WELL, what a breath of fresh air Cllr Rey’s letter (Dec 27, ‘We need to build family-friendly town’) to you and indeed us all was. Music to not only my ears but I’m sure many other residents of the town.

Could it really be that those who wield the power are actually interested in listening to the views of normal people and making follies like the Imax and the surf reef things of the past?

A young surfer was only telling me recently that if only the council had spent its money building a more robust pier then the surfers would have got the waves they wanted and those of us who don’t surf could have benefited from a pier with some facilities on it!

So bring on this new world order I say.

Let’s hope a few other councillors feel the same.

DARRYL LANE, Inverleigh Road, Southbourne