Editorial
The merry month is here again, with Merriweather's Shakespeare Bonanza to round off a May-Pole Whirling Village Feast, a very merry Village Assembly to look forward to, and for the Primary children, that time of year when the School Pool would normally be opening for the Summer.
No pool this year - £20,000 needed for its replacement - BUT the Crier hears that FosPS have already raised a magnificent £1500 from their Village Collection, with a further (so far) £3000+ anticipated from the forthcoming sponsored bike-ride.
Well done village and well done them! The large number of East Anglian School Pools originally came about (so we understand) because so many children were coming to grief in the Lodes. Since then, overregulation has seen many of them close, and it is to the credit of Swaffham Prior School that they've managed to find ways through the "safety conscious" red tape so our pool continued. We very much hope that when the new pool is built, further avenues might be explored so that 11+ village children leaving primary education no longer have to wave a compete goodbye to the little pool they grew up with and learned to love. Do we hear there's some investigation? We hope so!
Tigers are signing on (see page 32) and some readers might like to compare our very visible spanking brand-new football ground and rapidly rising pool funds (not to mention Mary-Loo funds) with the sumptuous blurb and piccies of the many Parish Plan Brochures they might easily find on the Web, especially if they are planning to attend the Village Assembly and vote on the issue. Instead of these footling achievements, we could have been Raising Awareness and Liaising At All Levels - need we say more?
And if you're wondering shall I/shan't I go to Reach Fair this year it'll-probablybe- the-same-as-last-year, there are alternative venues. Burwell RHUBARB Festival, and Simon Goddard offering to wash your car for free at Bottisham Primary School. Hmmm.. ..see you somewhere-or-other!