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A knock at the door of a snowy hostel | Brief letters

Working in hostels | Gym clothes | Smug 80s | Best wedding gift | Special or specious?I agree with Nell Frizzell’s picture of youth hostels as egalitarian territory (If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a youth hostel to give their parents a break, 8 June). I worked in three in northern England in the 1970s. They too were unusual buildings – two former hunting lodges and a converted Land Army base. There was the same mix of people as she describes, but in the depths of winter, you could guarantee that the knock on the door would reveal a snow-covered Canadian or a New Zealander. I never understood why.Jonathan HauxwellCrosshills, North Yorkshire• One of the joys of being an old lady is not giving a damn about workout clothes (Skintight leggings or baggy joggers? What your gymwear says about you – and the world, 8 June). All of us geriatric women at our pilates class wear loose jogging bottoms and baggy T-shirts. All that matters is we are still here and can move … just!Jennifer HenleyLondon Continue reading...

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