On Saturday, the temperature in north Worcestershire was 14C, the weather cloudy to overcast. At lunchtime, I had just received a phone message advising of a yellow weather warning for heavy rain, travel disruption and flooding when the first ice-cream van of the season breezed into our crescent, merrily chiming “Daisy, Daisy / Give me your answer, do”. Is this a record?
David Collins
Kidderminster, Worcestershire
• I wish my husband had received one of the Valentine’s cards (Relatives decry undertakers’ Valentine’s cards sent to care home residents, 16 February). Much better than the circular we received the same day. The envelope stated: “Important news from Britain’s most trusted funeral plan.” In the upper right corner, it said “time sensitive”. Indisputable. As if those of us with relatives living with dementia in care homes didn’t know. Now that is a misjudged, appalling stunt.
Jan Jeffries
Brewood, Staffordshire
