After a short stay at the Bispham hospital nurse centred rehabilitation department, I am therefore delighted to find that I have nothing but praise to offer to the matron and her very diligent staff at this excellent
establishment.
A happy relaxing atmosphere pervades the entire hospital.
The efficient matron has a happy bubbly personality, far removed from the old
Victorian image.
The hard working staff of nurses,
physiotherapists, assistants and cleaners constantly present smiling faces as they
quietly treat and reassure their mainly
elderly patients.
Indeed the hospital is so clean that you feel that you could almost eat off the floor!
It seems a long time since I previously
encountered so much laughter and so many smiling faces to cheer me up.
To the patients that I met during my stay there, may I say that I admire the bravery and fortitude which you all exhibited in
dealing with your various health problems and thank you for the laughter that we shared, especially in the dining room and in room one.
I feel sure that we all left the hospital with renewed hope for the future and a feeling of gratitude to all those who spend their daily lives helping others.
Best wishes and good luck to all of you, and thanks for the fantastic care I received at
Bispham.
M V Mannion
Helmsdale Road,
Blackpool

Sign to save a war treasure
In the Second World War this
country lacked the vast economic
resources of the USA and the
equally vast manpower reserves of the Soviet Union.
We balanced these deficits with outstanding intelligence in the field of code-breaking.
No single source of intelligence mattered more to the Allies than ULTRA, the deciphered German
signals sent using the remarkable Enigma machine that the Germans believed to be uncrackable. In 1939, thanks to a team of boffins based at Bletchley Park ULTRA was broken.
It is, therefore, distressing and
appaling that this important part of our heritage receives no money at all from the Government or the
National Lottery. Bletchley Park has, therefore, to rely for funds on
visitor income and donations.
It is in grave danger of being forced to close, to our country's shame. Go to the Number 10 website and add your name to the 11,000
people who have signed a petition to save the future of the home of Britain's most important victories.
Barry Clayton
Fieldfare Close, Thornton

Deposit cuts litter
I read Roy Edmonds'
humourous "I have a dream" column (The Gazette,
September 1) and his final
paragraphs about the litter problem here in Blackpool.
By coincidence, my brother has just visited me from his home in Germany and could not believe how even more
run-down and dirty his home town has become.
Germany still retains the
deposit system, which older readers will remember used to apply here in the UK, on pop and beer bottles.
In Germany, this system has been extended to include
plastic bottles and cans.
The deposit on a drink
containers is sometimes almost as much as the cost of drink which is a good incentive. Any containers cast aside are eagerly lifted off the streets by young lads or the
unemployed.
A dream come true for Roy and us all.
Name and address supplied

Thanks for finding purse
I would like to thank the lady who found my house key and Tesco club card in Stanley Park and handed them into the store. Tesco contacted me and I duly collected them.
Thanks again to the good samaritan and Tesco.
June Truelove
Breck Road
Blackpool


Stanley cabaret is a great venue
I have recently returned from holiday in Blackpool and would like to say a big thank you to the wonderful management and staff at the new Stanley Bar and Cabaret (previously known as the Stanley Arms) where my
husband and myself enjoyed four fantastic evenings watching the cabaret shows.
The entertainment was amazing we saw a different comedian and vocalist each evening and although it was the same compere and dancers each evening we never heard the same song or saw the same dance routine twice.
Each night was totally
different and the atmosphere in the bar was very lively and enjoyable and all this for just £1 it was
unbelievable.
We so enjoyed our first evening we decided to see what the bar was like in the afternoons
expecting it to be quiet, how wrong could we be we had a
wonderful time enjoying the entertainment of Mr Roy Rolland a gentleman who we were told had done eighteen seasons at the Stanley, he was very funny, and had a wonderful voice.
The bar was once again full with everyone enjoying themselves there was much laughter and merriment and this was all free.
So once again thank you to all concerned at the Stanley Bar and Cabaret we had a smashing
holiday.
W E MacDonald
Wykebeck Place, Leeds

No shine to resort lights
We have just taken our toddler to see the Illuminations and are very disappointed.
Many of the lights weren't even working, the biggest being the spaceships on Gynn Square – four of them not illuminated at all – as well as the "Open Sesame" at North Shore.
This is not as bad for local
people as for others who have travelled from out of the area.
Why is it not right from the
beginning? If it is all down to funding why not charge per car?
Michelle Boucher
Warley Road, North Shore