Sir

In the careful and well carried out organisation for rejoicing over the Japanese surrender, which took place on the Broad Quay for so many hours on VJ Day (as well as on the following evening), I felt there was one grave omission.

Since it was possible and timely to break into the programme to let the assembled crowd hear the King’s speech, surely it would have been fitting to broadcast the short but very beautiful service which preceded it.

There would have been nothing incongruous in that being included in the rejoicing; I feel strongly that on such a day public thanksgiving to God might well have had place with provision for public rejoicing, and thus the reminder have been given that ‘The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad;’.

L Grace, Quay House, Bideford