AS THE bulldozers rev up in preparation for the destruction of the paddling pool in Happy Mount Park , a silence enve-lopes the Conservative Party headquarters on Ellis Drive.

You would expect, as the elected party for the Parks ward, their dismayed voters would be entitled to an explanation from those they put in power.

Perhaps now is the time for them to reveal their contribution to the decision which gave the green light for the destruction of the pool.

Irene Sutcliffe, Bare.