I WOULD like to thank Penny Chaplin and her council colleagues for the fantastic donkey rides they organised in St Sampson’s Square on Saturday. It was a brilliant idea on a dark wet day.

My daughter, Leah, had a fantastic time, as did all the children who attended. Penny and her colleagues were fantastic with the kids as every child was looked after tremendously well.

This was a fantastic way of City of York Council making a difference and the fact that it was free to all was a great idea.

Penny should be proud of all her hard work and York council should be proud of Penny and her team’s efforts.

John Jones, Wains Road, York.