I AM Group Scout Leader of Moreton in Marsh Scouts. Recently I received a phone call from an officious Cotswold District Council employee telling me that our cage that we keep gas bottles in had no padlock fitted and that we were breaking Health and Safety regulations.

She demanded that we rectify the situation immediately. We usually have a padlock on the cage but someone obviously forgot to put it back on.

What I find unbelievable is that someone made an official complaint to the council about us when all that was needed was to contact any leader and the padlock would have been refitted.

There are meetings at the hut three nights a week.

No wonder it is so difficult to find voluntary leaders when some people do all they can to undermine our efforts.

A lot of children get enjoyment from the Scout Groups and Guides that meet there.

BRUCE EASTABROOK, Keble Road, Moreton.