SIR - Kevin Westerman (T&A Letters, January 9) wrote: "The Christmas lights were meagre and Kirkgate Centre felt tired and run down."

In my view the lights were lovely. My four-year-old daughter just loved meeting Santa, and the Christmas display was magical for young and old.

Bradford has recently welcomed large companies - Primark, T J Hughes and Wilkinsons. Why not visit Forster Square Retail Park?

Regarding his comments on "pound shops", families on low incomes and pensioners welcome these shops.

His views on charity shops really annoyed me. These shops are not for profit, the proceeds go to such as Cancer Research, British Heart Foundation, Scope, Oxfam, Save the Children, Help the Aged, RSPCA, etc.

Why not browse in a charity shop for a book, then have a nice cup of coffee in one of our two markets, and then a walk through Kirkgate Centre, where soon they will be hosting the T&A Happy Tots Competition?

You may catch the photographers snapping all of Bradford beautiful babies and toddlers, all winners in my view, and you never know, it may even put a smile on your face too.

Miss Patricia Deeks, Edderthorpe Street, Bradford