AS a doddering old bloke in his eighties the efforts by the local council to commemorate Guy Fawkes and Christmas do nothing for my spirits.

As a council tax contributor I would be very interested in knowing the cost of these displays.

I am convinced that the money could be better spent, for example by improving the condition of the pavements in Charford Road and School Drive. These pavements are used daily by hundreds of pupils going to the North and South High Schools.

Okay, so I am a miserable old git!

Don Bailey

Bromsgrove