SIR - Fifty years ago my mother attended affordable recreational classes in Shipley. She did pottery, basket weaving, embroidery and cake decoration.
I, on the other hand, could only afford one class and for seven years went to an art class, run by Bradford College at Thorp Methodist Church, Idle.
It was a happy, well subscribed class. Then, this year, both venue and class were axed.
Alternative classes were well out of reach in both area and the price - £120, as I remember.
Can this be 50 years of progress?
It almost makes me wonder if this abysmal decline has spread to any other area of education in Bradford. Perish the thought!
Margaret Shackleton, Low Ash Drive, Wrose
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