SIR – I just had to put pen to paper to tell you how lovely it was to see the children dancing round the May Pole in Otley on Sunday, May 1.

It really took me back to my childhood when we dressed our dolls’ prams in colourful ribbons and the boys trimmed up their bikes.

We also had processions where we would walk down the streets with flowers and Bibles in our hands.

My husband and I are now pensioners, so you can understand what joy these children gave us and we would like to say thankyou to them for the memories.

Sheila Copland, Storiths Court, Addingham