THE news says that the Environmental Audit Committee estimates about 29,000 deaths a year are caused by air pollution in the UK, especially that contributed by diesel vehicles.

The harmful nature of the small particles emitted by diesel vehicles have long been known to be harmful.

Despite this we still permit endless streams of cars to use Poole Park as a rat run between Lilliput and the town centre thus adding to the poisoning of our children and ourselves.

Most of these cars have no intention of using the park facilities.

It’s just a picturesque route to avoid the Civic Centre roundabout with no thought to the harm being done to the park with noise, pollution and potential accidents to young children.

It’s about time that we learnt the difference between a park and a road.

Please block one of the entrances permanently to limit access only to genuine park users.

Just experience the park before the cars are let loose at 10am to get a flavour of the benefits.

All park users can continue to get access as at present by driving to the open entrances, just lose 70 per cent of the traffic.

A HOOPER, Verulam Road, Poole