I AM 83 and have lived here for nearly 60 years. I am absolutely amazed that anyone in their right senses would want to pollute the night sky over such a large area.

So many people love the stars and the moon. It is restful and peaceful to look up and watch the heavens at night.

My father taught me to find the North Star, the Dog Star, the Milky Way, the Plough, the Seven Sisters and so on, when I was very young and lived in a Wiltshire village.

If any accidents to planes or shops should occur through this stupid idea it would be awful.

Please spend any surplus money on an ice rink or extra tennis courts for our young citizens to enjoy - maybe even some more cricket pitches!

MRS E SHUTLER, Bitterne, Southampton.