I WOULD just like to add a comment to the article Good hare day for town (Standard, August 7).

The piece goes on to report: “Thanks from the mayor and chairman of the development trust and town council, to organisers, media partners, our sponsors and of course the public.”

What about the artists? Without their skill and considerable time, there would be no Hare Festival. It is probably not generally known that the artists themselves have so far funded their time painting the hares and the materials.

I myself am one of those artists and spent two weeks of my professional time on the project. So a little thank you from the town council would have been good.

MIKE SMITH, mike@mikesrealart.co.uk