IT is sad to know that now we have decided to leave the EU a certain amount of anti-European feeling has started to rear its ugly head. In this area most of the Europeans we come into contact with are Polish, many of whom have lived here since the last war and are completely integrated with the Wiltshire population. It is extremely rude for anybody to suggest that they should “go home”, particularly as many were born in England and certainly regard this as their home country.

We declared war on Germany because of their invasion of Poland, but after six years of war Poland had still not been liberated. Of the Western nations, Poland was the only one which did not surrender. Many Poles fought and died with our forces and their support at that time was in stark contrast to the actions of our ‘allies’ in the Falklands conflict – the French supplied Argentina with Exocet missiles and the technicians to service them and the Belgians refused to sell us ammunition. It is salutary to remember who your true friends are.

GEOFFREY RICHARDS, Ashton Road, Hilperton, Trowbridge