Sir – Following publication of the ground-breaking A Good Childhood by the Children’s Society — with its exhortation that Government should introduce non-religious birth ceremonies — your readers may like to know that these have been on offer via the British Humanist Association for quite some time. Today, in fact, seven naming officiants are offering such ceremonies to anyone living within the “OX” postcode area. For further details, log on to: http://www.humanism.org.uk/ceremonies — and follow the links to search for your nearest Humanist celebrant.

John White, Chairman, Oxford Humanists, Chalgrove