I READ in the paper that Hobkirk House Day Centre, in New Malden, has been renamed the Nobel Centre.

I should like to know who instigated the change of name - was it the officers or the Lib Dem administration?

It is a pity that the name Hobkirk has been eliminated from the day centre, as it was Mrs Hobkirk who did so much for the community.

However, I am sure that local residents in the area will still refer to it by its former name, as they ponder the significance of the name Nobel.

COUNCILLOR DAVID FRASER Old Malden Ward