New Year celebrations 10/12/11
An open letter to Stornoway Amenity Trust
As a resident of Stornoway who is interested in the amenity of the town, and as someone who is a long term supporter of your very worthwhile projects, I must protest in the strongest terms at the decision to terminate the New Year celebrations early, to avoid running into Sunday.
Firstly, can you advise me exactly who made this decision; and after consulting with whom?
Secondly, can you please ensure that this matter is reconsidered by the entire Amenity Trust at the earliest possible opportunity, as it is giving an utterly wrong impression of life in Lewis.
With public houses having late licences until early Sunday morning, I am sure that it is really the aspiration of the Amenity Trust to provide family enjoyment, and to encourage the family to be together at the celebration of the New Year; rather than to see participants believe that the only way to celebrate in Stornoway is in the pub.
The decision gives the impression to potential visitors of not so much an air of quaintness, but more an air of weirdness and a certain detachment from reality. This will only continue to be played up by the national media.
It is not too late to retrieve the situation, and I truly hope that the celebrations
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Angus Nicolson
50 Bayhead
Stornoway
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