Letters
We’re all entitled to our opinions
WILLIAM Peach was having a go at Keith Newbery, suggesting he was deliberately trying to be offensive. What does he think that Keith, Me, John Wilkinson, Jeremy Clarkson, Brian Reade and Kelvin McKenzie have been trying to do all these years?
What happened to freedom of speech?
I ATTENDED a busy meeting at Holy Trinity Church on May 11 at which MP Stephen Lloyd answered questions about the proposed change in the law to allow same sex marriage which he is very much in favour of. I write as a retired teacher whose subjects were history and religious education.
3 commentsMaternity unit was amazing
I WRITE to say what fantastic service and care I received when I had my little boy at the end of April at Eastbourne DGH Litlington Ward. The maternity unit was amazing – everyone very lovely and helpful. Nothing was a problem, even though they were short staffed.
Thanks from RSPCA team
ON BEHALF of the Mid-Sussex and Eastbourne Branch of the RSPCA I thank all who visited and supported our stand in the Arndale Centre on May 5 which was for RSPCA Week. The tombola and donations raised almost £200.
Clear benefit to the taxpayers
IN Wednesday’s Gazette you reported on the plans by East Sussex County Council to dim and switch off street lights in the Seaford area.
Ruining our countryside
MAY I propose a radical suggestion to lazy dog owners – don’t pick up your dog’s mess!
2 commentsGrateful for wonderful care
MY GRANDMOTHER was recently admitted to the Eastbourne DGH and the care she received was superb – from the paramedics who collected her to the staff on the Seaford 1 ward.
Action needed to halt slow decline
AS I sat in a cafe opposite the Devonshire Theatre on Sunday morning I noticed a dilapidated facade in front of me.
3 commentsPerhaps I should move to Seaford?
FOLLOWING your recent article on commuters relocating from Lewes to Eastbourne, it has crossed my mind also to relocate from Polegate to Seaford as the rail fares are a whole lot cheaper there for my daily commute to work in Brighton:
2 commentsWhat are the top priorities?
I VERY much agree with Annemarie Field’s comments about the lollipop man and Roselands and Stafford schools in her recent Herald Out in the Field column.
Why are there two collection lorries?
JULIET Perry’s piece on charging for the collection of garden waste (Herald, May 4) left me in a state of jaw-dropping incredulity.
We have no problems at all with occasional events
FURTHER to your item in last week’s Herald regarding the proposal for the use of Five Acre Field for various events, we live in Seaside and our house backs onto the field.
Making us all feel special...
I REALLY enjoyed Jimmy Cricket’s variety show at The Hippodrome and I recommend it!
Parking charges killing town centre
MR PETERS quite rightly says in his recent letter that to improve town centre trading the car parking charges must be dropped.
Free entry might revive concerts
AS MUCH as everyone, including the musicians who play and have played on the Eastbourne bandstand for many years, appreciates the refurbished which is long overdue, there is the question of the immediate future.
Variety show that will appeal to all ages
WHAT a pleasant change. We went to the Hippodrome Theatre this week to see the new variety show starring Jimmy Cricket.
It’s dodge city with the ridiculous number of wheely bins
I COULD not agree more with the comments made by Philip and Sylvia Hague (April 27) regarding the sad state of many parts of Eastbourne.
Anne Frank left a lump in the throat
I MUCH enjoyed the diary of Anne Frank play yesterday at the Devonshire Park.
No need for competition
RE the proposed developments of the Town v Harbour. Why should there be an issue?
Do you recall Bristol Blenheim crash at Beachy Head in 1939?
I AM researching the losses of all Bristol Blenheim aircraft before and during the Second World War and am puzzled by one that crashed at Beachy Head in bad weather on 7th August 1939.
Hunt is on for sporting memories
IN conjunction with the Eastbourne Herald and Chelsea College, the Eastbourne Society is preparing an exhibition at the Heritage Centre in Carlisle Road of Eastbourne’s sports achievers to coincide with the Olympic Games and to run thereafter to the end of the year.
