I AM writing in response to the canopy being dismantled. I think that this a travesty.

Could this not have been moved somewhere else in the town centre for instance near either the Fred Dibnah statue or wheel on Oxford Street> This would not interfere with the council putting up the ice slide and the big wheel over the festive period and the proposed boulevard.

Surely a compromise could have been reached and everyone who normally used the canopy could still benefit and raise much needed funds for their respective charities.

Harry Armstrong

Bolton