SIR – The news that the Poplars Sports Ground in Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, may have to close because the parish council will not be able to contribute a reported £25,428 towards the £40,000 annual cost of running the grounds is in sharp contrast to news in the national media that the taxpayer will be contributing £40 million towards the cost of the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games.
I don’t know how much of the Olympic legacy will be left over after the games, but it certainly won’t be in Burton Joyce by the sounds of it.
Max Hey, Fairway Grove, Bradford
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