I WOULD like to address the selfish brainless lazy individual who frequently lets his or her dog foul the pavement right outside the gates at Oldbury Park School, and along the perimeter fence where all the children walk.

Perhaps you would like to stand outside the school every morning with a bucket of hot soapy water and kindly remove from our children's shoes what you are too bone idle to pick up in the first place.

Are you a parent or grandparent? Maybe we could come and walk through your house and see how you like it.

N J LAYTON, Worcester.

n MARINA Duffell (You Say, Tuesday, September 28) intrigues us with insider knowledge of the local "older people's forum" confirming my oft-repeated belief in the futility of such pensioner's forums, advisory groups, conventions, alliances, campaigns and so on.

Brian Hunt assured me in January that "the Grey Army is getting mobilised." I think that all who populate such meeting are only playing at being "pretend" politicians and waste their time.

FRANK L JONES, Malvern.