We, the local residents of Haringey are dismayed and disappointed to learn of your plans to close down the Wood Green branch of Waterstones and re-open it as a branch of H and M. We have long enjoyed the great service and choice of books that Waterstones in Wood Green offers. We sincerely hope that you will listen to the voices of Haringey residents who care passionately about the cultural resources available to this area. If this bookshop disappears from Wood Green High Street it will leave a hugely damaging cultural void in its wake. We do not want to live in an endless parade of mobile phone shops and cheap clothing stores. Waterstones has provided a much-needed oasis in a literary desert. Please either reconsider your plans or open another branch in this area. Wood Green needs bookshops not more clothes shops!