Surprisingly few have given their opinions about South Norfolk Council's plans to redevelop the area by the River Waveney.

Oliver Chapman, of Gazes, has been having similar doubts as myself about the viability of the project, which has been given no precise price tag or where all the money is going to come from.

Also, in light of the ongoing restructuring of local councils, why is South Norfolk talking about something which will not happen for about five years, when it may longer exist in its present structure?

South Norfolk's announcement couldn't have been more mis-timed In light of the current credit crunch.

When the number of empty business properties in Mere Street is rising almost weekly, shifting the focus of the town towards Victoria Road is just silly.

Surely any development should complement what is already here rather than cause a retail exodus?

But no, apparently, this isn't the town's number one concern. If you have read the letters page over the past few weeks you would think most people in the town are worried about the installation of a Berlin Wall-like barrier.

In fact, these letters represent a relatively small proportion of Diss' population – those living around Rectory Meadow.

They are fretting over Diss Cricket Club's plans to install a fence following a spate of vandalism to its equipment.

It seems almost everyone in the Rectory Meadow area has sent the Diss Express a letter condemning the plans for the fence. Yes a fence, not a 20ft concrete monster topped with searchlight and machine gun turrets.

True, the cricket club should let the public see how the structure would look – computer technology makes producing such visuals very easily.

Then, if after seeing such visuals, those living in the area are still adamant a fence is not what they want, suggestions like residents' patrols in the evening would be more positive.

This would in fact benefit not just themselves and the cricket club, but everyone in the town. After all who wants to walk across Rectory Meadow after dusk unless they really have to...