I AM writing in regard to Gravesend's Big Day Out.

After a rewarding day helping out at a stall in the Gordon Gardens, I along with many others stood looking across the Thames as the sun set in the west, in awe at the amazing colours the setting sun was creating in the sky above Tilbury as a group of swans swam majestically past.

With the gathering dusk the lights along the riverside added to the spectacle.

With Fake That finishing their set, the fireworks which formed the finale to the Big Day Out burst into the sky. An enjoyable day, well done the Regatta Committee.

As the leader of Gravesham Council so rightly stated, the riverside is the jewel in our crown and the day's events re-inforced the message.

We should make the most of it though, as that same person has recently reminded us it is the council's intention to allow developers to build on our one remaining green open space within the town centre which overlooks the Thames.

He can't have it both ways.
Geof Foxwell, Ridgeway Avenue, Gravesend