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
