Good news concerning the newest wallball court docket (Report, 8 April), however please don’t suppose that fives is cobwebbed in a public college area of interest. There are public fives courts beneath the Westway in London, and our sturdy native pensioners’ group, Bunch of Fives, restarts this month, together with many others. Covid has been spent practising in opposition to church partitions, a nationwide pastime going again to the twelfth century.
Martin Wainwright
Thrupp, Oxfordshire
Margaret C Tomkins (Letters, 7 April) refers to lancashire crumbly and attractive cheeses, however omits the beautiful lancashire creamy. Additionally, I’d counsel Darwen Market as the perfect place to pattern these delicacies.
Judith Wright
Darwen, Lancashire
Jonathan Bard underestimates the longevity of nice political cartoonists (Letters, 7 April). In reality, 2 November this 12 months marks the fortieth anniversary of Steve Bell’s first If… strip cartoon.
Graham Head
London
Marina Hyde (6 April) says David Cameron “tanked his personal Brexit referendum”. The remainder of us are nonetheless selecting up the items. I despatched three parcels to Belgium for my grandchildren – worth £90, postage £20 – clearly marked as items. My son needed to hand €117 to his postman for “admin and customs charges”.
Winifred Mallon
Hamilton, South Lanarkshire
