I WAS amazed to read that Eastleigh Borough Council may be able to invest over £6m to bail out the Rose Bowl.

Two of our town-based facilities – Eastleigh Museum and Eastleigh Library, used daily by a much wider cross-section of the community – are both under threat of reduced opening hours; the museum with closure, due to reduced funding from the borough and county councils.

These facilites are essential for the wellbeing of the whole community and the reputation of the town, as per the town motto, “salus populi suprema lex” – “the wellbeing of the people is the supreme law”.

STAN ROBERTS, Bishopstoke