Councillor Rams is proud of the scheme where residents administer grit bins, and mentions Barnet pledge bank (‘Website unites communities,’ Times Series, February 17). My experience is different. I offered to be a local resident grit-spreader on two occasions. Both were ignored.

The snow has been and gone, but where are those grit bins? Sorry to say, all the council is offering is ineffective window-dressing.

Godfrey Manning
The Drive, Edgware