CONGRATULATIONS to the council on its excellent timing for the installation of new litter bins situated along the old railway track leading to Little Marcle Road.

This enabled some mother's little horrors to while away their time during the school break vandalising two bins within less than one week of installation.

I cannot wait to see what they will do to the proposed bench seating in Oatley's Meadow - perhaps the council can arrange for the installing of these at the beginning of the summer break, imagine what they could do to them in six weeks!

Just a thought, what was so wrong with a coat of paint on the original bins or was that too simple? After all, it is only we that are paying.

The sooner the council steps out of 'cloud cuckoo land' and realises that until they get to grips with vandalism that they are just throwing our good money down the drain, the better.

T A ELWELL, Churchill Meadow, Ledbury.