SIR – Recently, Keighley has had its centre brightened by creativity of all kinds.

The Artistic Off-Licence has created an interactive outlet for so many creative people from our town, giving bedroom artists the chance to be exhibited and seen for the first time.

It has engaged with people that may have never even tried their hand at art or expression and exposed people to lots of unknown creativity around them.

When so many people sit unemployed and without money, people need to be made aware of the benefits of expression through music and art.

The project was run and supported by volunteers that put their own well being and security in second place to the success of the project, they really deserve a life-line being thrown to turn the project into a supported system, by the council or any relevant funds.

Now the Artistic Off-Licence has closed, it will now leave us with the same hole that was there before, only this time we’ll miss what had been there far more. The huge benefits of something like this in Keighley’s centre can not be overlooked.

Joe Tilston, Cavendish Street, Keighley