SIR - My father (who I dearly love and cherish) was initially classed as an immigrant who travelled a journey consisting of thousands of miles from Pakistan to England. His original aim was to earn and return. However due to unpredictable scenarios, he eventually opted to remain, plan, construct and maintain a life here in the UK.

Throughout his entire life, he continued to work as a mill worker and finally retired a few years ago, a remarkable and admirable individual who brought up six children in this country without having to learn one word of English, and the same goes for my mother.

Despite having problems with communication, both parents worked tremendously hard to ensure that their children would grow into maturity to respect and treat everyone fairly and without any form of discrimination or racism (a teaching that is prevalent in my own children's young lives).

Personally, I firmly believe that the teachings of our parents are truly dominant and ever visible within our personality and character.

All parents who reside within Bradford need to look to the future and teach their children discipline, respect, dignity and pride of a multi-cultural society. "Live and let live."

Zamir Hussain, Keighley Road, Bradford 9.

SIR - Following the Bradford riots and associated disturbances, I can only say a big thank you to the Telegraph & Argus for printing letters from all sections of the community.

We are very fortunate in this country to have "free speech", and judging by the uptake, it does suggest that apart from the few fanatics on all sides - who also had their say - the majority of our multi-cultural population think the same.

Common sense should prevail at all times, irrespective of the divisive Acts of Parliament put upon us by people who haven't a clue what is going on in the real world.

Trevor Williams-Berry, Bredon Avenue, Wrose.

SIR - What a sad sight as I travelled over Baildon Moor after the culling of the poor sheep and lambs.

I cross the moor every day, and always smile to myself at the little lambs following their mums around, and having to stop the car to let them all cross the road.

I shed quite a few tears now as I pass. It seems so lonely. How the poor farmer must feel is beyond me.

Sue Lynch, Bingley Road, Lees Moor, Keighley.

SIR - Regarding the "Fitness plan for old barn in Addingham" (T&A, July 14). There may well be a demand in Addingham for the delights of cycling to nowhere, running on an endless treadmill and lifting heavy weights, although this sounds to me more like the tedium of the day job many of us are trying to escape.

However, Sylvia Nelson is quoted as saying "At this moment there's certainly nothing for fitness" (in Addingham).

This is not the case. I have been running two fitness classes per week, one daytime, one in the evening, during the school term time for about nine years. The age range is from 16 to 70-something, male and female and all levels of ability.

We work on aerobic fitness, muscle tone, flexibility and relaxation; at the same time we have some fun.

I do not object to the proposed centre, not seeing it as direct competition for my classes, and good luck to Sylvia Nelson if she does succeed.

I just wanted to put the record straight about fitness provision locally.

Sue Ross, Victoria Terrace, Addingham.

SIR - Isn't it amazing how people like to downgrade crime by using different words for the same thing?

I was surprised to read (T&A, July 21) at the end of a report of a thief chased by taxi: "This was a snatch, not a robbery".

The clear intention was to steal and get away with it, so there's no difference.

I suppose it's like murder and manslaughter, in my book absolutely no difference as the result is the same.

We might as well go the full hog and call every crime a misdemeanour regardless of its severity.

P Truebridge, Birch Lane, Bradford 5.

SIR - I agree with D R Blackwell, (Letters, July 19) about Bradford Moor Golf Course. This is a piece of Green Belt that should remain so.

But will the Council listen to the ratepayers? Of course not, as their policy is to put buildings on every blade of grass they see, regardless of where it is.

The word "environment" does not enter into the discussions at City Hall.

Bradford is losing too many green fields and trees, and we need them for health reasons.

By the way, don't go to any of the meetings to air your views because you'll be wasting your time. They still won't listen to you. Been there and tried it.

B J Rudd, Roger Court, Undercliffe.

SIR - On Saturday July 21, I went to Clayton to celebrate a friend's birthday. My reward for enjoying myself was to have my purse stolen.

The purse was a Christmas present three years ago from my daughter, bought from her first wage packet - an irreplaceable gift, taken by an uncaring thief.

Is it fair that something I dearly treasured can be stolen just like that?

What sort of person would cause another human being so much upset? Is honesty really extinct? It seems to be.

Mrs M Bateman, Jer Lane, Horton Bank Top.

SIR - The fire service doubts as to the planning of the fixed route for buses in Manchester Road (T&A, July 21) must be well founded.

The number of traffic lights on the route will also affect the police and ambulances.

Surely the newly-constructed bus lane should have had provision for those vehicles in life-and-death situations.

I suspect the bus lane will probably benefit a few benchfuls of passengers to the wrath of irate car users, whose journeys are possibly more pressing in many cases.

Kenneth E Higgins, Carr Bottom Grove, Little Horton Lane, Bradford.