When I walk along Worthing's promenade, three things puzzle me.

One is the borough council's notices proclaiming Worthing's beach is a seaside award winner. None of the beaches has the all-important Blue Flag so who made this award?

Secondly, although Worthing does have a beach inspector's office, the flagpoles along the beaches never display flags to say whether it is safe to swim or not.

Even in very rough weather, the only flags displayed are those of St George or the Union Jack. Who ever heard of award-winning beaches that never display warning notices?

Finally, an excellent cycle lane was recently installed along Worthing's eastern promenade. The lane could not be more clearly marked and is well used so why are pedestrians allowed to deliberately walk in the middle of the cycle lane, forcing the cyclists to deviate and ride amongst the walkers?

This thoughtless and sometimes difficult behaviour by walkers completely defeats the purpose of the scheme.

-P Ingram, Worthing