I do not condone bad manners, foul language or disrespect for the law; but doesn't it seem a little unfair that young people are not allowed to ride their bikes through the twittens, while elderly people are allowed to ride on their battery-driven four-wheeled buggies through these self-same twittens?

With regard to your complainant's comments about Lancing and community, I think it is highly significant that the visionary idea of regenerating the centre of our village on the Freshbrook School site has been put forward by local doctors and not local councillors.

I suspect district councillors are frightened off by the many millions of pounds it will cost; and parish councillors are too busy coping with the vociferous minority who live along the seafront and have no interest in anything except Beach Green.

This vision of regenerating the centre of our village with a new health centre, and possibly new library, public toilets, police station, social services outlet and large youth facility, is the most positive and exciting thing to occur in Lancing since the Hurstfield housing development.

I wonder if we will grab the opportunity — or just let things drift?

With regard to improving the behaviour of local young people, perhaps your complainant might consider supporting the Electric Storm youth project?

Just go into Lancing Library and ask for Marion's telephone number, or the Electric Storm website address.

Let's all pull together and improve things in our very large village.

Pam Pashley
Lancing

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