IT WAS sad to read Brian Taylor's letter, “We’ve lost our holiday boat service” concerning his dismay that there is not, at present, any Swanage-Bournemouth service for holidaymakers.

Maybe we should add Brownsea Island to this list as no boats have sailed (or are yet scheduled) there either.

In fact there has hardly been a pleasure boat alongside Bournemouth Pier for the last two weeks (this letter written on May 10).

What, one wonders, is the boat company’s present agreement and for what period of time?

JOHN WALKER, Grove Road, Bournemouth