Editorial
Vote, vote, vote for....?! Well, actually, read our Election Special for in-depth Crier advice on how to cast your vote to good effect in the forthcoming May 6 District Council Elections. Many apologies from the Eds, one of whom completely failed to spot the bomb-shell final paragraph of Charlotte Cane's report last month - Charlotte was going! Charlotte's getting a well-deserved promotion, and the Crier would like to say how much her unstinting service on the DC council has been appreciated by all of us, and she's inevitably going to be sorely missed. We wish her the best of luck in her new job - she's going to be a very hard act to follow.
But followed she will be, and this year we welcome three candidates to the hustings, Although all representing national parties, they say they won't be apparatchiks if elected, and it certainly seems that personal qualities play at least as great a role as party political affiliations in local politics. But with a pay-scale (um...stipend) considerably below that of your average Thetford bond-slave immigrant labourer, and a job description that (we're told!) some voters think should embrace Canute-like turn-back-the-flood-water skills, not to mention sort-out-my-noisy-neighbour requests at 3am in the morning, DC councillor is not too desirable an occupation! Best of luck, all our candidates. After all, you might not win!
Meanwhile, welcome to the merry month of May, drama packed with many forthcoming official productions (Bulbeck's Gilbert & Sullivan Gondoliers and Bottisham Players' Round the World in 120 minutes, to name but two), Reach Fair and the Big-Digger special (your help needed!), not to mention SP's self-made dramatic efforts in the form of the Village Feast and, of course, the Annual Village Assembly. Don't just mean to come this year! Do come - these events are great fun.
Lastly, Music in Holy Week was brilliant - read our reviews, and remember, don't miss it next year!