WE SEE a lot of correspondence about litter in the borough and the council’s responsibility to collect it. Undoubtedly we are entitled to have litter collected since we pay our council tax.

The reality, however, is that although the council employees are hard working they simply cannot keep pace with the rate at which litter is dropped.

Since we all want a clean environment, residents of the West Cliff regularly have a “litter pick” to supplement what the council staff are able to do.

These events enable us to live in a cleaner environment and engender a sense of community in our area and I congratulate Chris Colledge, who organises these events, on behalf of West Cliff residents for his endeavour.

COLIN PIPE, Durley Gardens, Bournemouth