If Mary Gorman (Letters, 18 December) goes to Haringey, she would discover churches taking turns to offer a winter night shelter for the homeless. Their guests get an evening meal, washing facilities, clothes, breakfast, and the very best endeavours to secure a permanent home. In one year they were 82% successful.
Philip Kerridge
Bodmin, Cornwall
• Join us in north Wales and after your cwtch we’ll close the curtains, stoke the fire, make a hot drink and it’s time to “swatio” (Scottish hygge ends up in a damp wee spot, 15 December).
Emyr Owen
Llanfairfechan, Conwy
• From your front page story (19 December), I see that Appleby is taking legal action against the Guardian and has said that “there is no public interest” in the Paradise Papers story . I am a member of the public, and I have been very interested indeed. Feel free to use that statement in court.
Peter Greening
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
• We met through Guardian Soulmates: me – earth mother allotmenteer, granny; him – rolling stone, rugby player, motorbike racer. Common ground – good food, cats and crosswords. Rufus on a Monday has been the third person in this relationship for the last six years. We will miss him.
Lindy Hardcastle and David Sykes
Groby, Leicestershire
• I hope Anthony Hinxman (Letters, 19 December) is aware that Nempnett Thrubwell features in the song “Red Squirrel” by the sadly now-defunct band Stackridge.
Paul Manning
Malvern, Worcestershire
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