THURSDAY June 15 was my first visit to the Church of St Mary’s, Over Silton, with a friend who lives locally.

Nestled in the long grass and wild flowers, former parishioners truly rest in peace, glimpses of their lives carved on the headstones.

In a corner of the churchyard an old stable with it’s wooden stall divider and two tether rings still in place, gives a nesting place to a pair of swallows who fly out as we approach, and a blackbird who guards inside, turning its head to issue a challenging glance.

The surrounding countryside is of hills, forest, pasture; wildness and farmland blur together under the sun.

The front page article “Anger over decimation of unspoilt landscape” (D&S Times, June 16) explains how BT Openreach have decided to use the cheap option of intrusive poles to install superfast broadband instead of underground cables in this tranquil corner of the world, despite an offer of funding from the National Park Authority.

The tranquillity here is not just the quiet, it is the visual balm of being able to gaze upon a landscape little changed in centuries. This place, which holds echoes of the past, is the timeless present.

Many people who contribute to our busy modern world come here to re-boot, re-charge, re-fresh.

BT is a business, but it is a business providing a service to a local community. That community, the National Parks Authority and those of us from around the UK and the world who have visited and care about this pocket of North Yorkshire land, wish BT to install sensitively and protect this beautiful area.

To those involved in decision making on the Superfast North Yorkshire programme: Is it not worth being a part of preserving this special place? You have the power to respond to the needs of this local community and the technology to provide superfast broadband invisibly in an ancient landscape. Do the decent thing - impress us.

Catlin Clarke, Lewes, East Sussex