I WAS born only a few yards from the city walls, so I’m a Yorkie.

The honours system requires looking into. Today the people who gain them do so for doing very little.

You can see an MBE was awarded for local hands-on service, which to me means little.

As for the BEM, this is a new order to reward a person for innovative work, so yet again very little had been carried out to earn and be awarded.

It is getting rather silly. As for being miserable, even jealous, that’s ridiculous (Letters, June 22).

Honours should be given to persons who have protected our county, not for closing Yorkshire and making many miserable as a certain person did.

I pasted this from the internet: Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE): This is awarded for a significant achievement or outstanding service to the community. An MBE is also awarded for local ‘hands-on’ service which stands out as an example to other people.

British Empire Medal (BEM): Reintroduced in 2012, this rewards a sustained local contribution or innovative, high-impact work of a relatively short duration (e.g. three to four years).

David Wardell, Malton Road, York

 

THERE is no justification to spend £135,000 demolishing Reynards garage if it can be made safe for the lesser sum of £95,000, especially when the Yorkshire Air Museum are ready with a project to turn it into a welcome additional visitor attraction.

The garage is not a sophisticated structure.

It is simply a big shed comprising a lightweight trussed roof over load-bearing brick walls.

Restoration of this simple building is both achievable and desirable.

If the Theatre Royal can be sold for £1 to ensure its future, then why can’t Reynards garage be similarly sold at favourable terms?

Matthew Laverack, Lord Mayors Walk, York

 

WHEN demolished, could Reynards Garage be replaced by a space centre?

I think that a lot more visitors would find this interesting.

This could be created in conjunction with Yorkshire Air Museum.

There must be a lot of spare space equipment available by now.

Bob White, Thirkleby Way, Osbaldwick, York

 

WHILE I agree with letter writer Keith Massey (The Press, June 13) when he states the proposed increase in the MPs’ pay is bad timing, I cannot agree with other comments in his letter.

I am a constituent of Julian Sturdy (MP for York Outer) by virtue of where I live, as surely Mr Massey must be, living in Bishopthorpe.

Not once during the election campaign did Mr Sturdy or his team knock on my door.

The sad thing is that the one and only campaign material I received from his party was delivered by a private company.

I wrote to Mr Sturdy, at the House of Commons, over four weeks ago, regarding the ever increasing problem of the shortage of housing in York, asking for his views on the matter. I have received no reply.

Mr Sturdy has recently featured on radio stating that all brownfield sites in York Central should be built on before any housing is built on what he states is green belt, filling York Central to bursting point.

He is obviously protecting his own constituency and business.

Presumably, Mr Sturdy is recommending that some of his existing or future voters should remove themselves from his constituency to either York Central or elsewhere to be able to get an affordable roof over their head.

Howard Perry, St James Place, Dringhouses, York

 

BOB WAITE suggested (Letters, June 17) that the cycling proficiency course, which he took many years ago, should be reintroduced.

It returned some years ago, but is now called “Bikeability”. For school-age youngsters, this offers three levels of training which begins with groups in the playground and ends as one to ones with an experienced and qualified trainer, on busy urban roads.

More information is found at https://bikeability.org.uk The Government estimates that more 1.5 million children had been trained by the beginning of this year. But this does not include every child in the country.

The bugbear is Government underfunding, and the fact that local schools must opt in and contribute some of their own budgets, before youngsters can take advantage of the training.

City of York Council also offers adult cycle training, both for beginners and for those who wish to obtain greater urban cycling skills.

More at www.itravelyork.info/cycling/cycle-training

Paul Hepworth, Windmill Rise, York