Are we alone in having sentimental memories of Watford Gap services (Watford Gap: M1 services that hosted Stones and Beatles faces demolition, 3 November)? We dined there on our wedding day – not by choice. We said at the time that if married life started with such an awful journey, travelling by coach on a windy night instead of flying from Manchester to London, things could only get better. Happily, 60 years later we are still here to prove we were right.
Anne and Terry Davis
Stourbridge, West Midlands
• I was fascinated to read about the engineering marvel of Dinorwig power station in north Wales (Electric mountain: the power station that shows the beauty of infrastructure, 2 November). But I was disappointed to discover that the visitor centre has been closed for some years. Its marvels will therefore remain mysterious.
Jane Low
Shenstone, Staffordshire
• I have news for Luke Turner (Why I’m campaigning for the £1 cuppa to be available all around Britain, 6 November). The £1 cuppa is already available all over Britain – at McDonald’s. How is it that we have allowed a US company to provide this service?
Teresa Rodrigues
Crediton, Devon
• Tony Kirkham’s point (Government should target tree aftercare rather than planting, say UK experts, 2 November) was aptly made in doggerel 50 years ago: “Plant a tree in ’73 / Plant some more in ’74 / Will they survive in ’75 / Making sticks in ’76.” Plus ça change.
David Woolley
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire
• In our house, sandwich spread (Letters, 6 November) has always been known as “lark’s vomit”.
Richard Winter
Bath
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