I went for a ride on the Volk's Electric Railway on Brighton seafront the other day and was appalled to find the railway had been shortened by at least 200 yards and a temporary terminus created at one of the beach crossings.

The reason for this was that a grandstand had been built across the track for beach football sponsored by a beer company.

I have nothing against football or beer but it seems to me that whichever department of Brighton and Hove City Council gave permission for this construction was cutting its own throat by reducing the revenue from one of its leading attractions.

Having examined the stand, it seemed to me it would have been possible to build it in such a way as to allow trains to pass under it.

Which department made this foolish decision?

-Peter E H Bailey, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton