Letter: Why are the WI songs coming under fire?

All because some of the younger ladies think that the tunes are outdated and old fashioned in these modern times.

What next, no singing Jerusalem because of the Israel and Jewish connections?

The younger members have never really known any real hardship.

One main one refers to the bringing up of children these days. The older generation never had any payment from the government or benefits as they get today.

The youngsters do not know just how lucky they are, as if they are down and they can always claim some benefit or other from the government>

This never existed years ago, and hardships were well known. None of the younger generation have ever gone shopping with a ration book> I bet a lot of them have never even heard of a ration book.

Long Live the Women's Institute and their so-called old fashioned songs.

Apart from Andrew Lloyd Webber there are no song writers out there to write anything as good today, the music is just loud and unintelligible. I understand that the senior ladies told the younger ones that if they did not like it then they could leave, the door is always open, but if Britain is so bad as the young seem to think, then why is there so many trying to get into Britain?

Another British institution is The Salvation Army, or to anyone who did military service, known as the Sally Anns. You could always get a cup of tea and a wad for sixpence - long may they also continue.

Mr K Beddis, Yockleton

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