I saw the preparations being made on Saturday morning and then watched the programme, on and off, in the evening and thought, "What a good advert for the city, with the perfect weather and everyone enjoying themselves".

It made me feel proud on what we could offer the youngsters.

Then came the crunch. I was travelling along the coast road (west to east) at 5.30am on Sunday and was confronted with piles of rubbish and broken bottles from the bottom of Sackville Road to past the Palace Pier.

Okay, I thought, it was only to be expected with the number of people involved and there were already a couple of roadsweeping lorries clearing up. So by the time the holidaymakers would be up, most of it would have been cleared.

No such luck. When I was on my way home at 10.30am, it was still as bad and I felt ashamed that all the families were haying to tread over the debris. What must they have thought of Brighton? I can't see they would want to come back.

Surely Brighton and Hove City Council - and the organisers, for that matter - could have arranged the clean up more efficiently?

I know more people came to the beach than was expected but, like all well-run councils (organisations), I would have expected contingency plans.

On Monday, although the roads were a lot better, there were still parts (opposite The Grand and Metropole) thick with rubbish and broken bottles.

-Irene Roughton, North Road, Portslade