YORK Barbican Centre's new rule asking users to pay when booking sports facilities is another unfortunate result of a minority of users spoiling things for the majority (May 10).

I cannot blame the Barbican for taking this stand - they have probably lost a great deal of money because of their free-and-easy way of booking.

Is it possible for the Barbican to start a membership card method for regular users who could then simply quote their card number when booking as one does when buying from a store?

Heather Causnett,

Escrick Park Gardens,

Escrick, York.

Updated: 11:57 Saturday, May 17, 2003