Editorial
IF ONE LIVES in the centre of a very nice village, a stone's throw from the
very nice village pub and very nice village school what sort of ambi-aahn-ce
does one expect? Pleasant but not always entirely hushed, surely? So writes
Sarah Dodge in this month's Letters, and she can't think who could want
to complain about it.
Neither can we - shame on you, complaining person! Read all about this sorry tale in Sarah's letter, meanwhile reflecting that it is no doubt because of institutions such as our exemplarily managed village pub that Swaffham Prior has yet to succumb to the delectable delights of... Commuter Village Syndrome!
In fact, this month's Crier might tell us something about where the syndrome originated as veteran Pat Cook gives us the low down on the 7.15 London trekkers. Yes, weary commuters haven't the energy to communicate, and spend quite a lot time seething silently. So now we know.
Many congratulations to (usually) unsung heroes Gillian and Alan Badcock, leaders of another venerable village institution, the Youth Club, and who won the much coveted Gay Bulleid Award this year.
This month's issue also contains our very first SODOKU (thanks to Chris Carrington for this), so don't stay up all night, more info on RASP, our local Broadband, and of course, a great deal more.
See you quizzing!