In an article in a national broadsheet newspaper last week, we are led to conclude that David Cameron’s promotion of the Big Society is as a result of playing club cricket and understanding the essential help provided unselfishly each week by a host of volunteers.

I am sure Mr Cameron will be interested to learn that, here in north-east Essex, his Conservative colleagues in charge of Tendring Council are promoting his Big Society message by increasing fees for cricket pitch hire by 44 per cent.

David Lines
Tendring First councillor
Fourth Avenue
Frinton