It was a welcome change, after all the bad news we are so used to, to see an article about someone who makes not only a difference to her own community but who also touches those of others. I refer to Sister Lena (July 20).

This is a person who commands the respect of her fellow sisters, the fishermen and women of Brighton and now also, I hope, the people of Brighton and Hove.

Through a simple act of fishing - and giving - this woman has shown us that life can be very simple.

The fact that so many people respect this and react to it shows us we can, through our own acts of kindness, benefit those around us.

The other fishermen and women of Brighton, as well as those who run the Marina breakwater, have shown that friendship, communication and, above all, respect are the essential elements that build a community - something the rest of Brighton and Hove should take note of and build on.

-Arron Freeman, Brighton