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International Marmalade Awards | Education | Prince Andrew and Anne Sacoolas | Language confusion | Palindromic date | Word wheel | Nicholas Parsons

You are never too old to make marmalade (Letters, 28 January)and, as founder of the International Marmalade Awards, which have been running for 15 years, I can speak with authority. The very popular “Octogenarians and over” category in the competition receives entries from all over the world. We hope more and more people will make marmalade regardless of their age – and enter a jar or two into our competition in aid of hospice work globally.
Jane Hasell-McCosh
Penrith, Cumbria

• So American research suggests that we should be encouraging questions from young children “because curious children do better” (Report, 28 January). Wow, what next? Reinvention of the wheel?
Dr Brigid Purcell
Retired schoolteacher, Norwich

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