As summer approaches and the exciting lure of a family barbecue on Hove beach beckons, I find with dismay that once again, jobsworth whingers as spoiling the enjoyment for others.

We are not allowed to enjoy barbecues when the sun is shining.

No, not until after 6pm.

And why? Because seafront residents complain about the smell.

Well, I live in Adelaide Crescent. I've never smelt any barbecues, and I live just 200 yards from the sea.

If a little smell of freshly cooked food was to linger over, is it the worst thing in the world?

To the complainers, I say: stop being pedantic and ruining everyone else's fun for the summer. Get something worthwhile to complain about, like the drug dealers on the beach at night, cruising by the toilets and litter droppers.

Andy Peck
Adelaide Crescent,
Hove

I feel like I must have a whinge again about my pet hate at this time of year.

No, it's not the heat nor the sound of lawnmowers on a Sunday but the dreaded Australian invention, the barbie.

Smelly, eye-watering barbecues are again everywhere, especially on Sunday afternoons when people start staggering back from their local hostelry full up with lager.

To escape this I decided to head for the beach and smell the sea air with just a hint of sun tan lotion in it - but alas, no such luck. The barbie revolution has extended to the beach - people have now got mobile barbies to go with their phones.

It seems now you can't even sit on the beach without returning home smelling like a burnt burger.

I think the oven was a great invention and I hope it will soon make a comeback.

Paul-John Harris
Glynde Close
Newhaven