Open walkway along beachfront
CANNOT the Herald get the local council to open the walkways at the middle level or beach level to enable people to walk on either level direct say from the pier to the old lifeboat station while the repairs to Bandstand have to be made it?
Carers lack recognition
AS one of thousands of relatives who are raising children who cannot be cared for by their parents, I feel we are not getting the recognition we deserve.
Why I’m anti the Arndale
I WAS comforted to read letters from other readers last week who share similar feelings as I do about the horrid Arndale Centre.
Dog owners’ behaviour is unacceptable
TO a minority of dog owners: Imagine you are doing your shopping in a supermarket on a Saturday afternoon.
2 commentsFantastic response to lighthouse walk
I WOULD be grateful if you would allow me to use your column to thank a number of people who helped with the Lighthouse Challenge last Saturday.
MP should be commended
IN response to the criticism by Councillors Murdoch and Belsey, and Norman Collier of the motives of Stephen Lloyd MP in the recent article regarding the King’s Drive development site, I am neither an idiot nor naïve but I do not consider I was given false hopes by our MP.
1 commentFree parking will make it done deal
TOWN Centre versus Crumbles. Prudential and Legal & General are like two teams picking sides in the playground.
2 commentsThis site is clearly unsuitable for houses
REGARDING the Kings Drive story, I am writing to make very clear I am very strongly opposed to the building of houses on this corner plot of land near to the hospital.
Climate change must be taken into account
REGARDING proposals for the Kings Drive land, one of the issues I would like to raise is drought and climate change.
2 commentsExcavate site before building
AS A researcher seeking to preserve our past I was disappointed to read in last week’s Herald that the Burlington Hotel car park is to become flats.
Sunday seafront drivers penalised
I AM not the first, nor will I be the last, resident/visitor to be hit with a parking ticket on the seafront on a Sunday.
1 commentRobust opposition is the only option
Recent editions of the Herald have featured the controversial plans to build homes on the site adjacent to Kings Drive.
Bandstand fiasco, who is to blame?
THE recent spate of bad news stories concerning buildings in the town owned or operated by Eastbourne Borough Council prompts me to write to express my deep dissatisfaction with the local council – the latest fiasco being the Bandstand.
2 commentsComplacency is the biggest danger
DID you read in the Herald (April 20) that the future of the Kings Drive land raises its ugly head again?
Much can be done to help patients make improvements
I WAS so pleased to read (Herald, April 20) that a young lady in Eastbourne affected by ME is to set up a buddy scheme for other youngsters with the illness.
MP is giving the residents false hope
I WAS amazed to read the article in the Herald about Kings Drive last Friday.
1 commentArticle gave false hope
I READ with interest and some amazement the article regarding the shelving, albeit temporary, of the proposed Kings Drive development.
Do they protest a little too much?
LEGAL and General’s squawking about the refurbishment of the Crumbles Retail Park seems to be out of proportion to the actual proposals. Could it be that they are looking for a way out of their commitment to the Arndale Centre?
Roads could not cope with any extra traffic
ASESIDENTS of Eastbourne for the last 12 years both my wife and I strongly oppose any development on the Kings Drive site for the following reason.
Exhibition town can be proud of
I CONGRATULATE the Towner Gallery’s curators on their choices for the East Sussex Open – they have produced a show of which Eastbourne can be proud.
Dismay over waste food policy change
I WONDER how many have seen the new Marks and Spencer campaign, highlighting our wasteful attitude to clothes and the sheer volume of clothing thrown into landfill sites.
Champagne music from quartet
I ENJOYED Sunday’s tribute ‘Champagne Quartet’ concert at the Congress in memory of a musician from Eastbourne John Wesley Woodward.
Ten out of ten for the DGH and NHS
TEN out of ten to the DGH and the NHS. Within days of my discovering a lump in my breast I had visited my GP had an appointment at the hospital and was undergoing all the required tests which led up to an operation this week.
Miracle cyclist wasn’t injured
ON Thursday night I was nearing the end of a 600-mile road trip.
4 commentsPlease get your facts straight
Having recently moved to Seaford from the Midlands I began buying your local paper and reading Keith Newbury’s Something to Say column.
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