COUNCILLOR Serge Lourie, in his letter of February 5, states 'the local community will get a state-of- the-art river centre' which is supported, not by local people, but by David Attenborough and Vince Cable MP. Condescending or what?

Has Mr Lourie read the latest news about the failed Earth Centre in Doncaster which proved too costly to run and whose site is now being designated for housing?

KATE JOHNSON Riverview Gardens

Twickenham