IT is a great shame that the Tourist Information Centre in Wimborne is to close. Most of the buildings around the Square and side streets are smart, well maintained and worthy of tourist interest. Particularly the revamped Kings Head hotel.

However, venture to the banks of the rivers and you find the area extremely overgrown with brambles and untidy river banks. To make matters worse, the various tourist information maps sited along the river are all rusted, defaced by cigarette burns and peeling paint. Even the public seating areas are best visited with a strimmer.

So, does Wimborne want to hide now from visitors and their custom in local shops?

ROGER BACON

Middlehill Road

Colehill