Re Audrey Butler’s memory of skipping to the Manchester news vendor’s cry (Letters, 22 December), growing up in Wolverhampton in the early 60s I spent endless summer evenings skipping with a gang of friends to the song “Manchester gardens, good evening, yoo-hoo, I say number one ... (two, three etc)”. Pauline LatchemLondon• Like Audrey Butler, I used to play the “Manchester Guardian evening news I spy edition one” skipping game. Clare CollinsStafford• Growing up in Manchester in the 50s, I too sang the skipping rhyme “Manchester Guardian evening news” followed by “I spy edition one ... ”. Lynn TaylorWigan• Re Audrey Butler’s inquiry as to whether anyone remembers the Manchester Guardian skipping jingle. However, in our ignorance we used to chant “Manchester gardener, evening news ...”Gillian HowellSwansea• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters• Do you have a photo you’d like to share with Guardian readers?

Source: The Guardian December 23, 2018 17:15 UTC