So, Bradford City supporters are chanting “City of culture, you’ll never sing that” (‘It was empowering’: Bradford considers the legacy of its city of culture year, 29 December). During Hull’s admirable tenure as city of culture (2017-20), Hull City fans’ arguably more witty chant was: “You’re only here for the culture!”
Margaret Pinder
Beverley, East Yorkshire
• The Royal Horticultural Society is encouraging gardeners to plant small trees to help biodiversity (Plant ‘tredges’ to boost England’s tree cover, gardeners urged, 25 December). A quick search for Crataegus laevigata, the only tree named in the article, shows it grows to 8m x 8m. How big do they think our gardens are?
Kathryn Schofield
London
