People living around the Kilvey Hill area of Swansea have expressed their concerns about a high profile development being planned there, with many expressing their concerns that "part of their family" will be lost for good.
We reported in November how plans for the much-talked about cable cars attraction at the scenic Swansea location were gathering pace as site investigation were carried out over three weeks. The development led by New Zealand-based Skyline Enterprises is proposed to include a cable car and chair lift system, luge runs, a sky swing, walking trails, a zipline, and food and drink offerings. It would run to the top of Kilvey Hill from the area of the Hafod Morfa Copperworks.
Richard Williams was born on Kilvey Hill within the Grenfell Park estate, with his family keeping ponies in the 1970s. He moved away, then returned and bought 20 acres of land there on the St Thomas side of the hill, where he keeps animals, ponies and goats, some for himself, and some for other people. He decided to organise a protest against the plans for development on the hill before Christmas, something which was attended by more than 20 concerned residents.
