After the successful opening of the King Charles III England coastal footpath (Report, 19 March), maybe his family could follow this up by giving us the right to roam over all the 130,000 acres or so of Duchy of Cornwall land? It would be hard to think of something more beneficial that would cost so little.
Ralph Jones
Rochester, Kent
• The “cumbersomely named” Brabazon (Ministers confirm locations for seven new towns in England, 22 March)? Not so – the Bristol Type 167 Brabazon aeroplane flew from the former Filton airfield, the site of this development. An appropriate name for the project, I would have thought.
Judith Collin
Yate, Gloucestershire
• An unofficial measurement (Letters, 22 March) in my family is a “bloop” of milk in handed-down recipes. You pour milk for only as long as it takes to say the word at normal speed. Works every time, and less messy than a “splash”.
Helen Rayner
Bristol
• At Christmas, I was given a set of three tiny measuring spoons, respectively a smidgen, a soupçon and a pinch.
Pam Lunn
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
• Our local hardware shop sells nails in the recognised BSH unit: the British Standard Handful.
Malcolm Woods
Southend-on-Sea, Essex
• Regular advice from my father (Letters, 18 March): “Don’t be an idiot all your life, have a day off.”
Roger Osborne
Snainton, North Yorkshire
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