I was sorry to read about Mrs J Leigh’s experience in the Hero's Cafe at the new Fusilier Museum (Letters, May 12).

I have no connection with the museum but think it is an asset to the town and hope the negative publicity will not dissuade other people from trying the catering facilities for themselves when they visit.

Unfortunately “a disappointing meal” and being “crammed together on a very small table” are events which can happen anywhere.

Last year I attended a birthday celebration at a very highly regarded restaurant locally and exactly the same thing happened there — at a cost which was far in excess of anything the Hero’s Cafe would be likely to charge.

We could have complained but decided not to as we didn’t want to spoil things for the person whose birthday it was, as they seemed fairly happy with their mealand seating.

We could have written to newspapers, contacted the television stations and/or sought counselling but again decided not to as this seemed an over-reaction to what was a relatively minor hiccup in our daily living. I am sure that the thoughts of many people visiting the Fusilier Museum will be concentrated on the harsh realities of war and the tragic loss of so many lives, not on the quality of the catering. But it’s good to know that the hard won right to freedom in this country entitles those of us around now to be just as obsessed by trivia when we are writing to newspapers as we are by any event of real significance.

S Smith