IN reply to Ian Beresford Gleaves, it's taken time, but by now I think the point has been made for both sides. A discussion is better than an outright condemnation, which left unchallenged could lead to a ban on activities that don't suit a certain group in our society.

I am intrigued to know that if 50 young people were to object to classical music, on whatever grounds, whether that would have been reason to put limitations on what has been allowed to happen in Priory Park for the next year?

I was also wondering that if a small minority who object to a certain event can make their thoughts known and achieve change, what could the 3,500 to 5,000 people expected at this year's WestFest actually do?

Well it could help make Malvern as a whole realise that events can work and that when locals support an event rather than use their energies negatively, real change for the whole community can happen, and not just for the elite.

I invite you to WestFest this year to canvas opinion on what the vast majority of people would like on a day out and I look forward to seeing you there.

Richard Penhaligon (chairman WestFest 2006), West Malvern.