It was disappointing to see the old myth that Moulsecoomb is missing out on eb4u cash while Whitehawk is rolling in it.

This has been raised a few times already and the eb4u team has done the sums on monies given out so far and revealed that Moulsecoomb has had by far the larger share of government cash, contrary to what was stated in the article "Few signs of help".

There is, similarly, no evidence that Brighton and Hove City Council has pulled out of the area, a basic principle being that eb4u monies are always additional to existing public service spend for the area. Any examination of budgets would reveal this.

The Crew Club is quoted as one such example of Whitehawk bias - but it is there in Whitehawk because there are a couple of committed local residents (Darren Snow and Lorraine Town) who, with their club graduates, have been working their guts out to deliver the sort of youth club the young people of East Brighton actually want.

This is a genuine resident-led project and no one would be more pleased for something similar to happen in Moulsecoomb than the Crew Club itself. But someone in Moulsecoomb needs to start it off.

Equally, there are projects in Moulsecoomb that Whitehawk would like to have and there are other initiatives that cover the whole area, such as the widely respected Community Safety Team with its police and neighbourhood wardens.

Picking off one area against another and saying the whole thing is a waste of time anyway is pointless defeatism on a large scale.

Every project has to go through a rigorous grant bidding process (involving residents at every stage) to check it will deliver against the aims of eb4u.

This is the stage the Crew Club has reached and I am sure many would like to join me in wishing it every success with its application.

-Coun Betsy Brewer, Kings House, Grand Avenue, Hove