anyway, I simply cannot accept that there is a highway safety issue that demands such measures in the first place as the majority of people I see in the street adhere to distancing without getting run over.

If you extend the logic to any conclusion, then we must expect wider pavements, masks, social distancing, two metre separations, family separations, restrictions on travel, closed restaurants, coffee shops, and cafes, no theatres, cinemas, concerts, etc. etc. for as long as it takes for the very last person in the UK and the world to be cured of Covid.

The reduction in pollution is a benefit to all, and it is encouraging to see councillors and our MP enthuse over this.

It would therefore be hypocritical for the same people to support more parking in the centre for reasons of both congestion and pollution.

I refer specifically to the widely advertised car park proposed on the Rec.

Martin Farrell

Bath