I WISH to express my support for the sale of the York Theatre Royal to the Conservation Trust as announced in The Press of January 8.

The aims and standing of the trust will ensure that this lovely old building will be maintained in good condition, so that the pleasure of theatregoers can be safeguarded for many years to come.

I am an audio describer for the theatre (giving audio descriptions of shows and plays for blind and partially-sighted people).

So I am very aware of the need to keep the theatre in fine condition for the benefit of access for all.

Thank goodness for some common sense decision-making and real understanding of the quality of life of so many people in our great city.

Edward Kendall, Dikelands Close, Upper Poppleton, York.