According to The Argus (August 30), Kensington and Chelsea council sent residents of Notting Hill who did not like the carnival to Butlins at Bognor for the weekend, paying all costs including accommodation and travel.

Perhaps if the moaners about Pride in Brighton and the Airshow in Shoreham were offered a similar incentive by the respective councils, it would silence their complaints.

-Wendy Taylor, Lancing