As a survivor of the Second World War, I am disgusted at the state of the war memorial, which only gets cleaned once a year for Remembrance Sunday, and of Brighton's Steine Gardens generally.

One only has to go as far as Seaford to see how much respect the local council and residents show to the fallen. Lovely flower beds around the memorial are tended to all year round.

Surely we owe those who paid the ultimate sacrifice a lot more respect.

-E Heiden, Brighton