Chasing Pavements (in Pembrokeshire?) and Adele

I do not have a clue what is meant by the song "Chasing Pavements" which launched Adele's highly successful music career. Therefore, I was not instantly attracted to her music. I assumed it was a euphemism for drug taking. I wonder if its called "Chasing Sidewalks" in the USA?

Anyway, back to Pembrokeshire. Its a county that over the years I have lived here, has seen pavements being created in rural areas, primarily to create cycle paths. Presumably for the tourist industry as well as for locals. They are funded by Objective One funding by the EU.

To be honest, for the amount of use some of them get, I wonder if the money could have been better spent.

I remember a few years a go I had a letter published in the Western Telegraph querying the lack of use of the pavement from Haverfordwest that leads to the golf course. To this day, I have only ever seen it being used a couple of times.

In recent months, I have seen pavements sprout up on the A487, on the road towards Pelcomb Cross and along the A477 near Cosheston.  I still have to see them in use.

I remember cyclists complained in large numbers about the cycle path near Hayston Cross roundabout in the direction of Neyland. Apparently, a farmer cut the hedging at the side of the cycle path and didn't clear up the mess, resulting in punctures galore!

Some of these cycle paths remain unused as cyclists continue to use the road, parallel to them. Others are on the opposite side of the road and a cyclist would have to cross the oncoming lane in front of busy traffic. Some of these cycle paths also suddenly come to an end and you have to rejoin the road.

Yes, Pembrokeshire is a good place to come for a cycling holiday, but as I understand it....funding is coming to an end and we won't see any more of these pavements/cycle paths funded by the EU. Yet one of the most obvious places in the whole of the County that desperately needs a pavement (in my humble opinion) is the hill that leads out of Goodwick (near Fishguard) that leads up to the Stop and Call estate.  So pedestrians will still have to negotiate the traffic up/down this hill, as there is STILL no pavement.

I wish someone could chase a pavement along this stretch of road that must be at least 1/2 mile long and I would guess its more dangerous in the darkness of winter.

So whilst the EU pavement mountain seems to have ended up in Pembrokeshire, we must be grateful, but they haven't put one where there is population that would benefit from it. Whereas the others built are out in the countryside, away from villages and towns.

Maybe they could get Adele to front a campaign to chase a pavement for them ?