“DON’T the girls in York look really cheap?” may well be a question or statement uttered by many visitors (The Press, June 20).

I’m sure many people come to this conclusion if they saw, as I did, a group of four or five women walking towards the centre of York (on a Sunday at 4.30pm) carrying large inflatables, laughing and shouting as they went. The girls looked quite pleased with the attention they attracted as they brushed past elderly shoppers, children and visitors.

They were quite clearly a hen party that had chosen to shame our pretty city. What do visitors think?

They probably don’t realise that York is a party town, attracting people from miles around.

I can’t stop, change or discourage this, but I know people who can. Come on York councillors, show some leadership. If they can stop this behaviour in Magaluf, you can stop it here.

DK, Wheldrake

 

FOLLOWING York Inset Scooter Club’s successful Mods and Rockers charity run in April, we raised more than £900.

£100 was given to the Nepal Earthquake Appeal and we have presented a cheque for £800 to the York Normandy Veterans, at the Walnut Tree in Heworth.

York Inset Scooter Club have a very close relationship with the York Normandy Veterans and since 2010 have raised more thanover £5,000 to enable them to make annual visits to the D Day beaches in Normandy.

Nick Beilby, York Inset Scooter Club, York

 

IT IS sad our wonderful city is seen as not safe for many of our community (The Press, June 20). Press news editor Gavin Aitchison tries to promote sensible drinking and many drink in a respectable and responsible way.

The landlord or landlady can make a contribution to raise standards within their premises. So many supermarkets and small shops are now selling drink and must also share some blame for this escalating behaviour.

Keith Chapman, Custance Walk, York

 

I WAS grateful to see your photograph and the attached words (The Press, June 19) which told us all about the extent of the commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo.

One would have thought that this was an event worth televising in much the same way as Trooping the Colour, but incredibly it received virtually no attention in the broadcasting media.

I seem to recall reading somewhere that this was for fear of offending the French.

Is it now a matter of time before we apologise to the Germans for having played our part in defeating Adolf Hitler?

Richard M Billinge, Heworth, York