YOUR correspondent Mr Dave Taylor (December 22) is right to criticise the poor state of New Walk.

It was a condition of the Millennium Commission's grant to the Bridge Project that the city council properly maintain the New Walk after the project had been completed.

The council accepted this condition; but so far has failed to observe it.

A year ago, an Association of the Friends Of The New Walk was established. Let us hope that the association will energetically set about persuading the council that it must fulfil its obligations.

Ivison S Wheatley,

New Walk Terrace, York.

Updated: 09:38 Saturday, December 29, 2001