As someone who has, in my time, used your letters page to give publicity to civic matters which seemed to me to need correction, I should like to use the festive season to commend others.

As I get older and more disabled, I am greatly impressed by the care and kindness to the old and frail.

There is no lack of people who will help us across the busy roads or lend us a hand in other ways.

City bus drivers are notable examples.

I have recently been in hospital and a home, in both of which we were given the best attention.

I was amazed to discover that surgeons at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford work round the clock.

This naturally entails a huge nursing load.

I think it is a wonderful commentary on human nature.

Though the other side of the picture is all too obvious from the news columns, I should add that you faithfully record much of the happy side too.

Long may it be so, and let us give local honour where honour is due at this time of year. JANET TODD, Foxton Close, Oxford