Editorial
MARCH, and with it great news of forthcoming whole-scale metrication - a must-have for the Olympics, of course. Yes, how much more convenient to be 1.59 metres high as we quaff our 0.57 litres of beer and fling 113 grams of flour into the pancake batter. But for combine-harvester dimensions, metres seem just the thing - except that readers can't agree how many!
"Honest Tom" gives his views in Letters this month - the monster pylon debate continues - and where you'll also find further much-deserved support for our local hostelry. Sarah Dodge's comments last month seem to have struck a chord.
February has seen the sad departure of our stately fire-engine for Burwell
museum, originally necessitated by a muchneeded revamp to the Cage - no,
don't want anything-else falling down! Here the pump will stay until we
find somewhere to display it ourselves - mixed feelings about this from all.
As usual, this March issue contains all the news of forthcoming Easter plays and concerts that our tiny village with its quite unique double-churched heritage site (ho yes!) is most privileged to host. But who knows about the two sisters that were alleged to have built it? A hand-me-down myth with no bearing on boring reality of course, but the Church's Conservation Trust would like to know more. What's your version of the story? Tell us, and we'll print it.
Lastly, there's a picture somewhere in this issue which might just have you in it - don't miss it! See you concerting,