26 JUNE 2004, Page 27

Barred from his beach

From Toby Malik Sir: I work in a camera shop. One of our regulars came in, having returned from the 60th D-Day reunion with films for development. He said that he had had a great time but for one thing.

'Oh?' I inquired.

He had not been allowed on to 'his' beach. The reason given was that there were health and safety fears that insects and other assorted bugs might 'attack' the veterans.

Toby Malik

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire