THROUGH your columns I would like to apologise to the Friends of Swindon Railway Museum for being unable to give my slide show on the railways of West and Central Wales on Monday.

I was struck down by a mystery chest bug which caused me to cough up regularly for a couple of days. I wonder whether this is related to the dust cloud from the Icelandic volcano.

This is the first time in 20 years of giving slide shows that I have had to go sick. Swindon Steam Museum is my favourite venue - and look forward to being invited back later in the year.

CHRIS YOUETT Spencer Avenue Coventry