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■ After reading about the lack of birthday cards on the Jubilee weekend (June 7), here’s a card from me. I used to have a guide for life – strive for excellence, honour your mother and father, love your friend etc. But now I have a new one – carry on regardless! It’s changed my life.

Terry Oldland, Lichfield, Staffs

Ed: Thank you for the surprise card and I like your thinking, Terry. My motto is just keep putting one foot in front of the other, and you’ll be amazed how far you get.

■ The Dark Lord asking you for money to buy you a birthday present (June 7) reminded me of when my son was aged 10, he asked me for £20 for a Father’s Day gift. He spent £5.

My birthday was two weeks later and he asked again for £20 to buy me a birthday present. I thought he must be getting me something special. Again, he spent £5.

I asked him what had happened to the other £30. He told me: “I know that if I am happy, you are happy. Eclipse has a game at £29.99. If I can now get that, that will make me happy, which means you will be happy!” He got his game.

My birthday is July 2 and this year I will be 80. I am looking forward to the extra 25p per week. If I save it up for two months, then I will be able to buy a coffee!

Terry Bennett, Blackpool, Lancs

Ed: You gotta laugh at the cheek of it, Terry!

■ I’m just writing to say thank you for printing an address with your contacts. Everyone only seems to have a phone or email which is so frustrating to those of us who can’t use a phone (I’m quite deaf!) or don’t have a computer.

Alwynne Grant, Leicester

Ed: It’s always lovely to receive post, Alwynne. Every letter and card is read, appreciated and added to our community news. In fact, they’re often the stories I remember best.

■ The holiday photograph is a good photo but the geography is wrong (June 17). It’s not Ullswater but Derwentwater looking over Catbells. I suspect Steve Higgins has mislabelled his pictures.

Bob Floyd, Helensburgh, Scotland

Ed: Oops! Our snapper apologises and says: “I sent too many pictures at the same time – and my captions got mixed up. I’ll never get a job in IT!”

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