I have seen students behaving badly in town

I enjoy regular breaks in Falmouth in winter and summer, and always have been staying in a nice bed and breakfast on Marlborough Road, and have to say unfortunately a nice area has lost its beautiful village face.

I am in Falmouth on a break now for four weeks before returning to busy old London. I saw a letter by a lady called Mrs Merrett and also the letters published by her, well, shall we call them her enemies. I have not had the pleasure of meeting her yet because I behave myself, but have seen her operate one evening on the way back from the pub, and have to say I was so glad I was not that student.

I don't have anything against students because I was one myself a long time ago, but from a time where we worked hard and partied until the early mornings, but still with respect to ourselves and our neighbours, and with discipline. Students are not just a problem in Falmouth but everywhere, and unfortunately I have to say in a way she is right, it seems that a new generation of students have an attitude of "this is our town because we are students we can do what we like", graffiti, loud noisy parties until late with no consideration to anyone else, damage to properties and cars and all sorts of public indecency.

In September last year a few weeks after the students started uni, I dragged myself back to the B&B from a night out on town and when I reached Marlborough Road there were about 100 students at 3am going from one student house to another with alcohol in hand, loud music, shouting screaming, verbal abuse, urinating in people's gardens and breaking bottles on the street.

I felt quit intimidated by all these people. Luckily, two police cars turned up but it just makes me wonder where all these people live who claim these students are so nice and quiet and friendly (okay, the odd one is nice and wants to make something of themselves) and this happened on more that one occasion during both times I came on holiday.

Mrs Merrett might have a strange way of dealing with people and we might not like the way she talks and expresses herself but let's not forget how much she and her walking partner have done for their town. How many times they quieten someone so you could have a quiet rest for work the next day, and how many criminals they stopped from breaking into your car, and much more.

Let's all of us stop complaining all the time about everything, and every so often thank someone for what they have done like Mrs Merrett and her neighbourhood partner, and the police and the fire department, and the council. They are actually out there to help and occasionally things don't go our way, think about it.

Jay Westley, 177 Longley Road, London