I was delighted to read Blackpool is aiming to be the first resort for cycling in Britain (The Gazette, August 21).
Today when a lot of us are watching both the calories and the pennies, cycling remains an excellent means of getting from A to B and can become the start of people getter
fitter. There are loads and loads of cycle lanes in Blackpool not to mention cycle routes throughout the area.
Certainly many people will have enjoyed Ride the Lights on Tuesday, with the awesome camaraderie that has become a part of this event.
If you are one of those women who would like to get out and about on their bike more with the support of other women perhaps you would like to enquire about the Bicycle Belles Cycling Group who are based in Lytham.
We have enjoyed many rides this year, some on Blackpool Prom, around Stanley Park and area and several in rural Fylde.
Anyone interested in joining Bicycle Belles should call Ursula on 07821 691888 or Sarah on 07855536136.
Shirley Caldwell
Lawnswood Avenue, Poulton


Joe's show is just the best
For anyone holidaying in
Blackpool wondering what to do on a Friday and Saturday evenings I would highly recommend going along to the North Pier to see The Joe Longthorne Summer
Spectacular.
I've just returned home to Leeds after two fantastic nights watching one of the best home grown talents this country has seen – Joe at his very best.
I've been a fan of Joe for many years and can honestly say that
despite everything he's been through this man never ceases to amaze me. He played to a packed house both nights and had the
audience, of all ages, in the palm of his hand as he went seemlessly from one impression to the next.
Joe Longthorne is fantastic and will without fail have you wanting to go back for more.
He's certainly an inspiration to everyone suffering with any kind of illness, back looking and sounding better than he has done for many years.
Diane Keating
Leeds

Tourist police plea
We should use some of the community police as tourist police and give them powers that would aid the tourist
industry in Blackpool.
Give them transport and let them patrol the tourist area. They could book the cars that double park on the Prom, book the cars that are always parked on double yellows, book landaus that pollute or make illegal moves ie if they fail to stop at a red light or make u-turns.
They could fine the lads who are drinking illegally on the streets, they could police the beggars, they could have a database of telephone
numbers for when a bin is full or a phone box is smashed or for cleaning up sick and urine, and even street lights that are not working.
These are basic thing that have adverse effects on our tourist trade but can be easily remedied.
Colin Blakemore
Montpelier Avenue
Bispham


Drivers still leaving mess
So much for landau drivers cleaning up after their horses, my wife and myself with our dog were crossing Chapel Street to go down Dale Street.
On the corner was a parked landau. The driver came out of a corner shop just as the horse dropped a big load in the road
because it was not wearing a
so-called nappy.
The driver looked at it, jumped into the landau and drove off. I shouted to him that he had forgotten something and he looked at me as though I was something the horse had dropped and
carried on towards the Prom, empty bucket swinging on the back axle.
GERALD SMYTH
Address supplied
Real need for resident parking In answer to Richard Hook's
letter (The Gazette, August 25) and Blackpool Council's new idea on resident-only parking, perhaps these people are lucky enough to live in areas where there is ample parking and it is not a problem.
But we do have a problem where I live. This is made worse when hoteliers show their
visitors our street for parking during their stay and then
ferry them back to the hotel.
As for the services of various businesses (such as window cleaners) could the council not provide them with a special
permit for the purpose of their business only?
At the moment we do not have resident parking but in the light of the new Primary Care Centre opening on Whitegate Drive with a staff of about 200 plus
domiciliary staff and patients and that they are only providing 91 car parking places.
I think resident only parking is going to be needed in our area with this going ahead.
John Cheeseman
Cumberland Avenue
Blackpool
Bus stops are causing jams
I note Coun Roy Haskett
appears satisfied with the
current Westcliffe Drive road
layout (The Gazette, August 22).
I am sure during his campaign to be councillor for Layton he
expressed concern that the bus stops posed a potential threat to the movement of emergency
vehicles. As the bus stops are still causing tailbacks why has his view changed?
The 20 mph limit is considered a good idea – the bus stop roadblocks are not.
Peter Whitehead
Layton