SIR - I am writing to voice my concern at the actions of the head teacher of Bingley Grammar School (T&A, October 3).

If he demanded the removal of a poster promoting tolerance of people of different sexual orientation, produced and approved by a range of statutory agencies in Northamptonshire, I am appalled.

I am a devout Christian, married with three young children, and I want my children to grow up caring for others - of different religion, race and sexual orientation.

As a parent, I would be very disturbed by the actions of a head teacher in removing such a poster at the request of another parent on the basis of offence caused. Would a similar action be taken if someone had complained about the nearby poster promoting racial harmony?

Prejudice of any kind is wrong and that is what we should teach our children.

All I can say is that accepting Mr Patterson is in a difficult spot, and that I personally have not seen the poster, I suggest that Mr Patterson promptly replaces the poster with another one giving the same message.

Otherwise, he leaves himself open to the accusation of pandering to prejudice.

Ruth M Sharples Weston, Downside Crescent, Allerton

SIR - Mr Wood certainly hits the nail on the head in his letter re Odsal funding. But, if Bradford Council is to continue its subsidising of this venue, may I raise another matter...the Keighley Factor.

When is this independent town going to receive a return on its contributions to the Council budget? Surely it is time for a multi-sports facility for this end of the valley which could serve the Cougars as well as the likes of Keighley Phoenix FC and the cricket club etc. Or is it to be that we will always be fed crumbs?

A.G. Johnson, Providence Crescent, Oakworth, Keighley

SIR - The latest Government statistics show that bankruptcies in the United Kingdom remain at extremely high levels. In the first six months of this year there were more than 11,000 personal bankruptcies in England and Wales with a further 1,5000 bankruptcies occurring in Scotland.

It is likely that more than 20,000 people in the UK will go bankrupt this year.

The Bankruptcy Association is also constantly campaigning to improve the laws in this difficult area of life. We have recently succeeded in a campaign to protect the pension rights of bankrupts.

The association can also advise on the alternatives to bankruptcy, eradicating the need for people to seek sometimes expensive legal and insolvency advice.

Anyone seeking personal support can obtain this by joining our association. The annual subscription is £15 which includes access to our advice line and regular newsletters.

Our address (no stamp required) is: The Bankruptcy Association, FREEPOST, 4 Johnson Close, Lancaster LA1 1BR, and our telephone inquiry line is 01524-64305.

Readers connected to the internet may also wish to visit our website www.theba.org.uk.

John McQueen, founder, The Bankruptcy Association, Lancaster.

SIR - As Sunday was a fine day I had a picnic lunch in Wibsey Park and consumed two litres of Barr's Irn Bru.

The fact that there is no public toilet in Wibsey Park did not worry me, as I went to the one at Wibsey roundabout. Imagine my feelings when I found this useful facility locked and barred!

I would just like to know two things: why were the toilets closed at 1.30pm on a Sunday afternoon, and what on earth are we expected to do when we find this?

Keith Trobridge, Otley Road, Shipley.

SIR - I would like to send my thanks to all those present at the premiere of my short film Landmark at the Bite the Mango Festival on September 28.

The film, starring Zohra Segal, Clive Russell, Navin Chowdhry and Shobna Gulati, was filmed at the Ovenden Moor windfarm in July and was co-written by myself and Bradford-based writer Jaspal Mundh.

Although it was fantastic to show my directorial debut in my home town, one fact put a dampener on the proceedings... The Odeon is now a boarded-up shell.

No disrespect to Pictureville or the NMPFT, but they don't offer Hollywood blockbusters.

As the City of Film, it seems ironic that one has to travel to the outskirts to see the latest crowd pleasers. What if you don't drive?

How can the youngsters from the opposite end of Bradford get to see the kind of movies that ended up making me follow my dream?

Such a shame.

James Gibson, Otago Street, Kelvinbridge, Glasgow.

l EDITOR'S NOTE: Mr Gibson might be pleased to learn that work has begun on the site of the planned new multiplex cinema in Vicar Lane, close to the centre of the city.