Re loneliness (Editorial, 8 May), I would recommend U3A (University of the Third Age) to anyone no longer in work, whether they were lonely or not. I moved to a new area knowing no one locally. I was made welcome and quickly made friends. There are 1,035 branches of U3A across the UK and the average cost of membership is £20 a year. It provides a wide range of activities and opportunities to meet up for company and fun.
Janet Hawkins
Uttoxeter, Staffordshire
• In response to Gaby Hinsliff’s piece on generations sharing a home (Britain’s nimby homeowners: do you really want your children living with you for ever? 12 May), we shared a fairly modest terraced house with four generations of family. The experience was warm, respectful, mutually enlightening and unforgettable. The generations benefit deeply from close association with each other.
Dr Ian Flintoff
Oxford
• With regard to your article on sleep (Our obsession with sleep is doing more harm than good – and ignores the real problem, 9 May), realising that I needed a nap when driving one day, I found a car park and began to snooze. As I drifted off, I heard shouting, “She’s passed out”, and then banging on the window. Having a nap in the car isn’t as easy as one may think.
Jenny Moir (nee Clements)
Chelmsford
• Years ago, my parents took on a rescue dog called Romeo (Letters, 12 May). There was many a time “Wherefore art thou” was muttered back to them when calling to him in the local park.
Laura Hall
Horsham, West Sussex
• I was surprised by Justin Welby’s speeding fine (Report, 12 May). I wonder if he had appealed to the highest authority, he might have been let off.
Helen Crawley
Wells, Somerset
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