Loudspeaker nuisance

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32425, 12 October 1970, Page 12

Loudspeaker nuisance

Sir,—ln reply to “Bryndwr’s” letter of October 9, I was present at the junior athletic meeting in question and was very impressed with the way the organisers arranged and carried out the planned activities. The loudspeaker played a very important part by keeping the children together in the area set aside for the athletic activities. “Bryndwr" would be well advised to get his facts correct. Mrs Steele did not say there were 300 present but there were certainly 150 as she quoted. I have always believed that parks such as Edgar Macintosh, have been

set aside for community use and if “Bryndwr” finds the noise associated with sports meetings disturbs his Saturdays, I would suggest they would be well advised to consider moving to a locality where there are no sporting activities organised at weekends.—Yours, etc., (MRS) J. SHIELDS. October 9, 1970.

Sir,—ln reply to “Bryndwr” my first thought is to offer him use of my reading glasses. Not once in Mrs Steele’s letter does she mention 300 children. I think "Bryndwr” has a gripe against sport in general. Saturday’s athletic meeting was a great success, and a great way to keep young people active and healthy. I am also a ratepayer and do not begrudge any noise or activity coming from the park. If the noise had bothered me (which ft didn’t) 1 would have approached the people concerned not hidden behind a newspaper.—Yours, etc., MOTHER OF THREE. October 9. 1970.

Sir,—l would like to answer the monstrous allegations of the ratepayer called “Bryndwr." Even a politician cannot read 300 for 150 and then say that it should have been 30. I suggest that even though “Bryndwr” may have been deafened by the loud; speaker, it could not have

blinded him. - Any mother of a large family knows that it is difficult to control a large number of children using a normal voice, but her neighbours do not scream about “invasions of their privacy” every time she raises her voice. The worthy organisers of this meeting surely could not have provided the same service without a loudspeaker to communicate with all the children at once. They are providing a very beneficial exercise for the children and keep them off the streets. —Yours, etc., IRATE PLAYER. October 9, 1970.