My husband, who attends Flightways Day Centre in Grahame Park, has been informed that Barnet Council is considering closing the centre in March 2004, due to proposed cuts in expenditure on disability services.

Harry suffers badly from multiple sclerosis and for the past three years has been attending Flightways five days a week, where he has made many friends amongst both the staff and the other disabled people.

He has learnt sign language, enabling him to communicate with the hard of hearing, and joined many discussion groups as well as being a member of the Flightways Action Committee.

If Flightways is closed, what are people like Harry supposed to do just sit at home and become a couch potato? More importantly then, what about myself and other members' partners, are we supposed to give up our freedom during the day to look after them?

Barnet Council must reconsider their financial budget for next year in order to keep Flightways open permanently. Obviously I am in full agreement that schools should not suffer but then neither should the disabled.

Gillian Gilbey, Green Lane, Edgware