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Esther O’Moore Donohoe: Communions and bouncy castles are the true of mark of summer’s arrival

Forget cuckoos – watching children run around like a herd of adorable velociraptors means brighter days

Is it a communion at all if it doesn’t feature a bouncy castle?

What would you do if you heard a cuckoo in real life? Would you think to yourself ‘I wonder if that’s a cuckoo?’ and then type “cuckoo – sound – video” into your phone for confirmation? Or, having watched a lot of David Attenborough, would you be more assured and declare out loud “Listen to me everyone! That sound you can hear is a cuckoo, cuckooing.”

Or, and this is the third and final scenario, ...