Penny Hajduk (Letters, December 12) refers to a sports discussion held two years ago and says, despite councillors listening to the problems faced by sports clubs in Brighton and Hove, "nothing changed".

I am not surprised.

What does surprises me is why such a discussion was held at Brighton College, one of the most exclusive private schools in the country?

Surely this choice of venue highlights how little emphasis there is on sport in state schools, which lack not only the facilities but also the time (due to the ridiculous constraints of the national curriculum) to develop sport?

Any real effort to address the lack of sporting opportunities for our youngsters must be geared towards the many, not the few.

-John Guy, Brighton