The boys are a credit to Northampton, the Boys' Brigade and their parents.

The weather over their stay was poor, to say the least, however it managed to stay dry for the two Sundays that they paraded through Newquay.

They put on an excellent marching band display on the Killacourt at Newquay.

The second Sunday coincided with the annual Newquay Carnival.

After their display, the company marched through the centre of Newquay ahead of the main carnival procession.

They were watched by several hundred people who lined the route and put on a first class performance.

Their presence in Newquay over the past few summers may have generated interest in a local church to start up a Boys' Brigade company in Newquay.

I hope this comes to fruition.

As a resident of Newquay, I feel this organisation can only enhance the lives of young people in the town.

If only all young persons joined such an organisation, I'm sure this country would be a better place to live in.

I would also like to pay tribute to the company captain, Sam Harrison, who was sadly taken ill at the start of the camp and spent the whole of it in hospital at Truro.

Captain Harrison has dedicated his whole life to the Boys' Brigade in Northampton and, in my opinion, is a remarkable man who deserves recognition for his services to the youth of Northampton from this country.

Sam, I salute you and I wish you well with your ongoing treatment.

Sadly, the company will be camping on the Isle of Wight next year.

Newquay's loss is their gain.

I look forward to the time when the 11th Northampton return to Newquay and let's hope by then Newquay will have its own BB company.
Aaron Bevan,
Motor Patrol Sergeant,
Devon and Cornwall Constabulary.

Free campus to campus travel
Regarding the news article in the Chronicle & Echo of August 19 about the fare increase from next month on bus services 21 and 21E to The University of Northampton, I wanted to reassure students and staff that they will continue to be able to travel for free direct from Avenue Campus to Park Campus, and vice versa, all day Monday to Friday on these services, when showing a valid university ID card.

The first price increase for two-and-a-half years applies to university ID card holders travelling between any two stops within the Service 21 and 21E Flat Fare Zones, other than campus to campus direct; for instance from the town centre or railway station to Avenue or Park Campus, which will be charged at the discounted fare price of £1 per single journey.

Standard fares apply all day on Saturdays on both services.
Further information can be obtained by visiting www.northampton.ac.uk/green/travel
Paul R Taylor,
Sustainability Officer,
The University of Northampton.

I can't wait for the next election
Further to the letter in the Chronicle & Echo dated August 31 from Keith Jackson, I support what he says wholeheartedly.

There is no other country in the world where you can sponge off the state, whoever you are.

We are keeping immigrants, legal and illegal, convicted terrorists, foreign prisoners etc.

We must be the laughing stock of the century.

If the media is to be believed, we have young and elderly living on the poverty line.

Personally, I can't wait to have my say at the next election.
So, Keith, keep writing your letters.

If the citizens of this country had any backbone we would be on the streets demonstrating.
V Graham-Hole,
Elgin Street, St James, Northampton.

Shock at death of Lynn Wilson
I and my fellow partners at Blandfords wish to express our extreme shock at the death of Lynn Wilson.

Our thoughts and deepest sympathy go out to his fine wife and family at this difficult time.

We will always remember Lynn as an approachable, down-to-earth person who retained his realistic outlook.

He was one of the few who had worked hard, made a good living but never forgot where he came from.

I feel privileged to have known and worked for Lynn for so many years.
Paul Smith,
Senior Partner,
Blandfords LLP.

Georgia used and abandoned by US
John Dickie is correct in his assertion that Ossetia is no Sudetenland and he is certainly right to describe NATO as a Cold War relic we can well do without (Chron, August 20).

However, while his assessment of the current situation in Georgia is accurate, his view that the Allies had been willing to broker a peace with Hitler in 1938 might be deemed somewhat insensitive by many Czechs.

The willingness of the Allies to allow Czechoslovakia to be swallowed up by the Nazis in 1938 did not go unnoticed by the Czechs.

Their country immediately fell under German occupation.

In case this was not enough, Hitler also received assurances at this time from Chamberlain, through Halifax his foreign minister, that Britain would acquiesce in Hitler's liquidation of Austria and Poland as well.

This, of course, is what finally happened in 1939, when public outrage at Hitler's attack on Poland precipitated a reluctant Chamberlain's declaration of war.

Georgia would do well to learn from the experience of those smaller European states, deemed disposable and not worth protecting by the Great Powers in the lead-up to World War Two.

Georgia now knows what it feels like to be used and then abandoned by the US.

The Georgian attack on South Ossetia that led to the devastating Russian counter-attack was clearly timed to coincide with the opening of the Olympic Games in Bejing.

It also seems to have occurred during a week in which the US government was intervening massively in currency markets to protect the dollar.

The encouragement of Georgia in its sneak attack on a neighbour became a means whereby the US could not only slight Russia but could also conceal, for a short time at least, the signs of the incipient economic collapse America now faces.
Guy Nicholls,
Elmhurst Court, Spinney Hill, Northampton.

Sign of good food
Why does Jenny's restaurant sign need changing?

Look at the 99p Shop sign! That is certainly not in keeping with Gold Street shops.

Jenny's sign is a trade mark and my husband and I go in there frequently for remarkable service.

For heaven's sake, has the council got nothing better to do?
Mrs Sue Mathews,
Clarence Avenue, Northampton.