Surely now is the time to look to the future and the potential that Diss holds for a complete revamp.

The town has much to offer in the beauty of the Mere and some of the decorative buildings that need just a little restoration, ie painting.
Bringing in some of the larger retailers can be an advantage and assist the smaller local businesses to survive.

It is all about choice for every individual.

We are not all the same, there will be those who prefer the larger stores, while there are those who will undoubtedly support our local tradesmen.

The more choice we have, be it restaurants, cafes, take-aways, etc, residents will stay in Diss to shop and relax.

I do, however, feel great concern about the amount of shops that are trading the same goods.

Carpet Right, I believe, have applied for the former Woolworths site.

Surely this is the wrong location as it is a very narrow street and a pedestrianised area.

The side delivery entrance will be restricted once building work on the King's Head car park area is started.

The shop has been prone to flooding and the time it would take to unload such a bulky load could lead to an even more congested Mere Street.

I feel positive about the future of Diss and look forward to those involved in the planning of our town to discuss and arrive at decisions which will enhance this lovely town.

I wait...

Lyleen Musgrave-Brown, De Lucy Close, Diss

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Depot plans not what we want

I am writing with reference to last week's story in the Diss Express on the site of the former Bartrum's lorry depot.

We have lived opposite the site in Rose Lane for more than 40 years.

We have been to the South Norfolk Council offices and looked at the plans for this site, and it seems we will have two blocks of flats opposite us, which we don't want.

I have written to South Norfolk Council in the past and asked if the developers construct these high buildings opposite us whether it will cut out all our light?

Simon Olander is right when he said in the Diss Express report that two-storey terraced houses would be better and more in-keeping with the surrounding area.

The design of the development is not what the town or most people want.

L and P Betts, Rose Lane, Diss

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Museum praise

It seems to me Diss Museum's projects attract many people into the town, despite lack of publicity.

In The Stables recently there was such an exhibition. It was based on Thomas Paine's life and there were the most beautiful tapestries.

The exhibition included the ancient art of spinning and weaving and paintings of sights which may have been the background to Paine's life in Diss.

If people managed to find it, they would certainly have been over-awed by the display.

Elizabeth Mooney, Pearce Road, Diss

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Many thanks

A very big thanks to everybody who supported the Valentine's Dance held in Winfarthing Village Hall on February 14.