Summer is on the wane and now we locals can stop enjoying the advantages of living in a successful resort; jammed car parks, jammed supermarkets and jammed pavements.

Which got me thinking ...while on the subject of jams wouldn't it be a great gesture on behalf of those who benefit most, the traders and hoteliers, to treat the town's long-suffering residents to a jolly nice slap-up strawberry jam cream tea.

Ian Dicks, Sherbourne Lane, Bridport