I write to express my disappointment at the closing of the creche in the Centre Court shopping mall.

I cannot help but feel the centre as a whole will lose quite a lot of business, as the mothers who left their children in the creche will now not shop or have their hair done or just meet friends for coffee or lunch, but will go elsewhere.

Many mothers have expressed their disappointment and there will, I know, be lots of children who will be sad not to be able to go to the Kids Club' and meet their friends for a couple of hours.

I was myself a member of the creche staff for over 12 years and so I can speak with some authority when I say that the staff were always kind, caring and for the children, to quote one small boy, "fun to be with".

JOAN RACKHAM Bathurst Avenue SW19