I HAVE long pondered the fate of the “‘Twiggy Men”’, those long-lamented denizens of Newport’s roundabouts during the not-so-lamented Ryder Cup. Monday’s article made it clear, they have been claiming sanctuary at Greenmeadow Golf Club.

I do hope the club committee is aware of the dangers of their action. allowing such topiary to flourishmight be all very well but even with the pin-point pruning it is extremely difficult to curtail the amorous proclivities of a twiggy man. Who knows, it might be of a vegetative nature and if so, there is not one shred of evidence regarding the period of germination.

Are we to be endangered by wave after wave of a new generation of the arboreal menace? And should every household be provided with an adequate supply of weed killer, and will Sir Terry Matthews foot the bill?

J. Powell, Malpas Park, Newport