Shocked – and saddened

MY sister and I had to come to Southport so we decided to stay for four days.

We were both born in the early 1930s and always proud to say we were ‘Sandgrounders’ – sadly not anymore.

We both left in the early 60s. Does anyone stop to look at what’s happened and continues to happen year after year?

We were shocked and saddened to see the utter disrepair that Lord Street and surrounding streets had fallen into.

Just one example: the Town Hall, does no one stand back and really look at the sad state it’s in?

Yet leave the town centre and within walking distance of about 15 minutes of Lord Street and the scene changes beyond belief.

By the way, we did walk the length of the Promenade as far as Rotten Row and both agreed that was a redeeming feature.

Kathleen Jones and Margaret Purchase, Clitheroe

THANK YOU SO MUCH

THIS year our World’s Biggest Coffee morning fundraiser entered its 29th year.

In community centres, schools and workplaces, thousands of coffee mornings were held across the North West to raise money and help us support people affected by cancer.

I would like to offer a huge and heartfelt thanks to every single one of your readers who held or attended a coffee morning – your energy and generosity never ceases to amaze us.

Whether it’s specialist cancer nurses, GPs, therapists or advisers, we can only offer the support that people with cancer need thanks to the tireless fundraising efforts of our supporters.

Last year Macmillan helped around 31,840 people with cancer in the North West.

The number of people who need our help is growing, and we want to offer support to everyone who needs it.

Please rest assured that every cake, every brew, every penny raised will now go on to help us to achieve this ambition.

And please remember, if you need information, support or a chat with Macmillan you can call us free on 0808 808 0000.

If you’d like to support Macmillan and do something amazing today, you can also visit macmillan.org.uk/getinvolved. Thank you all so very much. Tanya Humphreys Interim Head of Services for Macmillan Cancer Support in the North West

TAKE JUST A LITTLE...

WHENEVER something is free there will always some who will abuse it. Look at the chaos when Costa announced free coffee from their machines.

At a buffet I take a small amount on my plate leaving enough for the people in the queue behind me. I can always go back for more. Bernard Powell

Southport