UPON looking at the front page in the Evesham Journal, August 24, 'Call for cider law changes', I had to check the calendar, surely, April Fool's day has passed. Mr Lampitt may be well intentioned, but if he wishes to be a martyr to his beliefs, so be it, but he cannot complain too bitterly if the people he is trying to change resist, even violently, his personal crusade. As he is fully aware, the brewing and consumption of home-brewed cider is not illegal, whether in a house, a garage or a 'shud'.

Would Mr Lampitt also require the changes in the taxation laws to apply to the brewers of home-made beer and wine as well, or just cider makers?

Having complained to many agencies, the only answer the harassed police can come up with is to reply on the good old 'drink and drive' one.

Police ask the help of the public as to the "location of these premises", (perhaps an officer on the ground with local knowledge may serve the purpose better), stating that they should contact him or ring 'Crimestoppers'.

As the brewing and consumption of cider is not a criminal offence, it would seem that the use of Crimestoppers to pass any information of this kind is totally inappropriate. And it should only be used for its intended purpose, not to allow people to air their petty grievances.

ALAN C HOLDEN, Alexandra Road, Hampton, Evesham.