TIME was when the first day of spring was heralded by the appearance of the sergeant of police on his bicycle.

In Bootham, York, recently, I was treated to the sight of two jokers waltzing along, bare to the waist.

Is this the first sign of spring? Is this a record?

Or are they in training for the Micklegate Run?

J A Whitmore,

Springfield Road,

York.

Updated: 10:44 Friday, March 03, 2006