Editorial
Saturday Night at the Eds' House:
Ed: (doing Crier) **&$$*$$@@!!!
Visiting Teenager: Do you get paid for that?
Ed: No, it's not like that. You see (waxing noble)...
Visiting Teenager: (hastily) Ah yes, but it must make you very popular in the village.
Ed: Um...
Home Teenager: As in unpopular maybe (snicker, snicker)...
Ed: BE QUIET!! And anyway, why don't you go and help on the Quiz Team? They need more people quick.
Chorus: Do-we-get-paid-for-that?
This year, both the Church and Foster's Mill have hit on a brilliant money-making scheme whereby we can pay them without us shelling out any more than we usually do: they've made their own Christmas Cards, and we include (black & white) samples in this month's issue. Very nice they are too, Jonathan Cook actually managing to snap the Mill on the one day in the year it snowed!
Meanwhile, the new Ely Offices are still cruising ahead money-no-object (see Reports). The Crier has asked our District Councillor how much this thing we are being "consulted" on will actually cost, but we still don't know. Whereas, presumably, the reason why we are getting yet another line of monster pylons is because somebody has pronounced it far too expensive to shove the whole lot underground. But we don't know that either. We would appreciate being better informed!
In this issue, we re-instate a much-enjoyed column from previous days: the Crier Profile. Reported by Mark Lewinski and introducing the land-girl Joan Bradley, it is riveting reading. Also in this issue, you will find an excellent account of our local Broadband (RASP) in which Joan Rest explains to the uninitiated that it might actually be a good thing! Congratulations, Kate, on a brilliant Harvest Supper - Kate's now going to be enjoying a well-earned retirement. See you at the Variety Show, and, of course, Advent by Candlelight.
PS. The Quiz Team in fact did remarkably well despite it's tiny size!