SIR: The controversy over the dearth of Ballroom Dancing venues in Bolton is not new. A letter was published in the BEN, not long after the restoration of the Town Hall following the disastrous fire, about the tea dances disappearing.

A Town Hall spokesman recently said if there was a demand for 'Ballroom', it would be considered. Then why were the dances axed in the first place?

Mrs Olive M Kenyon

Laburnum Park, Bolton

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