What about those who didn’t sign the petition?

I HAVE just read that the Welsh name is being favoured for our highest peak and I’m driven to write to you out of annoyance that a small group of opinionated people can/could influence Snowdonia’s

National Park Authority into such a big change.

My reaction to this report is: who said so? A very small number of campaigners felt a 5,000-strong petition could convince Snowdonia’s National Park that the rest of us in Wales (how many thousand?) don’t like the name of our very special places, i.e. Snowdon and Snowdonia National Park.

I am Welsh. I have lived in Wales all my life. I know where Snowdon is, and that Snowdonia National Park is a treasure.

If you ask me where Eryri is, I wouldn’t know; I couldn’t pronounce the name. Same goes for Yr Wyddfa.

It seems that 5,000 petitioners feel they speak for the rest of us in Wales in wanting change. Wrong. We have a bilingual country – let those who want the Welsh language in their everyday life enjoy it. Don’t try to dictate to the rest of us.

Myra Hatton

Brecon

It seems that 5,000 petitioners feel they speak for the rest of us in Wales in wanting change. Wrong

Myra Hatton Brecon