But they are not just closing Marine Drive and the areas close by. They are closing the whole damn Great Orme! What if I want to do a bit of bird watching or looking at the local flora and fauna, I am banned from doing so!
Sod Monaco they can do what they want to do, but why should we have this ban thrust on us. I have nothing against those who are interested and want to watch people driving at 100 mph plus round the Orme but I also want to enjoy my leisure time. (Actually I don't think speeds "well in excess" of 100mph on Marine Drive are possible).
"imagine the potential for tragedy if a walker inadvertently strayed onto it"
Surely this is down to their own stewarding of the event. Don't see how somemone at the Summit could "inadvertently stray" - do you?
So will the NWWN support the public? What do you think Craigydonian, you seem to have a good knowledge of the particular broadsheet?
I think you will find that the vast majority of the public will support this event, which means acess to the Orme being closed for a few hours on a Thursday in November. The money it will inject into the local economy will be incalulable, the resort couldn't buy the worldwide publicity it will receive, and may hotels and guest houses, not just in Llandudno but for several miles around are fully booked for two nights out of season!
Surely contributors to this forum should look at the wider picture? I have just returned from a two hour walk on the Orme on a sunny Saturday afternoon in October and encountered a total of 22 other walkers, including two largish family groups. The Summit complex was busy, but I doubt it would be on a mid week afternoon in November. overall I think the advantages of having such a mssive event in the town will outweigh the disadvantages.
Incidentally I was born in Llandudno, in Gloddaeth Avenue to be precise, my father and uncle both had shops in the town, and my grandmother had a guest house, so no one has the interests of the town more at heart than I. My father and uncle were prominent in the now extinct Chamber of Trade, and also in the Llanduno Publicity Association, and I know that if they were alive today they would have welcomed this event with open arms as they alway put the interests of the town as a whole before their own.
They were instrumental in bringing the cable car to Llandudno, as when it was first mooted many people were against it, but their support helped it to gain planning permission, and I think the benefits it has brought as a tourist attraction have been immense.
I am sure that the people of Llandudno will be proud that such a prominent world class sporting event as Wales Rally GB is coming to the resort, and that many will regard a few hours of inconvenience as worthwhile.