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A thousand thanks for the country diary | Brief letters
Country milestones | Cinema ads | Edith Pritchett | ‘Quick and easy’ fritters | A new ingredients record? Many thanks to Mark Cocker, who has now written 1,000 country diaries ( From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 17 October ), and his fellow diarists for their always-interesting contributions, enhanced for me by the distinctive illustrations by Clifford Harper that often appear with them in print. Valerie Gidlow Faversham, Kent • I share Jeffrey Ingold’s pain ( The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time, 17 October ). There is a simple solution: show the ads and trailers at the end of the film. Those who wish to see them can stay behind. Richard Ross London Continue reading...
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Country milestones | Cinema ads | Edith Pritchett | ‘Quick and easy’ fritters | A new ingredients record? Many thanks to Mark Cocker, who has now written 1,000 country diaries ( From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 17 October ), and his fellow diarists for their always-interesting contributions, enhanced for me by the distinctive illustrations by Clifford Harper that often appear with them in print. Valerie Gidlow Faversham, Kent • I share Jeffrey Ingold’s pain ( The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time, 17 October ). There is a simple solution: show the ads and trailers at the end of the film. Those who wish to see them can stay behind. Richard Ross London Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, A thousand thanks for the country diary | Brief letters, Country milestones | Cinema ads | Edith Pritchett | ‘Quick and easy’ fritters | A new ingredients record? Many thanks to Mark Cocker, who has now written 1,000 country diaries ( From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 17 October ), and his fellow diarists for their always-interesting contributions, enhanced for me by the distinctive illustrations by Clifford Harper that often appear with them in print. Valerie Gidlow Faversham, Kent • I share Jeffrey Ingold’s pain ( The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time, 17 October ). There is a simple solution: show the ads and trailers at the end of the film. Those who wish to see them can stay behind. Richard Ross London Continue reading…
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