Sir

Subsequent to attending a writing weekend in Abergavenny, May 10-12, I walked out on South Beach on May 14, a fine morning, with my notebook from the course, planning to do some more work on it. It was in a plastic bag. I must have left it by the seashore when I stopped to take off my jacket and only realised when I got up to Giltar. Upon my return the tide had come in and I thought, "That's that."

On Sunday, May 19, I went on a Silcox trip on the Brecon Mountain Railway. Halfway back, at the viewing platform, a lady approached me and said: "I've been looking round our coach for the most likely looking person; you didn't happen to leave a notebook on South Beach last Tuesday, did you?"

I had jotted amongst my course notes a reminder to myself that I was doing the Brecon trip and Ruth Griffiths, of Penally, the lady who had found my book, guessed it must belong to someone going on the same Silcox trip as herself. She would accept no reward, so I am taking this opportunity to thank her.

Now we come to the Jubilee weekend and Tenby Cottage Hospital Fete on Sunday, June 2, where I entered the raffle and have just heard that I have won a delightful soft toy - a white rabbit donated by Serendipity Leisure Co. As I am sure Messrs. Frank Booth and Son are aware, the dictionary definition of 'Serendipity' is 'happenstance of an uplifting nature'.

Both these instances of 'serendipity' have uplifted me in the recent loss of my late father, Bernard Alton, and, as I prefer to give 'fair play' where it is due, I confess that my late father and I made clear our opposition to the amusement arcade opening in Tenby.

However, we were pleasantly surprised to discover how tastefully it was done in comparison to its Saundersfoot counterpart, and I hold up my hands to Mr. Booth and Sons on that one, while at the same time, putting in a plea that they re-vamp the Saundersfoot arcade to come up to the discreet and relatively noise-pollution free standards of the Tenby arcade.

It's horrible standing and waiting for buses with the deafening racket emitting from the Saundersfoot one.

Thanks for the 'rabbit' Mr. Booth: I'm naming her Harvey-Anne!

Miss Anne-Ruth Alton,

3 Islay Court,

Victoria Street,

Tenby.