SIR,

I enjoy reading the Beacon. As I watched the Olympic Opening Ceremony, I thought, "my goodness, that's Monmouth". Of all the market towns in Britain through which the torch passed, the producers chose to show a panorama of Monmouth. That is amazing.

Imagine, Monmouth has been shown to hundreds of millions of people around the world, this is a marketing opportunity for us.

I expected that the Beacon would set the tone, perhaps the headline screaming across the front page would be "Monmouth seen by millions" or "The chosen town" or such.

Instead, I find on page 8 a paragraph referencing the possibility of sharp-eyed Beacon readers having spotted a picture of Monmouth. Monmouth and its citizens and indeed the Beacon, are usually good at taking opportunities.

In my humble opinion, there are opportunities here which could be well exploited.

John Davies

(London)