Don’t allow them to simply buzz off

have left. We must regain our place in the world as leaders and not as followers. We must put the Great back into Great Britain and be proud of who we are. ALAN PIPER UKIP party member OUR bees aren’t just an iconic sign of a British summer, they are vital for pollinating much of the food we enjoy every day, and the wildflowers that decorate our countryside.

But Britain’s bees are under threat, with around 35 UK species considered to be at risk of extinction, from loss of habitats, pesticides and intensive farming.

This is why Friends of the Earth is running the Great British Bee Count, which runs SEA swells drink shells one that she saw Cans bottles cartons on the sandy floor Plastic strewn beaches what an eye sore Noble prize for litterbugs out of man’s paw. Fast food flip flops flowing downstream Wake up and smell the flowers this is not a dream If you dropped the packet you are off the team Take away the privilege and punctuate the steam. The vain creature that embodies self A private parcel on an irrelevant shelf Deja vu drink and drop IT is said we are walking on the roof of hell looking at the flowers And we are merely puppets of infinite powers Draped in chains in forgetful sense warped showers Lost in space time whiling away the hours. It may seem morbid and lacking in human feeling This is an onion doing its own peeling Living in a world of self-justifying healing Karma making mincemeat with surgical wheeler dealing. Both by DAVID GARDNER Newcastle