YOUR VIEWS: Too many pictures of children?
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One reader would have preferred more pictures of livestock from a recent agricultural show, a charity appeal and praise for Inverness 's American football players.
Too many pictures of children at show?
The Nairn Show was undoubtedly a great success, but how very disappointing to see so few photographs of the superb animals.
It is, after all, a “farmers” show, but very few animals appeared in the Courier. Too many pictures of children and not enough of the real heroes of the day.
Why were we not shown the magnificent Limousine, Breconside Raine, or more of the great selection of sheep from the successful local Nairnshire competitors?
Congratulations to Henry Sleigh and his team for putting up a splendid show in the new home.
JP Macpherson
Ardclach
Nairn
Lottery support vital for cancer charity
With the loss of Deborah James, who lived with cancer for six years, it is not surprising that death is at the front of many people’s minds.
At Maggie’s we have more than 25 years’ experience of supporting people to live with cancer and have become experts in helping people to cope with death – whether that be the prospect of their own or of someone they love.
Recently we hosted a webinar on Grief and Bereavement in the Workplace, supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, where we shared our knowledge to help companies better support their employees and colleagues.
Afterwards, more than 80 per cent of attendees said they felt better able to support work colleagues with grief and bereavement.
I am delighted our expertise, borne from a desire to support people living with cancer, can now be used more widely and this couldn’t happen without the continued generosity of players of People’s Postcode Lottery, through Postcode Care Trust, whose support has meant Maggie’s has received £20 million since 2008.
Dame Laura Lee, DBE
Maggie’s chief executive
Praise for team’s brave defeat
There was praise for American football team Highland Wildcats after they lost in the Britbowl final to Rushmoor Knights.
“Wildcats players, staff and coaches were very respectful and lost the final with their head up, great professional behaviour. Until we meet again gents.” – Joao Gonçalo, Rushmoor Knights manager
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