I ATTENDED your badly organised – badly chaired meeting at Coleford last Friday, and had I been able to attract the attention of your chairman I would have made the following point and asked the following question.

On Wednesday I watched on television the debate on the sell-off or disposal of the forest estates.

I was very impressed by, and a little envious of, the Member for the New Forest East, Julian Lewis and the sincere, spirited and passionate speech that he made against the selling off or disposal of forest land within his constituency in support of the wishes of the majority of his constituents.

Should you encounter Julian Lewis in the House of Commons will you convey to him, on behalf of the majority that attended your meeting in Coleford, our congratulations for the way in which he defied his party in order to support the wishes of the majority that elected him.

Keith Morgan

Broadwell