WHEN John Redpath retired as Town Crier about five years ago (Letters, July 16), I wrote to City of York Council to offer my services if I could be of any help; no reply!

Since then some of my colleagues from the Loyal Company of Town Criers have helped out on an ad hoc basis, but I do heartily agree that York should have its own Town Crier.

J. David Jackson, Town Crier, Malton & Norton.